Spring 2026
Lecture Series
Sponsored by Werner Bachmann in Gratitude to his Children & Grandchildren
Thursdays, 11am (Israeli Time) ON ZOOM
JAN 01
Roi Aloni
Musicologist, Pianist and Lecturer
A Musical Collage for 2026
JAN 08
David Weinberg
Misgav Institute for National Security
Israel at 77: Is this the Child we Prayed For?
JAN 15
Carice Witte
Founder and Executive Director at SIGNAL Group, the only think-tank solely dedicated to Israel’s engagement with Asia.
Israel - China Relations - Update
JAN 22
Chuck Freilich
Former deputy national security advisor in Israel, senior fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School, former Senior Fellow and Professor at Columbia and Tel Aviv University and Author.
US-Israeli relations - an unprecedented relationship faces unprecedented challenges
JAN 29
Herb Keinon
Jerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor and Analyst
Writing the Lighter Side - while covering the diplomatic trials and societal tribulations of Israel Keinon has also written a monthly column looking at the lighter side of Israeli life
FEB 05
Oren Kessler
Author and journalist
Lord Herbert Samuel and the Mufti: Secret files reveal why he elevated the notorious cleric
FEB 12
Tova Herzl
Former Israeli ambassador, author, commentator
Challenges for Israel's Diplomacy
FEB 19 (Purim Lecture)
Stuart Halpern
Senior Adviser to the Provost of Yeshiva University and Deputy Director of Y.U.’s Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought and Author
Esther in Europe & the USA - The Persian Jewish Queen’s Surprising & Inspiring Impact on Global Politics
FEB 26(Provisional Arrangement)
Michal Herzog
Israel’s First Lady
Topic to be announced
MAR 05
Reception to Celebrate HCG's 10th Anniversary at the Residence of the President of Israel
Details to be Announced
MAR 12
Rabbi David Rosen
British-Israeli rabbi and interfaith peacemaker
The Remarkable Interfaith Initiatives with the Arabian Gulf
MAR 19
Author and Fellow at Shalem College, Jerusalem
British-Israeli rabbi and interfaith peacemaker
The Arc of Jewish History Bends Towards History: How Israelis and Diaspora Jews all Misread Jewish History, in Differing Ways
MAR 26
Michael Herzog
Former Ambassador to the United States
Topic to be announcedPROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Behind The Headlines
Sponsored by Ruth Sotnick in Memory of her late Husband Richard
Sundays, 5pm (Israeli Time) ON ZOOM
JAN 04
Tal Hartuv
Artist
Overcoming trauma, from a survivor of a machete attack by Palestinian terrorists
JAN 11
Dr. Salem Alketbi
Emirati Political Analyst, Researcher, Opinion Writer
The Yellow Partition Scenario: A Hypothetical Model for Dividing Gaza
JAN 18 - MAR 22
Yonah Jeremy Bob
Author, Journalist, Analyst
Other speakers and exact dates and subjects to be announced
JAN 18 - MAR 22
Herb Keinon
Jerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor, Analyst
Other speakers and exact dates and subjects to be announcedJAN 18 - MAR 22
Yaakov Lappin
Military Affairs Correspondent, Analyst
Other speakers and exact dates and subjects to be announcedPROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE