Jewish Lecture or Talk Events for Ages 40s

Tue, Aug 4 • 7:30 PM

Hallmark Channel’s 25th Birthday: A Quarter Century of Feel-Good Television

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Hallmark Channel celebrates its 25th birthday with Jonathan Bennett, Lacey Chabert, Andie MacDowell, Holly Robinson Peete, Alison Sweeney, and more.

92nd Street Y, New York – Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Lecture or Talk

Wed, Aug 5 • 6:30 PM

Commemorating History: Then and Now

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Capital Jewish Museum

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 150th of the historic Adas Israel synagogue,…

Capital Jewish Museum

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+History Lecture or Talk

Thu, Aug 27 • 7:00 PM

Robert Reich – The Last Class

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Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

A special screening of the acclaimed documentary The Last Class, followed by a live conversation with Robert Reich exploring his remarkable career, enduring ideas, and new memoir, Coming Up Short.

JCCSF

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Film Lecture or Talk

Tue, Sep 1 • 6:30 PM

United in Laughter

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Collective by 92nd St Y

92NY’s Belfer Center invites you to an interactive evening filled with laughter, connection, and meaningful conversation.

92nd Street Y, New York – Warburg Lounge

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Games Lecture or Talk Meetup

Tue, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM

Kabbalah: Why Do I Keep Doing This?

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Young Jewish Professionals – Los Angeles

The Voice Running Your Life Isn’t Necessarily You. Have you ever argued with yourself? Part of you wants to change. Another part resists. Part of you wants to forgive. Another part wants to stay angry….

Young Jewish Professionals – Los Angeles

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Lecture or Talk

Tue, Sep 8 • 8:00 PM

Sarah Longwell and Jonathan V. Last in Conversation — How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time

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The 92nd Street Y

The Bulwark founder Sarah Longwell discusses her new book, How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time.

92nd Street Y, New York – Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Lecture or Talk Politics

Wed, Sep 9 • 7:30 PM

William D. Cohan in Conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin: Money to Burn

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The 92nd Street Y

William D. Cohan joins Andrew Ross Sorkin for an illuminating conversation about corruption and power in modern finance, exploring his new book Money to Burn and the extraordinary story of Leon Black and Apollo Global…

92nd Street Y, New York – Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Lecture or Talk

Thu, Sep 17 • 7:00 PM

An Evening with Kristin Hannah

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Sixth & I: Talks

To mark the paperback release of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Women, author Kristin Hannah shares more about this intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an…

Sixth & I

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Lecture or Talk Literary

Tue, Oct 6 • 7:30 PM

Kabbalah: Why Am I Always Trying to Become More?

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Young Jewish Professionals – Los Angeles

Real transformation begins somewhere unexpected. From the time we’re young, we’re taught to become more. More successful. More productive. More accomplished. More influential. More respected. And while growth is one of life’s greatest pursuits… what…

Young Jewish Professionals – Los Angeles

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Lecture or Talk

Thu, Oct 8 • 7:00 PM

Live Performance: Nightingale of Iran

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The Vilna Shul

Just as Queen Esther’s story is one of beauty in Iran, so is the story of Younes Dardashti—a religious Jew who despite all odds, became an Iranian national celebrity in the 1950s. In the 1960s,…

The Vilna Shul

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Lecture or Talk Music

Wed, Oct 28 • 7:00 PM

Culinary Workshop: Entremets with Fred Csibi-Levin

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The Vilna Shul

Did you know some early rabbinic authorities once declared turkey to be unkosher? Here at The Vilna, we’re embracing Thanksgiving turkey and celebration as a core part of what it means to be Jewish American….

The Vilna Shul

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Cooking Lecture or Talk

Wed, Dec 2 • 7:00 PM

Art Talk: The Art of Remembrance

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The Vilna Shul

In 2025, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) Judaica and Art of the Americas departments collaborated to acquire a painting by renowned painter Nathaniel Jacobson called “Bread of Affliction.” Nathaniel painted this in 1940…

The Vilna Shul

Ages 20s Ages 30s Ages 40s Ages 50s+Holocaust Remembrance Lecture or Talk

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