The Menasseh ben Israel Institute has organized many lecture series, lectures, conferences and other public events. These include:
- Lecture series 2009: Synagogue and State
- Lecture series 2010: Clash of Civilizations
- Lecture series 2011: Jewish Loyalties
- Lecture series 2014: My Israel Right or Wrong? The complexities of the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora
- Leeser Rosenthal/Juda Palache lectures