Join Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Dec. 14-16 for a weekend of learning at Traditional Congregation. Telushkin is a rabbi, scholar and bestselling author of more than 15 books, including “Rebbe,” a New York Times bestseller. He is a senior associate of CLAL, the National Center for Learning and Leadership, serves on the board of the Jewish Book Council, and is rabbi of the Los Angeles-based Synagogue for Performing Arts. Events for the weekend are:

• 5:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14: Kabbalat Shabbat Services followed by dinner and presentation, “The 50 Best Jewish Jokes and What They Say About the Human Condition.” The cost is $25/person; $18/students.

• 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15: Shabbat services and presentation: “Words that Hurt, Words that Heal: How the Words You Choose Shape Your Destiny” The conversation with Telushkin continues at kiddush following services. No charge.

• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15: “On Being a Good Person in a Morally Complicated World: On Forgiveness, Self Esteem and Why It is So Hard to Change” The Jean & Bernard Kaplan Memorial Lecture. A dessert reception will follow. $12/person.

• 9:30 a.m Sunday, Dec. 16: Breakfast, followed by 10:45 a.m.: “The 21st Century: A Jewish Vision, One Day at a Time” $12/person.

Paid registration is required by Dec. 3 for all events. Registrations received after 12/3 will be wait-listed. Send payment to: Traditional Congregation, 12437 Ladue Road, St. Louis, 63141 (include phone number on memo line) or register online at: www.traditional-congregation.org.

Call 314-576-5230 for more information.