Download the 2025 / 2026 OZ Lunch & Learn Series brochure: LunchLearn25-26 (pdf file).
From Wayne Senville, Coordinator, OZ Lunch & Learn Series: “I want to invite you to the 2025/ 2026 “Lunch & Learn” talks at OZ — covering September 2025 thru April 2026.
In the OZ Social Hall for the April 24, 2025 Lunch & Learn talk, “The Music of Terezin,” given by Michael Schachter.
Musician Brian Perkins’ Lunch & Learn presentation on the musical heritage of Burlington’s Old North End.
All monthly Lunch & Learn talks are in-person on Thursdays, from Noon to 1:15pm in OZ’s Social Hall. They’re a great opportunity to learn, have a delicious lunch, and socialize. You can also chat with the speakers after their presentations.”
All talks are free, though we welcome contributions (by credit card) when you register for a talk, and we also pass around a jug at each event for those wanting to contribute with cash. This helps us cover our food costs of roughly $10 per person. We also urge you to register for each event in advance to help us know how many people will likely attend so we can prepare the right amount of food.
If you appreciate our Lunch & Learn series — and can afford to do so — please also consider sponsoring one of the talks for $125. You’ll be supporting Ohavi Zedek with your donation! Just check the sponsorship box on the registration form for the event(s) you’d like to help sponsor. Or simply call OZ at (802) 864-0218 and ask to speak to OZ staff member Evan Rose.
Use the links below to find out more about each of the eight upcoming talks.
2025-2026 Series of Lunch and Learn Talks: Thursday, September 18, 2025: Jewish Life & Antisemitism in Today's Germany // a talk by UVM Professor Alan Steinweis Thursday, October 16, 2025: Working to Advance Legal Protections for Animals // a talk by Animal Law lawyer Laura Ireland Thursday, November 20, 2025: From Berlin to Hollywood: the life and times of Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder // a talk, with film clips, by UVM Lane Series Director Natalie Neuert Thursday, December 18, 2025: An Introduction to the Me2 Orchestra // a presentation by Orchestra Manager and Cellist Phoenix Crockett Thursday, January 15, 2026: Supporting Kids & Families -- the Work of the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington // an illustrated talk by Executive Director Tanya Benosky Thursday, February 19, 2026: Volunteers Helping People Seeking Asylum // An Introduction by CASAN Board Members Jan Steinbauer and Kim Watkin Thursday, March 19, 2026: The Kurdish-led Local Democracy Revolution in the Middle East // an illustrated talk by author and translator Janet Biehl Thursday, April 16, 2026: Ernest Bloch's Sacred Service // an exploration by Musicologist & Choral Conductor Nathaniel G. Lew |
