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Marc Dollinger: A Different Picture of Jewish Civil Rights Leadership
Marc Dollinger will explore the famous image of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. marching, and share another important photo few have seen, challenging assumptions about this part of American Jewish history.
Instructor
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Dr. Molly Freeman & Prof. Ariel Mayse: Artificial Intelligence & Jewish Intelligence
Virtual Program
Grounded in Jewish values and concepts of what it means to be human, we will critically examine the intrusion of AI into increasingly more aspects of our daily experiences. Jewish teachings will provide a framework for critically determining if, what and when to engage with artificial intelligence applications.
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0086 spaces open
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Rabbi Greg Marcus—Crazy-Busy Jews: Overcoming a Crazy-Busy Life as a Professional Using Applied Jewish Wisdom
Virtual Program
In partnership with J Leaders
Are you working more than you should? It is easy to fall prey to the myth that more work is the best way to get ahead. But too often instead of promotions or recognition, we just end up burned out. As counterintuitive as it seems, working less is the key to a higher profile and more successful career.
Join recovering workaholic Rabbi Dr. Greg Marcus for a highly interactive series that appl... Read more
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $45.0099 spaces open
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Rabbi Molly Karp—Martin Buber: A Land of Two Peoples
Virtual Program
Martin Buber (1878–1965) was actively committed to the pursuit of peace. In his writings on Arab-Jewish relations in Palestine, Buber's religious and philosophical teachings are integral to his politics. Buber's private and public writings, in which he advocated for bi-nationalism to solve the conflict in the Middle East, are collected in A Land of Two Peoples. An ardent Zionist, Buber resolutely expressed his view that reconciliation and accommodation between the Arabs and Jew... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $45.0093 spaces open
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Leonard Rothman: The Evolution of Israel through Maps: From Genesis to 1948
Virtual Program
There are over 1500 unique original antique maps of the land of Israel, including special maps of Jerusalem. This presentation will review antique and modern maps illustrating events in the Bible and details of the Land of Israel. The presentation will feature images of selected maps* and a discussion of the cartographers' historical and religious backgrounds, and their impact on their mapmaking.
*Fair Use: The presentation is based... Read more
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: Free63 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Rachel Biale—Joint Memoirs: A Quarter Century Apart
Virtual Program
In partnership with the Contra Costa JCC
Join us for a talk by Rachel Biale, author of And Now Can Love Begin, published in 2024. Rachel wrote this as an imagined memoir, ventriloquizing her parents, Chaim and Anina, who arrived in Palestine in 1942 and 45, respectively. She will discuss the historical setting of the book and the unusual process of writing a joint memoir as if written by her parents, in contrast and parallel to her 2020 j... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: Free74 spaces open
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Rabbi David Kasher: Torah from Sinai vs. Torah from Pumpedita
Virtual Program
In anticipation of Shavuot, this program will explore the relationship between the Torah given at Sinai and the Torah developed in the academies of Pumpedita. Through close readings of Talmudic texts and later philosophical and theological interpretations, we will examine the radical concept of the Oral Torah, and try to understand how rabbinic tradition balances sacred origin with human creativity.
Wednesday, May 28 @ 7–8:30 pm, on Zoom
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0095 spaces open
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Edwin Bernbaum—Sacred Mountains: From Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion to Everest and Fuji
Virtual Program
As awe-inspiring features of the landscape, mountains have an extraordinary power to evoke a sense of the sacred. Drawing on personal experiences and extensive research illustrated with spectacular photography, Edwin Bernbaum takes us on a fascinating journey exploring the many ways that mountains embody humanity's highest values and aspirations, with a focus on their singular importance in Judaism.
Wednesday, June 4 @ 7–8:30 pm, on Zoom
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.00100 spaces open
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Prof. Eran Kaplan: The Six-Day War Revisited
Virtual Program
The 1967 Six-Day War has impacted Israel in a profound way. Much has been said and written about the regional, geo-political impact of the war; however, its impact on Israeli society, economy and culture were also far-reaching, helping transition Israel from the socialism of its founders to a more individualistic, free-market society that has embraced the (American) West and its values. In this talk, we will explore how a new Israel emerged after the Six-Day War.
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.00100 spaces open
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Seth Rogovoy—Not Really “A Complete Unknown": Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots & Complex Identity
Virtual Program
A multimedia talk by Seth Rogovoy
Rescheduled from May to June
With the aid of audio clips, video, still images, and textual comparisons, Seth Rogovoy, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, will illustrate how Bob Dylan’s songwriting has always been profoundly rooted in Jewish writings, including the Torah, the Prophets, the Talmud, liturgy... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0066 spaces open
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Panel: What is “Jewish Peoplehood?” A Demographer, a Jewish Historian, and a Geneticist Walk into a Bar (Mitzvah) with Profs. Bruce Phillips and David Myers, and Adam Brown
Virtual Program
In partnership with the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society
"Jewish Peoplehood" has recently been the nom de jour in the Jewish community. What does Jewish Peoplehood actually mean? Is it a historical phenomenon, a demographic characterization, or a genetically transmitted set of traits? Our three distinguished presenters will examine the meaning, validity, and usefulness of this term.
Program in memo... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.00100 spaces open
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Rabbi Yoel Kahn: Hineini! Here I Am!: Early Queer Jewish Liturgy
Hybrid Program
In partnership with Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco, Congregation Beth El, Berkeley and Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos
“Hear the gay shouts of liberation in the tents of the just!” (Psalm 118:15). Reciting the festival liturgy on Pride Shabbat was an important innovation—first celebrated at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in New York in 1973—and so was this early gay-inclusive new translation of the psalm. This session, in honor of LGBTQ Pride, will e... Read more
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Register ➜Total Program Fee: FreeZoom: Early Queer Jewish Liturgy 98 spaces openIn Person: Early Queer Jewish Liturgy 99 spaces open
