Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

May 4

Baseball (A Jewish American Pastime) 

Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  | Online Learning

Dr. Robert A. Harris explores baseball’s Jewish American links in this session from our Summer 2026 Learning Series.

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May 11

Youth in the Making of American Jewish History

Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  | Online Learning

In this webinar, Dr. Sandra Fox makes a case for why the actions, desires, and behaviors of young Jews have mattered in the making of American Jewish culture.

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May 18

The Talented Dr. Finkelstein: His Initiatives, Allies, and Critics 

Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  | Online Learning

Presenting reach from his forthcoming biography, Dr. Jack Wertheimer examines Rabbi Louis Finkelstein’s distinctive leadership style, the debates he provoked, and the reasons his legacy might be ripe for reconsideration.

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Jun 1

Hard Cases: Facing Law’s Challenges in American Legal Theory and Rabbinic Literature 

Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  | Online Learning

Dr. Sarah Wolf illuminates different approaches to the challenges of legal decision-making.

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Jun 8

Jewish Storytelling and American Law in Post-WWII America

Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  | Online Learning

Dr. Shira Billet will discuss the work of Edmund Cahn and Robert Cover and the relevance of Shalom Spiegel.

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