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- 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
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0031 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Scott D. Seligman—The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Antisemitic Riot
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
On July 30, 1902, tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of New York’s Lower East Side to bid farewell to the city’s chief rabbi, the eminent Talmudist Jacob Joseph. All went well until the procession crossed Sheriff Street, where the six-story R. Hoe and Company printing press factory towered over the intersection. Without warning, scraps of steel, iron bolts, and scald... Read more
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Register for this ProgramTotal Program Fee: Free
- Pacific Time Series
Jehon Grist: Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 2
Virtual Program
Become a member and pay only $57.50 for this program!
The second of a three-semester sequence, this course is designed for those who have completed New Lehrhaus Hebrew 1 or equivalent, have a working Hebrew vocabulary of 75-100 words and are familiar with the grammar of nouns, adjectives, possessive endings and simple participles. It’s also a great choice for students with basic sight-reading skills who need... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0040 spaces open
- Pacific Time Series
Jehon Grist—Reading the Bible
Wisdom in the Wine: Its Uses and Abuses in the Biblical World
Virtual Program
Become a member and pay only $57.50 for this program!
For millennia, the vine and its products have been an essential part of the Biblical world. In this richly illustrated class, we’ll explore the origins and growth of viticulture in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and of course, the land of Israel. We’ll also delve into the wisdom that comes from the vine: anc... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0040 spaces open
- Pacific Time Series
Profs. Robert Alter and Ron Hendel with Nicholas McGegan and Clifford (Kip) Cranna—From the Page to the Stage: The Bible in Text and Opera
Virtual Program
The Bible has been a font of inspiration for composers throughout the ages. This course pairs passages highlighting dramatic Biblical stories with their interpretations in opera and oratoria spanning Baroque to 20th-century music.
In partnership with Cantata Collective: "... local early-music luminaries devo... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $90.00195 spaces open
- Pacific Time Series
Ron Glait—Contemporary Jewish Art: A Guide for the Perplexed (On Zoom)
Virtual Program
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, identity, and community. In conjunction with the current CJM exhibit, "California Jewish Open".
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $30.0097 spaces open
- 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.
Thursdays, January 23, 30, February 6 @ 7–8:30pm
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $45.0097 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Prof. Gila Fine—The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud (on Zoom)
Virtual Program
In partnership with Cong. Etz Chayim, Palo Alto
How does the Talmud portray its heroines? Why are they never as they first seem? And what does this tell us about the rabbis’ views of marriage, sex, childbirth, and what it means to be a woman in the world? Gila Fine discusses her new book on the six named heroines of the Talmud.
Instructor
Register for this ProgramTotal Program Fee: Free
- Pacific Time
Prof. Michael Chemers—Man-made Monsters: The Golem and Beyond (on Zoom)
Virtual Program
“Create me not!” cries the Golem’s spirit at the beginning of Leivick’s legendary play. Hear why the Golem has become a powerful embodiment of the ethical crisis facing modern Judaism from Dr. Michael Chemers, an expert on monsters in performance. How do Jews survive with ethics intact when the enemies of Judaism will stop at nothing?
Wednesday, February 5 @ 7–8:30pm
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.00100 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Deena Aranoff—Mystical Madness: An Open Talmud Session (In person or on Zoom)
Hybrid Program
In partnership with the Osher Marin JCC
Please join us as we study Talmudic accounts of creation and the mystical madness that such speculation can bring about. We will join the sages as they travel the mystical terrain of the natural world, the nature of the divine, and the place of humanity in the order of things.
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: FreeZoom: Mystical Madness 97 spaces openIn Person: Mystical Madness 100 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Prof. Michael Hoberman: Theodore Seixas Solomons: The Jewish San Franciscan who Inspired North America’s Most Famous Footpath (In person only)
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
The John Muir Trail runs 212 miles along the crest of California's High Sierra, from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney. Did you know that its creator was the direct descendant of the only Jewish clergyman in attendance at George Washington's inauguration in 1789? Michael Hoberman tells the story of Theodore Seixas Solomons' explorations of the Sierra in the 1890s, as well as of his tireless (and larg... Read more
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Register for this ProgramTotal Program Fee: Free
- Pacific Time
Rachel B. Gross—A Pickle Problem: The Deli Revival and American Jewish Religion (on Zoom)
Virtual Program
In recent years, there has been a nostalgic revival of the Jewish deli menu. Chefs and restaurateurs have reimagined American Jewish food, emphasizing sustainability, local produce, and a longing for Eastern European heritage. This Ashkenazi culinary revival provides an alternative, under-appreciated way of practicing American Jewish religion, as well as highlighting challenges in embracing the diversity within American Judaism.
Wednesday, February 12 @ 7–8... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.00100 spaces open
