
Authors discuss new releases
SUN
NOV 22
3 PM
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Amy E. Schwartz
Can Robots Be Jewish?
Inspirational Rabbis Answer Pressing Questions of Modern Life
Does Jewish anxiety have a theological basis?
Is whistleblowing a Jewish obligation?
Is Judaism good for women?
Should we edit our children’s genes?
Is democracy Jewish?
Does Jewish law forbid racism?
Join Amy Schwartz, editor of Moment Magazine’s "Ask the Rabbi" column, for a lively discussion about how rabbis of different denominations — Independent, Humanist, Jewish Renewal, Reconstructionist, Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Sephardic, and Chabad — consider some of the most provocative questions of the day.
Partner: Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties
WED
DEC 14
7:30 PM

Bess Kalb in Conversation with Dale Atkins
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me
In this acclaimed memoir, Bess Kalb conjures the ghost of her beloved Grandma Bobby, who seems to have breezed right past death and kept on talking. Kalb tells the story of four generations of women: Bess’s great-grandmother, a refugee from Russian pogroms; her mother, a '70s rebel; and Bess herself—but most of all, her grandmother, the irrepressible, fun-loving, stubborn, and glamorous love of her life.
Join the author in conversation with psychologist and relationship expert Dr. Dale Atkins, and listen in on two women who understand and cherish the fierce relationships that cross generations.
Partners: Jewish Book Council, The Westport Library, and UJA-JCC Greenwich
WED
JAN 13
7:30 PM

Jason Rosenthal
My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me
NAMED ONE OF TIME’S BEST NEW BOOKS, APRIL 2020
An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling author and filmmaker, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last of act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband’s life without her in a column in The New York Times. Her "Modern Love" column, “You May Want to Marry My Husband,” appeared 10 days before her death from ovarian cancer and quickly went viral, reaching more than five million people worldwide.
Jason Rosenthal kicks off the 9th Annual Saul Cohen-Schoke Jewish Family Service Lecture Series.
Partner: Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County
WED
FEB 7
7:30 PM

Rachel Levy Lesser
Life's Accessories
A Memoir and Fashion Guide
Rachel Levy Lesser can relive almost every significant life event through an accessory. A scarf, a pair of earrings, a bag, even a pair of fleece socks — each contains the elements that put together the story of a life.
In Life’s Accessories, Lesser tackles sensitive issues like anxiety, illness, and loss in a way that feels a bit like having a chat with a good friend.
Join the author as she relates how her memoir and fashion guide opens a window into the many ways in which she has come to understand life — in all of its beauty, its joys, its
sorrows, its heartaches, its challenges, and its absurdity.
Partner: Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties
WED
FEB 10
7:30 PM

Tiffany Shlain
24 / 6
The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Join Internet pioneer Tiffany Shlain on a provocative and entertaining journey through the past, present, and future of ideas about time and technology. Recognized by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” Shlain reveals how going offline one day a week with her husband and two daughters has transformed her family’s life.
Continuing the 9th Annual Saul Cohen-Schoke Jewish Family Service Lecture Series, Shlain will offer lessons learned, as she explores the shifting role of technology in our lives, looking at what it amplifies and what it amputates. Along the way, she examines the neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and history of a weekly day of rest across cultures, making a case for why we need to bring this ritual back.
Partner: Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County
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