Locations
Fall 2022 ONLINE CLASSES
FROM OUR LIVING ROOM TO YOURS
Now you can use your lunchtime to learn something new and stay connected to your community. All classes begin at noon.
FILM DISCUSSION GROUP with FILM CRITIC MATTHEW L. WEISS
Join us in exploring how great movies use the power of cinema to rewire our consciousness and defy our expectations.
8 Tues. beg. October 25
12:00-1:30 p.m.
$80 member / $96 non-member
Matthew L. Weiss has done everything in the world of film from craft service to editing, acting, producing, and directing. As an editor, his films have played in festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca, and he is the regular “Film Guy” movie correspondent on Sam Seder’s The Majority Report podcast.
Practical & Ethical Wisdom for Life with Rabbi Irwin
What is the good life? What does it mean to live a moral life, to be a good human being or Jew? Musar, Jewish practical ethics, has guided Jews through the difficulties of their personal lives for hundreds of years. Human nature has not changed. The deep human insight drawn from classical Jewish texts, from people who lived millennia ago in circumstances so different from our own, is often breathtaking. In the light of Jewish ethical literature, we’ll take a look at the values that can help guide us today through the confusions of everyday life, such as doing random acts of kindness, recognizing when we’ve done wrong and what to do about it, how to feel a deeper sense of inner peace. In our exploration of Pirke Avot, we focused on Social Justice. In this course, we’ll turn our focus to personal ethics. Bring only your intellectual curiosity and an open mind!
8 Thurs. beg. October 27
12:00-1:00 p.m.
$80 member / $96 non-member
Rabbi Irwin Goldenberg is a retired Reform Rabbi who has served congregations in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico and has taught at Gettysburg College and York College of Pennsylvania.
ART HISTORY WITH HARRY WEIL – ART IN OUR TIME
8 Wed. beg. October 19
12:00-1:00 p.m.
$80 member / $96 non-member
How do artists respond to what’s happening in the world around them? Can something beautiful also be political? This class explores how modern contemporary art (made after 1860 – today) processes, critiques and questions what is making news in the headlines, including hot button topics: military conflict, feminism, LGBTQ rights, mass shootings, acts of terrorism, and much more! Our focus won’t be on choosing who is right, or who is wrong, but rather exploring art’s role in helping us to make up our own minds. We will be looking at painting, sculpture, photography, and performance.
Harry Weil is the Director of Public Programs at the Green-Wood Cemetery where he curates tours, concerts, performances, and art installations. His projects have been features in The New York Times and New Yorker, among other publications. Harry has a PhD in art history from Stony Brook University.
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