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Sun 29

- Pacific Time

Ellie Shapiro: Cabaret Culture in Interwar Poland

In partnership with KlezCalifornia and the Jewish Community Library

In the 1920s and ’30s, only New York rivaled Warsaw as a capital of Jewish cosmopolitanism. This multimedia presentation will demonstrate the vitality of a community known more for how they died than how they lived.

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Thu 26

- Pacific Time

Howard Simon: Violence and Non-Violence in Jewish Tradition (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with Osher Marin JCC

This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance.  

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Instructor

Wed 25

- Pacific Time

Prof. Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Birds of a Feather: Sephardic Jews and the Exotic Birds' Feathers Craze in Pre-WWI Europe (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with JIMENA

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Sun 22

- Pacific Time

Jehon Grist
Reading the Bible—The Four-Horned Altar: Searching for Its Meaning and Origin (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

Second only to the Ark of the Covenant, the four-horned altar ranks as the most important ritual tool in ancient Israelite practice. While the God of Israel communicated his presence and law through the Ark and the tablets contained within it, the Israelites communicated their ritual commitment to God and his law through sacrifices on the altar.

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Sun 22

- Pacific Time

Jehon Grist—Intermediate Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 4 (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program
  • Introduces the command and infinitive verb forms
  • Begins to cover the remaining Hebrew verb patterns
  • Increased focus on reading more complex Prayerbook and Biblical texts
  • Continues to explore aspects of the Hebrew Bible and its world

Covering the last chapters of Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way, this class continues the exploration of Hebrew grammar and builds a stronger vocabulary using a text provided by instructor.

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Instructor

Sun 22

- Pacific Time

Prof. Steve Whitfield: Jewish Attorneys Against Jim Crow (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In Partnership with Brandeis University Alumni Network and Congregation B'nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek

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Sun 22

- Pacific Time

Jehon Grist—Beginning Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 1B (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

This is the second half of Hebrew 1, which covers the following:

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Instructor

Tue 17

- Pacific Time

The Jews of Morocco

Virtual Program

In partnership with Jimena and Congregation Beth El

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Location

Congregation Beth El, Berkeley

1301 Oxford St.
Berkeley, CA 94709 + Google Map
Thu 12

- Pacific Time

Howard Simon: Violence and Non-Violence in Jewish Tradition (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with Osher Marin JCC

This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance.  

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Instructor

Mon 26

- Pacific Time Series

Channukah

Sun 25

- Pacific Time Series

Channukah

Sat 24

- Pacific Time Series

Channukah

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