Sunday, September 12, 10:00 a.m. - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, will be speakinig on "The Sky Is Not Falling: God, Love And Money In Times of Crisis."
Saturday, September 18, 1:30 p.m. - Dr. Daniel Siegel, psychiatrist, will be speaking on "Mindsight: Health, Self-Knowledge, Empathy and Morality." This will follow Yom Kippur morning services (open for members and High Holiday ticket holders)
Friday, October 8, 8:15 p.m. - Dr. Rick Hodes, CNN "Hero" Nominee, will be speaking on "Saving Lives In Ethiopia One Person At A Time." (Shabbat Alive services at 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, November 12, 8:45 p.m. - Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UCI Law School and University Synagogue member, will be speaking on "The Crumbling Wall Separating Church And State: What Will It Mean For Jews?" (Shabbat Alive services at 7:30 p.m.)
Friday, December 3 at 8:15 p.m. - Lauren Joseph, Educator, will be speaking on "Ensuring Equality For Both Jews And Arabs In Israel." (Hanukkah Shabbat Alive services at 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, February 4, 2011, 8:00 p.m. - Stephen Berk, Professor of History, will be speaking on "Jesus, Masada and Yavneh." (Shabbat services at 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8:15 p.m. - Dr. Norman Ornstein, CBS Political Analyst and Author. (Shabbat Alive services at 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, March 25, 2011, 8:15 p.m. - Roger Cohen, New York Times correspondent, will be speaking on "Israel, Iran And The World: Reflections Of A New York Times Correspondent." (Shabbat Alive services at 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, April 15, 2011, 8:15 p.m. - Professor Mehnaz M. Afridi and writer Jordan Elgrably, will be speaking on "Jews And Muslims: Celebrating And Sharing Our Cultures Together." (Shabbat Alive services at 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, May 6, 2011, 8:00 p.m. - Chris Nicola, author, will be speaking on his new book "The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story." (During services)
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 8:15 p.m. - Eli Berman, UCSD Professor of Economics, will be speaking on "Radical, Religious and Violent: Economics and Terrorism in the Middle East and Afghanistan." (Shabbat Alive services at 7:00 p.m.)