Archive: January 2026

(26w1) Rise and Fall of the Jewish Justices

Posted on January 14, 2026

January 14th, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/uEWrmwatpYk. Throughout its history, the Supreme Court has had eight Jewish justices. This began with the iconic figure of Louis Brandeis, who was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Over the years a so-called “Jewish seat” was unofficially reserved for persons of Jewish descent.  Despite the concept […]

(26w2) Monuments of Paper and Parchment: the Beginning of Hebrew Printing

Posted on January 21, 2026

January 21st, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording is at https://youtu.be/hw9gA9xXYz4. The appearance of printing technology in the Jewish world was far more than a technical revolution—it was a spiritual and cultural upheaval that reshaped the foundations of Jewish life. For a people whose existence was bound to the word, the book, and the unbroken chain of learning, the printing press […]

(26w4) Kabbalistic Tu b’Shvat Seder

Posted on February 1, 2026

February 1st, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The recording of this Seder is at https://youtu.be/0rPZtZS6kW0. Handouts for this event are at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cPauEnXqNgJxXBpHt-ZHBJGTUBHFHRO0?usp=sharing Learn about and experience Kabbalah – the spiritual foundation of Judaism. Celebrate an authentic kabbalistic 16th century Tu b’Shvat seder.  The Seder will include live music from members of the Machaya Klezmer Band, explanations of the kabbalistic spiritual meaning of […]

(26w5) Max Ticktin Memorial Latke-Hamantasch Debate

Posted on February 25, 2026

February 25th, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The recording of the debate is at https://youtu.be/7MnMVd2gAI8. Which is better — the latke or the hamantasch? In person at Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW (on the Red Line at Cleveland Park) Or Livestream via Zoom Our MOST POPULAR and MOST FUN event is back! The merits and demerits of the traditional Hanukkah and […]

(26w3) Living in Both Worlds: How Modern Orthodoxy Survived, Thrived, and Evolved

Posted on March 8, 2026

March 8th, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm –   The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/vZdjkr0W4uc. The new Date/Time is March 8, 2026 at 1:00-2;15 pm EDT Note March 8 is the First Day of Daylight-Saving Time (EDT). Orthodox Judaism, broadly defined as the acceptance of the authority of Halakah, traditional Jewish law, has defied diagnoses of irrelevance and predictions of imminent […]

(26s1) Kabbalistic Second Night Seder (2 Apr 2026)

Posted on April 2, 2026

April 2nd, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm –     Join the Jewish Study Center, Fabrangen Havurah and the Contemporary Kabbalah Institute to learn and experience a spiritual approach to Passover and observing the Seder.  This second night seder will be a traditional seder with kabbalistic interpretations and live music.                           […]