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- Pacific Time
Rabbi David Kasher: Torah from Sinai vs. Torah from Pumbedita
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 Pumbedita. 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: $15.0084 spaces open
- Pacific Time
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: $15.0097 spaces open
- Pacific Time
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: $15.0087 spaces open
- Pacific Time
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
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.0051 spaces open
- Pacific Time
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: $15.0088 spaces open
- Pacific Time
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
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: FreeZoom: Early Queer Jewish Liturgy 89 spaces openIn Person: Early Queer Jewish Liturgy 93 spaces open
- Pacific Time
Andrew Porwancher—American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews
Virtual Program
Join Professor Andrew Porwancher as he uncovers the close-knit and often surprising relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and the Jewish community. This lecture traces Roosevelt’s deep connection with the Jewish people at every step of his dazzling ascent. But it also reveals a man of contradictions whose checkered approach to Jewish issues was no less conflicted than the nation he led. Drawing on fresh research from his newest book, American Maccabee, Porwancher explores the compl... Read more
Instructor
Register ➜Total Program Fee: $15.00100 spaces open
