March 12

7:30pm-8:15pm

• Exploring the Shaar Archives: The Origins of the Archive with Hannah Srour-Zackon
• Essentials of Judaism: What are the 10 Commandments? with Rabbi Mark Fishman
• Leonard Cohen: An Oral Biography Vol. 3 Michael Posner in conversation with Cantor Gideon Zelermyer

8:30pm-9:15 pm

• Medical Updates: MAID: Medical Assistance In Dying - Dr. David Langleben in conversation with Rabbi Mark Fishman
• Jewish Spiritual Seekers: An Exploration of a Chasidic Rebbe Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira with Rabba Briah Cahana

March 19

7:30pm-8:15pm

• Essentials of Judaism: Why Be Jewish? with Rabbi Mark Fishman
• How Doctors Think: A mini-med session where the audience gets to be the diagnostician with Dr. Mitchell Shulman

Dr. Shulman is an Emergency Medicine specialist with 16 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry culminating in senior executive positions at 2 large multinational, pharmaceutical companies. Member of the faculty of McGill Medical School with more than 20 years of media experience in radio, television, and print.

• Israel and The Rise of Global Antisemitism After the October 2023 Massacre with Csaba Nikolenyi

Csaba Nikolenyi is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies at Concordia University

8:30pm-9:15 pm

• Exploring the Shaar Archives: The Shaar Time Capsules with Hannah Srour-Zackon
• From Persia With Love: Mordechai's Secret Spy with Rabbi Eric Grossman
• Who Gets in? Exploring Jewish Immigration Into Canada in the early 1900’s with Norman Ravvin

March 26

7:30pm-8:15pm

• Transformational Changes in Cancer Care - An Update with Dr. Gerald Batist
• The Essentials of Judaism: What is Shabbat? with Rabba Briah Cahana
• Comforting the Mourner with Corrie Sirota
• Diasporism: A Figleaf for The Betrayal of Israel by Jewish Scholars with Rabbi Allan Nadler

8:30pm-9:15 pm

• What’s Next – Israel and American Foreign Policy after the Gaza War with David Makovsky

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations. He is also an adjunct professor in Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In 2013-2014, he worked in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of State, serving as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations. He is the author of three books, two co-authored with Ambassador Dennis Ross, and host of the Decision Points podcast, which examines Israeli history and U.S.-Israel relations.