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Sun 10

- Pacific Time

Rebecca Schisler—In the Garden of Words: Genesis in Translation

Part of our “Lehrhaus Alehouse” series, at Covenant Winery

Join New Lehrhaus for a wine tasting at Covenant Wine Garden in Berkeley, featuring Rebecca Schisler. Schisler will share about her experience reading Genesis in its original Hebrew, and share how the practice brought fresh eyes and profound reinterpretations regarding gender, sinfulness, and seduction to one of the most influential texts on earth.
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Location

Covenant Wines

1102 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710 + Google Map

Instructor

Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0020 spaces open
Tue 12

- Pacific Time Series

Rabbi Rory Katz and Elaina Marshalek—Roots: Getting Grounded in Jewish Tradition

We are delighted to partner on this Urban Adamah program!

New to Judaism or trying to deepen your connection to Jewish practice? Join a cohort of fellow explorers to experience the Jewish fundamentals from an embodied and Earth-based perspective. Classes will combine text study, facilitated discussions, personal reflection, and embodied spiritual practices. Subjects will ... Read more

Location

Urban Adamah

1151 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710 + Google Map
Wed 13

- Pacific Time Series

Rebecca Kaplan—To be a Jew in the World: Torah from Sinai to Oakland

Virtual Program
Join Rebecca Kaplan in finding Torah in unexpected places, from the Liberty Bell to area murals, contemporary community work, and her years of work (and some recent battles) at the Oakland City Council.

Wednesdays, November 13, 20, December 4 @ 7–8:30pm

Instructor

Register ➜Total Program Fee: $45.0097 spaces open
Thu 14

- Pacific Time Series

Off The Derech: Haredi Judaism and Beyond in Film

Virtual Program
Ultra-orthodox Jewish life has long been surrounded by secrecy from within and intense curiosity from without. This course will focus on four films that present Haredi Jewish life from multiple perspectives. Critical, compassionate and profoundly humane, these films offer an expanded view of the complexities of living within and beyond the strictures of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish life. Our film selection includes two fiction feature films and two documentaries, from the US, Israel and the United... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $60.0094 spaces open
Thu 14

- Pacific Time

Fred Rosenbaum—Vishniac: The Film and the Man

Virtual Program

Vishniac, is a documentary film that captures Europe from the streets of pre-war Berlin to those of Poland and Lithuania.

Watch the film ahead of the program (online), beginning Sunday, November 10.

Instructor

Register for this Program Total Program Fee: $10.00
Sun 17

- Pacific Time

Rafael Medoff and Ruth Landy: Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, SF

A compelling nonfiction graphic novel written by Rafael Medoff and illustrated by Dean Motter, Whistleblowers is the true story of courageous individuals who risked their careers—or their lives—to confront the unfolding Holocaust.

Author Rafael Medoff will discuss the stories captured in the book and the process of translating them into the graphic novel format. San Fran... Read more

Location

Jewish Community Library

1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 + Google Map
Tue 19

- Pacific Time Series

Rabbi Greg Marcus: The Chesed Voice (Kindness) in Jewish Texts (on Zoom)

Virtual Program
The “Chesed voice,” which prioritizes Acts of Chesed (Lovingkindness) over Jewish Law, can be traced all the way back to the Torah itself. You will learn why in the Talmud a rabbi was executed because he only studied Torah and did not engage in acts of Chesed. Join us for an extraordinary exploration of the age-old (yet totally contemporary) tension between the strict letter of the law and unbounded acts Chesed.

Tuesdays, November 19, Decembe... Read more

Instructor

Register ➜Total Program Fee: $60.0094 spaces open
Sat 23

- Pacific Time

Multiple Presenters—Living In The Presence: A Very Special Book Launch

We are honored to partner with Kahilla Synagogue in presenting a special celebration to launch Burt Jacobson's masterwork, Living in the Presence. This event honors Rabbi Burt's 30-year journey immersing in the life and teachings of the Ba'al Shem Tov (the Besht).

The event is free. Living in the Presence will be available for purchase at the event and can be pre-ordered at Read more

Location

Kehilla Community Synagogue

1300 Grand Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94610 + Google Map
Register for this Program Total Program Fee: Free

Mon 16

- Pacific Time Series

Jehon Grist: "Fast Track" Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 1

Virtual Program
This eight-session course covers all the basics found in our Fall Hebrew 1 class in just four weeks. You’ll begin to learn to read, understand and appreciate Prayerbook passages, and lay the foundation for study of the Hebrew Bible. We start at the beginning, teaching the alphabet and sight-reading skills, then move on to build both vocabulary and grammar knowledge using the text Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way. And along the way, you’ll learn about related topics, from key Prayerbook melodi... Read more

Instructor

Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0038 spaces open

Sun 12

- Pacific Time

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan—Talmudic Ideas of Inclusion and Exclusion: Who’s In and Who’s Out

Sunday, January 12 @ 10am–12pm

Location

Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto

3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303 + Google Map
Register ➜Total Program Fee: Free100 spaces open
Wed 22

- Pacific Time Series

Contemporary Jewish Art: A Guide for the Perplexed (Begins virtual, then in person)

In partnership with the Contemporary Jewish Museum

Contemporary art can offer us limitless opportunities to connect with the complex world we live in. But how does one start to uncover the many possible meanings behind an artwork? Discover how to understand contemporary art and how it can help us interpret the world by exploring artworks by today’s Jewish artists looking at the many aspects of Jewish culture, ide... Read more

Location

Contemporary Jewish Museum

736 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 + Google Map

Instructor

Register ➜Total Program Fee: $30.00100 spaces open

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