Jewish Visionaries Changing the World
Kol Shalom members share insight drawing from their expertise, wisdom, and the world beyond in a “Ted Talk” style event.
Contact Barbara Leiner if you are interested in being a Tikkun Talk lecturer.
Upcoming Tikkun Talks:
October 18,2026 – topic TBA Howard Weiss, MD
November 25,2026 – topic TBA Bob Loeb
December 13, 2026 – topic TBA Aki Peritz
January 10, 2027 – Tu B’Shvat
February 7, 2027 – topic TBA Michael Druckman
March 14, 2027 – The Gastroenterologist’s Corner, Bill Steinberg, MD
May 16, 2027 – For Gan parents: Power Struggles With Your Child? Learn Tools and Strategies to Avoid and Manage Meltdowns, Temper Tantrums, Oppositional Behavior, Barbara Leiner
Past Talks and Topics: Recordings available upon request, contact Samantha.
Presidential Leadership from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump, Michael Siegel
Dementia: What is it? Will I GET it? Do I HAVE it? What Can I do?, Ken Eckmann
From Cloudy to Clear: Improving Your Vision with Cataract Surgery, Howard Weiss
Latin American Jewish Literature: Bridging Traditions, Saul Sosnowski
Snow Loads, hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme temperatures – and more- how do we ensure safety in siting nuclear power plants?, Brad Harvey
Alan Elsner’s new play writing, Iron Dome
The Galveston Movement (1907-1914): A footnote in the history of Jewish immigration of America, Andrea Shapiro
Last Supper, play written by our own Alan Elsner
Michael Siegel- Presidential Leadership
Cheryl Hepfer – Forced Marriage in the United States and Around the World
Ellen Sidansky – Genetic Links to Parkinson Disease: Clues from an “Ashkenazi ” Disorder
Lew Schrager – Developing Vaccines for Tuberculosis: Why? How? What? When?
Barry Greene – The Principles and Psychology of Weight Loss
Alan Elsner – Our religious music: Why did we come to sing what we sing in the way we sing it?
Eran Gasko – Securing the Lessons and Relevance of the Holocaust for New Generations Worldwide
David Fogel – The Unprecedented Implosion of U.S. Healthcare Is There Hope?
Barry Greene – The History and Future of Robots in Surgery
Samuel Witten -US Government Programs for the Admission and Protection of Refugees
Michael Siegel – Lessons in Leadership
Jeff Rum – How Can Brands Change the World?
Shirley Brandman – School Boards Under Attack: The Search for a Path to Sustaining Public Faith in Public Education
Ilana Bar-Levav – From Here to Eternity: How I Came to Advocate for Medical Aid in Dying
Aki Peritz – Disruption: Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History
Bob Loeb – Handling Cases Before the Supreme Court and Insights into Today’s Conservative Court
Elanah Uretsky -My Path Towards Understanding the Covid Outbreak in China