Note: Information will be posted about the Fall 2025 thru Spring 2026 Lunch & Learn talks by the end of July 2025.
From Wayne Senville, Coordinator, OZ Lunch & Learn Series: “I want to invite you to the 2025/ 2026 “Lunch & Learn” talks at OZ.
Musician Brian Perkins’ Lunch & Learn presentation on the musical heritage of Burlington’s Old North End.
They are all 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 do pass around a jug for cash contributions to help cover our food costs of roughly $10 per person.
In the OZ Social Hall for the April 24, 2025 Lunch & Learn talk, “The Music of Terezin,” given by Michael Schachter.
We are also seeking $125 sponsors for each upcoming Lunch & Learn session to sustain our program & support OZ. Please call OZ’s office and ask to speak to Program & Engagement Manager Evan Rose for details: 802-864-0218 (then select option 1 to reach Evan).
We look forward to your joining us for one or more Lunch & Learn talks. Our next season of Lunch & Learns (Fall 2025 thru Spring 2026) will be posted here by the end of July 2025.
Lunch & Learn // Jewish Life & Antisemitism in Today’s Germany
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesPalestinian flags by Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. credit Times of Israel // a talk by UVM Professor Alan Steinweis Germany is today home to about 120,000 people who identify as Jews:... Read More
Lunch & Learn // Working to Advance Legal Protections for Animals
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// a talk by Animal Law lawyer Laura Ireland Students and faculty volunteering to paint chicken coops at VINE farm sanctuary. Join Laura Ireland, Associate Director of the Animal Law... Read More
Lunch & Learn // From Berlin to Hollywood: the Life and Times of Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// a talk, with film clips, by UVM Lane Series Director Natalie Neuert Director Billy Wilder Natalie Neuert will discuss how these Weimar Era Jewish directors became three of the... Read More
Lunch & Learn // An Introduction to the Me2 Orchestra
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// a presentation by Me2 Orchestra Manager and Cellist Phoenix Crockett The Me2 Orchestra The Me2/ (“Me, too”) Orchestra -- which involves 50 Burlington musicians and over 200 musicians in... Read More
Lunch & Learn // Supporting Kids & Families — the Work of the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// an illustrated talk by Development Manager Pamela Unsworth Boys & Girls Club group photo. Serving 250 kids a day, the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington plays a critical... Read More
Lunch & Learn // The Kurdish-led Local Democracy Revolution in the Middle East
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// an illustrated talk by author and translator Janet Biehl Graduation day at the women's academy in Raqqa, a place where ISIS once sold women it captured as sex slaves.... Read More
Lunch & Learn // Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// an exploration by Choral Conductor Nathaniel G. Lew 1917 photo of Ernest Bloch. Wikipedia. In May, the Vermont Choral Union will perform the Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) by Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch... Read More
