Days of Learning

Barry will explain what AI is, how we can use it to enhance our daily lives, and what does the future hold. There will be plenty of time to ask questions! Breakfast provided.

Meet a hero among us. Todd, an RS member and Berkman Mercaz Limud teacher, donated part of his liver. He will share his courageous and inspiring story, as well as explain the Jewish law on being a living donor. Dr. Ken Chavin, who specializes in liver transplant surgery, will add the medical perspective. Dinner provided. […]

Marking her 25th year since ordination, Rabbi Maderer will lead a study of her rabbinic thesis “Learning Disabilities and Inclusion in the Rabbinic Understanding of Talmud Torah,” and discuss the implications on Torah Study today. Register for classes here.

Embrace the spiral of Jewish time with Mindi and Denise as they deepen our understanding of the Book of Ruth, traditionally read on Shavuot. They will discuss who wrote the Book of Ruth and when, describe the protagonists of the story and lead a discussion about which characters resonate with you. Dinner provided. Register for […]

Rabbi Freedman will teach on how we are commanded to treat the stranger among us and invite discussion in the context of today’s immigration issues. We will then make our way to the ICE office on 8th Street between Arch and Cherry Sts. where RS clergy and members will lead us in a New Sanctuary […]

We are proud to present Anita Wyzanski Robboy, the author of the critically acclaimed new biography about her late mother, Gisela Warburg Wyzanski. Gisela was a remarkable German Jewish woman who used her wealth and influence to rescue thousands of Jewish children and resettle them in the land now known as Israel. We will go […]

Shape and color catch Karen's eye and she photographs what she sees. These photos of RS have the most spiritual meaning to her. Hear her talk about each photo and join her in discussion. Breakfast provided. Register for classes here.

Tour the core exhibits with RS member and Weitzman docent Resa Levinson, then tour the new exhibit First Salute, “the first-ever major museum exhibition to explore the little-known story of a small group of Jewish merchants in the Caribbean whose outsized contributions to the cause of liberty tipped the scales in the fight for American […]

Be inspired by the profound personal journeys of our RS friends who have chosen to embrace Jewish life, identity, and faith. Dinner provided. Register for classes here.

Enjoy a docent-led tour of Calder Gardens exhibiting the works of Alexander Calder, and then go to the Barnes for a box lunch and a discussion of Calder’s friendship and collaboration with New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg led by Jane Friedman. Tickets are $20/pp. Lunch at The Barnes across the Parkway is an extra $5. Register for […]

This workshop features YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Educator Susannah Trubman leading a guided lesson utilizing the YLMC’s Archival Box Lessons. The program begins with a talk on the history of the Yiddish theater in Eastern Europe and one of its early pioneers, Esther Rokhl Kaminska, followed by an exploration of primary source materials relating […]