Sunday, January 31, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 Diagnosis, Causes, Classification, and Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease Dr. Mark Oxman, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists Learn the causes of chronic kidney disease and how these diseases are classified allowing for better understanding of what these diagnoses mean when going to the doctor. Understand how progressive chronic disease can be slowed through lifestyle changes, avoidance of medications and habits that can accelerate kidney loss and newer strategies and medications that can help prevent progressive disease....

Sunday, January 31, 2027 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Beth Abraham Synagogue 305 Sugar Camp Circle Dayton, OH 45409 Lee Truesdale: The Dayton Foodbank Lee Lauren Truesdale is the Chief Development Officer at The Foodbank, Inc., the Miami Valley’s largest hunger relief network. A graduate of Wright State University twice over, Lee is a lifelong resident of the Dayton area and has been with The Foodbank since 2013. $12/person. Call 937-293-9520 or click here to RSVP.

Sunday, February 7, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 After October 7: Trauma, Israel, and Jewish Identity Rabbi Haim Rechnitzer, Professor of Jewish Thought, Board of Editorial Directors, HUC Press, Hebrew Union College – JIR A reflection on how October 7 and its aftermath have affected Jewish identity in the Diaspora, in relation to Israel, and within Israeli society itself. $10/person. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Sunday, February 21, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 Holy Killjoys: The Women of the Hebrew Bible and the Art of Sacred Dissent Esther Brownsmith, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible, University of Dayton Too often, we treat the women of the Bible as either flawless exemplars or wicked temptresses. In reality, many of them were closer to what Sara Ahmed calls “feminist killjoys”: women who spoke up fearlessly to name the wrongs around them, even when it meant criticizing men, religious institutions, or the purported divine plan. In this first-ever preview of...

Friday, February 26, 2027 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Chabad of Greater Dayton 2001 Far Hills Avenue Oakwood, OH 45419 $36/person or free with CWC membership. Click here to RSVP.

Sunday, February 28, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 Treasures of the American Jewish Archives Dana Herman, Associate Director, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, HUC The AJA began in 1947 with a small number of congregational archives. Today, it is one of two preeminent national repositories that preserves the history of American Jewry. Established by the notable historian, Jacob Rader Marcus, the AJA has continued to actively collect and grow its collection over the last seventy-five years and is committed to documenting the full scope and range...

Friday, March 5, 2027 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Chabad of Greater Dayton 2001 Far Hills Avenue Dayton, OH 45419 Join us for a Shabbat dinner. $36/person or free with CWC membership. Click here to RSVP.