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Seth Rogovoy: The Essential Klezmer
Virtual Program
In partnership with KlezCalifornia
This multimedia program takes audiences on a journey via music, visuals, and storytelling, tracing klezmer's evolution and development from Old World shtetls to New World nightclubs and concert stages. The program includes insights into the sound and shape of klezmer and introduces many of the great heroes who helped transform Eastern European Yiddish wedding music into the vital form of world music it is today.
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0068 spaces open
Starts on - Pacific Time Series
Prof. Judith Hauptman: Domestics or Divas? Women in the Talmud
Virtual Program
Some think the rabbis of the Talmud saw women as their servants. Others think they put women on a pedestal. Where does the truth lie? To answer this question, we will read Talmudic texts in Hebrew/Aramaic, with English translation, and assess how the rabbis viewed women's socio-legal status. We will also read non-legal passages that show how the rabbis thought about women. No Talmudic background needed.
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $45.0039 spaces open
Starts on - Pacific Time Series
Robby Adler Peckerar and Anthony Russell: KlezCalYidFest
KlezCalifornia is rebooting their klezmer and Yiddish culture festival! KlezCalYidFest kicks off Friday Sept 12 with a weekend of concerts, workshops and dancing with local and international artists from the klezmer and contemporary Yiddish culture scene. New Lehrhaus is sponsoring two lectures:
Robert Adler Peckerar: The Tales of Nachman of Breslov
Saturday, Sept. 13 @ 3–4:30pm
Anthony Mordechai ... Read more
Register for this ProgramTotal Program Fee: $120.00
- Pacific Time
Jehon Grist: Read Hebrew? Yes, You Can!
Virtual Program
Yes, you can break the Hebrew sight-reading barrier! This two-hour session (with a break in the middle) teaches you how to write and name the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. It also introduces the key vowel symbols and sounds so you can build and read Hebrew words. And since appreciating Hebrew's importance includes learning how and where it began, we'll learn a bit about its origins. This class is the perfect first step in preparation to take Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 1 beginning Oct... Read more
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0040 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Rabbi Mychal Copeland: On Repentance and Repair
Make amends in an unapologetic world. Learn how to engage in repair work—intentional and interpersonal, whether or not you go to shul (synagogue). Find your own path into a meaningful engagement with the High Holidays, through shared study and reflection.
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: Free24 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Multiple Presenters: Just D'Jew It! New Vistas in Jewish Life and Practice
Virtual Program
Many new paths and approaches to engaging in vibrant Jewish life and practice have emerged in the Bay Area. This program will highlight four of them with each presenter giving a brief talk, followed by Q&A and breakout rooms where people can discuss their own "alternative Jewish practice."
- Urban Adamah, an educational farm and community center in Berkeley, integrates the practices of Jewish tradition, mindfulness, s... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0099 spaces open
Starts on - Pacific Time Series
Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan's Talmud Circle
Virtual Program
Some sessions are in person or on Zoom, and some Zoom only
In the 2025-26 academic year (October to June) we'll dive into the sea of Talmud…with life vests and good companions. We will use the Koren Talmud Bavli featuring the scholarship of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, and Hebrew with a side-by-side English translation. In addition to the text (see the Talmud Circles page) you will receive... Read more
Location
JCCSF
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118 + Google Map
San Francisco, CA 94118 + Google Map
Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303 + Google Map
Palo Alto, CA 94303 + Google Map
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $245.0039 spaces open
Starts on - Pacific Time Series
Jehon Grist: Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 1
Virtual Program
Become a member and pay only $57.50 for this program!
This three-semester sequence gives you the essential knowledge and skills to read, understand, and appreciate prayerbook texts and the Hebrew Bible. It starts at the beginning, teaching the alphabet and sight-reading skills, then moves on to build both vocabulary and grammar knowledge using the text Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way. And alon... Read more
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0039 spaces open
Starts on - Pacific Time Series
Jehon Grist—Reading the Bible: Tricksters and the Art of Deception
Virtual Program
Become a member and pay only $57.50 for this program!
Tricksters in the Hebrew Bible break the rules. Sometimes they're outsiders or underdogs trying to gain an advantage. Sometimes they try to right a wrong. And on occasion, the trickster may be G-d. Our class will explore this theme, starting with the trickster motif in neighboring ancient cultures. Then we'll move on to some of the most famo... Read more
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $115.0040 spaces open
Starts on - Pacific Time Series
Rabbi Dorothy Richman's Talmud Circle
Virtual Program
This Talmud Circle is Zoom only.
In the 2025-26 academic year (October to June) we'll dive into the sea of Talmud…with life vests and good companions. We will use the Koren Talmud Bavli featuring the scholarship of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, and Hebrew with a side-by-side English translation. In addition to the text (see the Talmud Circles page) you will receive support materials and ass... Read more
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $245.0040 spaces open
