Shabbat Dinners / Adult Education Programs

Our once-a-month Friday night Shabbat dinners and adult education programs are among our  most popular events.  Drawing near-capacity crowds of members and their guests, this friendly get-together takes place on the third Friday of every month at Fellowship Hall of the First Unitarian Church in Shaker Heights.  A brief Shabbat service and potluck dinner is followed by our guest speaker for the evening.  Speakers are drawn from the arts, government, academia and the religious community, who cover a wide-range of thought-provoking topics.  This past year, we learned about …teaching the Holocaust to non-Jews; the implications of climate change; the history of the Yiddish theatre; and the future of Cleveland /NE Ohio. 

 

Upcoming Programs

Sept. 16, 2011– George Sleigh - Survivor of 9/11

Oct. 21, 2011– Fran Immerman -  Women of the Wall:  A Personal Account

Nov. 11, 2011– Annette Solomon, Andrea Kropveld and Julie Falck - Beit She’an to the Barracks – Volunteer Opportunities in Israel

Dec. 16, 2011– Hanukkah Party (no speaker)

Jan. 13, 2012- Joshua Stacher - Emerging Democracy or Reasserting Autocracy?  Egypt’s Transition since the January Uprising

Feb. 10, 2012(Tu B’Shevat) – Victoria Avi - Sustainable Business Practices

March 2, 2012– Purim Party (no speaker)

April 20, 2012 - Leah Yomtovian - Starting Up: Taking the entrepreneurial leap and transforming the economy

May 11, 2012– Harold Ticktin - Secret Medical School in the Warsaw Ghetto

 

Location for Shabbat programs is the First Unitarian Church at 21600 Shaker Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44122.

 

Check out our calendar for details and be a part of this Friday night ritual.