Spend Thanksgiving weekend outside with us exploring the Lower East Side!Once home to the largest Jewish population in the world, the Lower East Side still bears traces of Jewish life from the turn of the last century. Historian Scott Brevda will show you what life ... Read more

Adult EducationMysticism has been part of the Jewish experience since the Biblical period. We will explore the Zohar, the central work of medieval Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), its development, its role as a reaction to the rationalism of Maimonides, and the ways in which it came ... Read more

Adult EducationDeuteronomy is unique among the 5 books of the Torah. We will begin with its historical context and the ways it rewrites earlier episodes in the history of Biblical Israel. Some of the topics we will explore include the Ten Commandments, the meaning of ... Read more

Adult EducationMysticism has been part of the Jewish experience since the Biblical period. We will explore the Zohar, the central work of medieval Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), its development, its role as a reaction to the rationalism of Maimonides, and the ways in which it came ... Read more

Adult EducationDeuteronomy is unique among the 5 books of the Torah. We will begin with its historical context and the ways it rewrites earlier episodes in the history of Biblical Israel. Some of the topics we will explore include the Ten Commandments, the meaning of ... Read more

Join our series dedicated to exploring the preservation, conservation, and restoration efforts at the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue.Celebrate light with us in a conversation with historic lighting restoration specialist Dawn Ladd about her work on the Eldridge Street Synagogue's gorgeous green glass fixtures. She will ... Read more

Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history!One hundred years ago, there were as many as 500 synagogues dotting the streets of the Lower East Side. Only a few, like the Museum’s landmark building and the Bialystocker Synagogue, still exist in their original form; most are distant ... Read more

Take the kids on a trip to the literary Lower East Side!Join us on this walking tour and follow in the footsteps of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, the beloved sisters depicted in Sydney Taylor’s children’s classic All-of-a-Kind Family. Stroll through the story and ... Read more

Adult EducationMysticism has been part of the Jewish experience since the Biblical period. We will explore the Zohar, the central work of medieval Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), its development, its role as a reaction to the rationalism of Maimonides, and the ways in which it came ... Read more

Film critic Michael Sragow will join us for this program.Film critic Michael Sragow will be joining us virtually over Zoom to discuss the award-winning Hungarian drama film directed by Ferenc Török, 1945 (2017). The year is 1945 and the war in Europe has ended. Two ... Read more