Arts & Culture

JEWISH HOLIDAY MUSIC: Pesach Music, Guest: Cantor Lori Frank, Cantor Emeritus Temple Adat Shalom Step into the rich tapestry of Jewish musical heritage with Eileen Wingard and a community of music aficionados as they showcase and appreciate iconic musical gems from the Astor Judaica Library’s Jewish music collection.

The Whole Megillah New Jewish Play Festival continues its tradition of showcasing contemporary Jewish stories that embrace the diverse and rich tapestry of Jewish identity. These plays seek to engage audiences through honest and powerful portrayals of Jewish experiences, encouraging conversation and reflection on shared histories, struggles, and triumphs.

The Whole Megillah New Jewish Play Festival continues its tradition of showcasing contemporary Jewish stories that embrace the diverse and rich tapestry of Jewish identity. These plays seek to engage audiences through honest and powerful portrayals of Jewish experiences, encouraging conversation and reflection on shared histories, struggles, and triumphs.

Actor, host, writer, designer and producer Isaac Mizrahi’s acclaimed concert performances have been described by The New York Times as “determined to challenge the cultural status quo and help blaze […]

Jewish Poets--Jewish Voices presents an enriching evening as three talented California poets share their interesting presentations. The featured poets will be Stewart Florsheim, San Francisco-based poetry educator, Simon Patlis, translator of Ukranian poetry and Adam Shames, poetry editor. Following their readings will be a half hour of open mic, where you are invited to share […]

For this final class session, we journey to the Salk Institute, a renowned scientific research facility established by Jonas Salk with significant ties to the Jewish community. During this tour, we will explore the institute's architecture - constructed by Louis Kahn - and the many contributions to science over the years.