Programs & Events

Past

Online Course A Biblical Approach to Mental Health Online Course Monday, February 11, 2013 - 10:00 am This integrative, 12-week, online, continuing education course is offered by... More >	Seminar Rediscovering Felix Mendelssohn Presented with WFMT Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Guests joined Spertus, WFMT, and conductor Stephen Somary for an exploration... More >
Lecture Series Spertus In the Suburbs North Shore Community Kallah - Week One A Community-Wide Adult Education Program Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm In partnership with the North Shore Chavurah of Rabbis, Spertus... More >	Cooking Everyone Loves Chicken Soup Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Guests joined Spertus Executive Chef Laura Frankel for a... More >
Certificate Program The Certificate in Jewish Leadership Sunday, January 20, 2013 (All day) The Certificate in Jewish Leadership — sponsored by Northwestern University... More >	Author Event \| Booksigning Jonathan Safran Foer on Judaism, Writing, and Inspiration Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 2:00 pm Attendees heard Jonathan Safran Foer, award-winning, bestselling author of "... More >
Information Session Information Session for the Spertus Master of Science in Nonprofit Management Monday, January 7, 2013 - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Guests joined our Admissions Representative to learn more about the Spertus... More >	Open House Spertus welcomes the Association of Jewish Studies to Chicago Friday, December 14, 2012 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm It was an honor to have the 44th annual Association of Jewish Studies (AJS)... More >
Exhibit Tales, Myths, and Nightmares Meet the Artist Friday, December 14, 2012 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Artist and scholar Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern was available in the gallery to... More >	Opening Tales, Myths, and Nightmares Exhibit Opening \| Lecture Sunday, December 9, 2012 - 3:00 pm Guests met artist and scholar Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern as... More >
Cooking Chef Laura’s Hanukkah Cooking Class Potato Prowess Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 6:30 pm Guests learned the secrets to perfect potato latkes with Chef Laura Frankel... More >	Author Event \| Booksigning Spertus In the Suburbs Author Mary Glickman Discusses One More River Monday, December 3, 2012 - 7:00 pm Guests joined Spertus in Highland Park to meet Mary Glickman, author this... More >
Author Event Spertus In the Suburbs Author Mary Glickman Discusses One More River Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 2:30 pm Guests joined Spertus in Lombard to meet Mary Glickman, author this year's... More >	Author Event Author Mary Glickman Discusses One More River Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 9:30 am Guests joined Spertus at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago to meet Mary... More >
Lecture \| Discussion Book Discussion of "One More River" One Book \| One Community 2012 Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 6:30 pm Join us at Spertus for a discussion of this year's One Book \| One Community... More >	Author Event \| Booksigning Synagogues of Mexico (Sinagogas de México) Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Visitors learned about the significant Jewish population in... More >
Special Event Jane Eisner on "Where are the Women in Jewish Professional Life?" Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 5:30 pm Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of the Forward, spearheaded an important... More >	Film \| Discussion Shalom Y'all Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 7:00 pm Guests saw the Brian Bain's documentary about Jewish life in the American... More >
Author Event \| Booksigning Not in the Heavens The Tradition of Jewish Secular Thought Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 2:00 pm Over the last three centuries, thinkers from Spinoza to Einstein have... More >	Film \| Discussion Incessant Visions Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 6:30 pm In March 1933, German Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn, head of Germany’s... More >