JCCU Fall Term 2024

JCCU Fall Term 2024 In Person

Top professors and experts present on a diverse array of topics. Rekindle previous passions, ignite new interests, meet new people, and stay involved in the developments that shape today’s world. 

Fall Term 2024

October 31

Morning

The Supreme Court in Crisis: What Can be Done?  

Once a revered institution, the Supreme Court is tainted.  Several Justices were found to have failed to report large gifts and for political displays that undercut the Court’s claim to impartiality. Precedents establishing basic freedoms, and ensuring that no one is above the law, have been overturned. Jess Velona will review how we got here and discuss reforms like expanding the Court, term limits, and a binding ethics code.

Afternoon

Humans of Judaism

Meet Nikki Schreiber, creator of the wildly popular Humans of Judaism Instagram account. She’ll share her new book, a collection of short stories and compelling visuals of well-known Jews like Elie Wiesel, Fran Drescher and Larry David as well as lesser known but equally impressive ones like her Aunt Irka or Sam Salz, the orthodox Texas A&M wide receiver. It will be an afternoon of pride and community. *

$38 Member/$45 Public

10:30am Coffee and Conversation
10:45am-12pm Morning Presentation
12-12:45pm Lunch (buy or bring your own)
12:45-2pm Afternoon Presentation

Special Event!

Here’s to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater

With his BIG personality, theater journalist Eddie Shapiro will talk about his interviews with luminaries like Barbara Cook, Faith Prince, Kelly O’Hara and Jessie Mueller. It’s a fly-on the-wall opportunity for fans to savor, students to study, and even the unindoctrinated to understand the life of the performing artist. *

Thursday, 11/14, 11:30am  $20 Member/$25 Public

*Co-sponsored with the James H Grossmann Memorial Jewish Book Month Endowment Fund

**Sponsored in part by the Berit and Martin Bernstein Open Forum Endowment Fund