Shabbat: Hit Reset
Fourth Friday
Blending contemporary and traditional elements, this inclusive service led by Rabbi Shira and musician Aaron Shneyer is designed to foster community in a thoughtful, accessible, and radically welcoming setting. Open to all.
- Date:
- Jan 24, 2020 • 6:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Service is free.
Actual cost Shabbat meal is $36
Subsidized Shabbat meal for young professionals or those in financial need is $18 in advance ($20 day of service)
- Category:
- Shabbat Services
UCB Intro to Improv and Intermediate Improv
These concurrent two-hour workshops in long-form improv comedy are taught by instructors from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company
The acclaimed comedy troupe showcases some of the nation’s best improv.
Ezra Klein
In Conversation with Jamelle Bouie
In Why We’re Polarized, the editor-at-large and cofounder of Vox reveals the structural and psychological forces behind America’s descent into division and dysfunction and what that polarization has done to the way we see the world and one another.
Jewish Flavor: Plant-Based Cooking
From avocado-tahini dip to date and walnut truffles, learn how to make modern Israeli vegan recipes during this class led by in-house chef Vered Guttman.
Guest House
Film Screening
This feature documentary follows the stories of three women in a re-entry house as they attempt to acclimate to life after being released from incarceration and battling addiction. A Q&A with co-director Hannah Dweck and others connected to the film follows the screening.
- Date:
- Jan 31, 2020 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Service is free. Please RSVP.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Diane Rehm
In Conversation with Kojo Nnamdi
In When My Time Comes, the renowned radio host examines the right-to-die movement from human, medical, legal, and ethical perspectives, and explores the arguments both for and against the issue.
- Date:
- Feb 3, 2020 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $22
1 ticket + 1 book: $40
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Paul Krugman
In Conversation with Heather Boushey
In Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future, the Nobel Prize–winning economist offers an accessible and compelling introduction to today’s major policy issues within the context of a wider debate in the 2020 election year.
Is God an Angry Vegan?
As plant-based diets grow in popularity, Rabbi Jesse explores what Jewish tradition has to say about the ethics of eating—or not eating—meat.