FALL 2025
Mark Your Calendars | Fall 2025 Program Lineup!
Live at The Weitzman + Livestream
The Weitzman is serving up conversations that nourish the mind and spirit. Discover the contemporary voices leading today’s conversations. Grab your tickets and experience the season in person or online!
OCTOBER
October 2
The Weitzman will be closed in observance of Yom Kippur
October 4
A Letter to David | Film Screening
Live at The Weitzman
Presented by the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Kaiserman JCC, and Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media
October 20
Eitan Levine’s “Go Back To Law School” a Jewish Comedy Tour presented by Algemeiner
Offsite at Next In Line Comedy
Smart, Jewish, and seriously funny—comedian Eitan Levine headlines with viral sensation Dovie Neuberger. From late-night TV to TikTok, they’re bringing the laughs to Philadelphia.
Presented by Next In Line Comedy and Algemeiner in partnership with The Weitzman
October 21
The Pursuit of Liberty: A Book Launch Event with Jeffrey Rosen and Jeffrey Goldberg
Offsite at the National Constitution Center and Livestream
Explore the roots of today’s debates over government power with Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg connecting Hamilton and Jefferson’s visions to contemporary American politics.
Presented by the National Constitution Center in partnership with The Atlantic and The Weitzman
October 23 | For Educators
K-12 Day of Learning: Understanding Jewish Identity & Experience
Presented by The Weitzman in partnership with Gratz College and the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
October 23
Heart of a Stranger Book Launch with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Live at The Weitzman and Livestream
A groundbreaking conversation on faith, identity, and leadership as Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, the first Asian American ordained as a rabbi and cantor, shares stories from her memoir Heart of a Stranger in conversation with journalist Sandee Brawarsky, reflecting on resilience, belonging, and confronting bias.
October 30 | Philadelphia Jewish Film + Media Festival
PJFM Presents YidLife Crisis: Swedishkayt – Live! Film + Presentation
Live at The Weitzman
Presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media
NOVEMBER
November 5
Only in America Gala, Honoring Ambassador Amy Gutmann
Live at The Weitzman
November 9
Dorie Greenspan’s Anytime Cakes Book Launch and Cake Party
Live at The Weitzman
Produced by The Weitzman in partnership with Sisterly Love Collective as a part of Cookbooks and Convos
November 12-23
Philadelphia Jewish Film + Media Festival
Live at The Weitzman and Offsite
Presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media
November 13
Antisemitism, An American Tradition | Book Launch & Conversation with Pam Nadell and Dan Tadmor
Live at The Weitzman and Livestream
Produced by The Weitzman in partnership with the Herbert D Katz Center for Advance Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania with support from the Goldhirsh-Yellin Initiative
November 20
Womens Leadership Forum Luncheon
Live at The Weitzman
Presented by The Weitzman in Partnership with the Jewish Book Council
November 27
The Weitzman will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving
November 30
Nosh and Shop: Hanukkah Market
Live at The Weitzman
DECEMBER
December 6 & 7
The Essence: A Yiddish Theatre Dim Sum
Live at The Weitzman
Produced by The Weitzman in partnership with Theatre Ariel
December 11
Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare | Book Launch & Conversation with Eddie Fishman
Live at The Weitzman and Livestream
December 25 | Family Day
Being _ at Christmas! Annual Day of Family Fun
Live at The Weitzman
PAST EVENTS
AUGUST
August 21
Weitzman Fall Preview with Rachael Sage and Avi Wisnia
Live at The Weitzman
SEPTEMBER
September 7
Mural Workshop with Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson
Live at The Weitzman
Co-presented by the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, Mural Arts Philadelphia and The Weitzman
September 10
PJFM Presents The Mazel Tov Moment: Unapologetically Jewish Finale
Live at The Weitzman
Presented by Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media
September 17
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt Live | Philadelphia Premiere
Live at The Weitzman
September 23
The Weitzman will be closed in observance of Rosh Hashanah
September 25
Jewish Community Celebration at the Phillies!
Citizens Bank Park
September 29
Jake Cohen’s Dinner Party Animal | Book Launch with Michael Solomonov, Alex Edelman and Benj Pasek
Live at The Weitzman and Livestream