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Sun 18

- Pacific Time

Visit Israel with Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan: Information Session (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

It's never too EARLY to think about going to Israel!

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Sun 18

- Pacific Time

Jehon Grist: Refresher for Incoming Hebrew 3 Students

Virtual Program

In case your Hebrew got a little rusty over the summer, this refresher session will review all the essential topics of chapters 10-15 of Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way. This 90 minute booster will give you a head start for Hebrew 3 beginning on October 2.

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Wed 14

- Pacific Time

Jehon Grist: Mexico and Its Jews in a Nutshell (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

We will begin with an overview of the history of Mexico from the Olmec to Aztec pre-colonial cultures, through the Spanish occupation, and on to the birth and growth of the independent state. Along the way, we’ll discover how space archaeology is revealing dozens of ancient Mexican sites previously unknown; how Church and State have struggled for control under Spain and later independence; and Mexico’s complex relationship with the United States.

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Instructor

Tue 13

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish from Scratch (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

Learn this rich and colorful language in a relaxed, irreverent and heimishe atmosphere.

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Instructor

Mon 12

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish 2—Lernen Yiddish (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

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Instructor

Sun 11

- Pacific Time

Daniel C. Matt: Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation (In Person Only)

FREE program presented by our partners, the Jewish Community Library

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Location

Jewish Community Library

1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 + Google Map

Instructor

Tue 06

- Pacific Time

Daniel Boyarin: Talmud for Beginners (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with Sha'ar Zahav

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Instructor

Sat 06

- Pacific Time Series

Tish'ah Be'Av

Thu 04

- Pacific Time

Visit Morocco with Rabbi Yoel Kahn: Information Session (In Person or Virtual on Zoom)

Explore culture, history and, of course, great food on an exciting and educational trip to Morocco, March 3-13, 2023. Rabbi Yoel Kahn will lead us on a journey to fabled cities like Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech, as well as the desert and the mountains. Jews have lived in Morocco for over two thousand years and we will engage with both the historical and contemporary Jewish sites and community.

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Location

Congregation Beth El, Berkeley

1301 Oxford St.
Berkeley, CA 94709 + Google Map

Instructor

Sun 24

- Pacific Time

Andrew Porwancher: The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with the Contra Costa JCC

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Instructor

Tue 19

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish from Scratch (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

Learn this rich and colorful language in a relaxed, irreverent and heimishe atmosphere.

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Instructor

Mon 18

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish 2 – Lernen Yiddish (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

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Instructor

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