Annual Lecture Series.

About the Annual Lecture Series

Our annual lectures and pre-holiday seminars are community staples, providing insight and inspiration as we progress through the year.

Kick off the year with our annual Rudoff Lecture and Elul Intensives to help prepare for the High Holidays. We then have programming throughout the year—no matter the time of year—including our annual Bohm and Rapoport Lectures along with lectures and seminars around each one of the holidays. Check out our upcoming events below!

Upcoming courses and events

David and Batsheva: Sin and Consequence – The 2026 Judith & Stanley Rudoff Memorial Lecture
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David and Batsheva: Sin and Consequence – The 2026 Judith & Stanley Rudoff Memorial Lecture

September 6 - September 6, 2026
Live in New York City and Worldwide On Zoom

This year’s Rudoff memorial shiur will explore the story of King David and Batsheva.

The story of David and Bathsheba is central to the Book of Samuel. It is also the focus of Psalm 51, the great penitential psalm (one recited by many congregations on Yom Kippur). Our speaker Rabbi David Silber will examine the sequence of events that led to the sin and reflect upon the consequences of sin and the path of repentance.

The form on this page will register you for the Zoom livestream.

To attend live in person in New York City at Kehilath Jeshurun (125 E. 85th St.), please register at this link.

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