Week of Events
Nori Rost: If These Walls Could Talk (Hybrid)
Nori Rost: If These Walls Could Talk (Hybrid)
In-person and online! This month we celebrate Founder’s Day, honoring the 146th anniversary of the founding of Ethical Culture and over 111 years of being in our beautiful meeting house....
Young Ethical Explorers: ‘May Day as Play Day: Creating Peace in Play, and in the World’
Young Ethical Explorers: ‘May Day as Play Day: Creating Peace in Play, and in the World’
Play is often described as the work of childhood. YEE will have an open conversation about the challenges of play… then grow our toolbox of solutions…And get right to the...
Society Annual Meeting (Hybrid)
Society Annual Meeting (Hybrid)
Every year on the first Sunday in May immediately following the Sunday Platform we hold our Annual Meeting. We urge you all to participate, either in-person or via Zoom. Among...
Young Ethical Explorers First Sundays Gathering: Expressing Nature Through Art
Young Ethical Explorers First Sundays Gathering: Expressing Nature Through Art
Meet NYSEC Eco-artist-in-residence, eco-kinetic dance maker Jody Sperling and her “eco-acoustic“ collaborator Matthew Burtner as they address issues of climate change through Art making. Come explore nature’s movements and sounds...
Share and Learn: Topics in Medicine, Mental Health, Science, and Ethics with Dr. Carol Portlock (Online)
Share and Learn: Topics in Medicine, Mental Health, Science, and Ethics with Dr. Carol Portlock (Online)
Thanks to vaccines and medical innovation, we are gradually moving away from the Covid pandemic. On 1st and 3rd Mondays, retired oncologist Carol Portlock will discuss the new and intriguing...
Board of Trustees Meeting
Poetry Circle (Online)
Poetry Circle (Online)
Share the poems of your choice. Read them aloud. We’ll listen attentively and discuss them—a line, a word, an image, or overall feeling. You’re welcome to give us a couple...
Midweek Meditation (Online)
Midweek Meditation (Online)
A midweek meditation for relaxing body and mind. Larry Hurst moderates. Click to join at start | Zoom ID 838 1778 1084 | Passcode 675527 You can download Zoom at...
Exploring Ethical Humanism with Leader Richard Koral: ‘Inequality in Income, Opportunity, and Outcome’ (Online)
Exploring Ethical Humanism with Leader Richard Koral: ‘Inequality in Income, Opportunity, and Outcome’ (Online)
Does Humanism ask us to care more for others? These discussions of Ethical Culture beliefs and practices explore the history, ideals, and current interests of the Ethical Society community and...
Great Literature Discussion: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, Stories 1-4 (Online)
Great Literature Discussion: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, Stories 1-4 (Online)
From familiar fairy tales and legends Angela Carter created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. When she died in 1992 her reputation instantly went from cultish to canonical....
Leader’s Roundtable: Education and Inequality (Hybrid)
Leader’s Roundtable: Education and Inequality (Hybrid)
Bring your lunch and join Leader Dr. Nori Rost and members for an engaging round-table discussion on the issues of the day and recommended readings. How can we overcome such...
Storytelling Circle (Online)
Storytelling Circle (Online)
One of the oldest traditions around the world is storytelling — folk tales, fairy tales, historic tales, family tales. Bring whatever story you choose. We’ll gather ’round the virtual campfire...
Proactive Meditation and Deep Listening (Online)
Proactive Meditation and Deep Listening (Online)
In this guided experiential session, we first take time to relax body and mind in order to sense how we really are in each moment. We allow ourselves to focus...
Concert – Metropolitan Presents: Janis Ian
Concert – Metropolitan Presents: Janis Ian
Metropolitan Entertainment presents Janis Ian in our own Adler Hall! Doors at 6:30. Click here to purchase tickets on Eventbrite! Metropolitan Entertainment COVID-19 Protocol: This is a full capacity performance....