Introducing Our New Annual Membership!
Unlock exclusive access to free and discounted registration for many of our programs.
A bird's eye view of current offerings. Click the course title to read the full description and to register. All programs are virtual on Zoom unless otherwise noted. In-person programs may require proof of Covid vaccination and facemasks.
Registration is now open for all listed programs. Please note that effective 9/1 our tuition is $15/session. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If you need accommodation, please contact programs@newlehrhaus.org.
One-Session Programs
Rebecca Schisler—In the Garden of Words: Genesis in Translation
Wednesday, 3/26 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
David Waksberg: "No Other Land," a Moderated Discussion
Monday, 3/31 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Deborah Apple: Moon, Mikveh, Magic
Wednesday, 4/2 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Andy Muchin—The Barry Sisters: America’s Yiddish Swingsters
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
Tuesday, 4/8 @ 7–8 pm
(on Zoom)
Dr. Rivka Amado—An Odd Couple: Moses and Machiavelli
Tuesday, 4/15 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Marcia Falk: Passover and The Song of Songs
Wednesday, 4/16 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Moisés Kaufman: "Here There Are Blueberries"
Sunday, 4/20 @ 2–5 pm
(In person only)
Howard Freedman: Immigrant Jews on the Silent Screen
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, San Francisco
Tuesday, 4/22 @ 6:30–7:45 pm
(In person only)
Phillip Kuttner: German Jews or Jewish Germans? History and Music from Mendelssohn to My Family
Monday, 4/28 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Marc Dollinger: A Different Picture of Jewish Civil Rights Leadership
Tuesday, 5/6 @ 6:30–7:30 pm
(In person only)
Dr. Molly Freeman & Prof. Ariel Mayse: Artificial Intelligence & Jewish Intelligence
Thursday, 5/8 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Rachel Biale—Joint Memoirs: A Quarter Century Apart
In partnership with the Contra Costa JCC
Thursday, 5/22 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
New Lerhhaus/Tiyul Jewish Journeys Study Tours Partnership: Alsace and the Rhine Valley -- SOLD OUT
In partnership with Tiyul Jewish Journeys
Tuesday, 9/9 @ 12–12 pm
(In person only)
Multi-session Programs
Jehon Grist—Reading the Bible—Gifts of the Land: Food in the Biblical World and Text
Sunday, 3/30, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1, 6/8 @ 5:15–6:45 pm
(on Zoom)
Daniel Matt: Exploring the Zohar in English
Tuesday, 4/1, 4/8, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 @ 5–6:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Daniel Matt: Exploring the Zohar in Aramaic
Thursday, 4/3, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 @ 11 am–12:15 pm
(on Zoom)
Deena Aranoff & Naama Sedan: The Torah of Birth and Parenting
In partnership with Urban Adamah
Monday, 4/28, 5/5 @ 7–8:30 pm
(In person only)
Dr. Jehon Grist and Dr. Eli Tadmor—In the Shadow of Empires: Assyria-Babylonia, Egypt and Biblical Israel
Thursday, 3/27, 4/3 @ 7–8:30 pm
(on Zoom)
Multiple Instructors: Friday Torah Study 2025
Friday, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 @ 8–9 am
(on Zoom)
Talmud Circles and Courses
Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan's Talmud Circle
Sunday, 4/6, 4/27 @ 10 am–12 pm
Sunday, 6/8 @ 12–3 pm
(on Zoom)
Rabbi Dorothy Richman's Talmud Circle
Wednesday, 4/9, 5/7 @ 12–1 pm
Sunday, 6/8 @ 12–1 pm
(on Zoom)
Languages
Jehon Grist: Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 3
Sunday, 3/30, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1, 6/8 @ 3:30–5 pm
(on Zoom)
Jehon Grist—Reading the Bible—Gifts of the Land: Food in the Biblical World and Text
Sunday, 3/30, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1, 6/8 @ 5:15–6:45 pm
(on Zoom)
