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Robert Alter & Ron Hendel: The Bible Now - Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Temple Isaiah, Temple Sinai and Congregation Beth El
Qohelet (or Kohellet, Ecclesiastes) is one of the strangest and most revolutionary books of the Hebrew Bible. We will explore its poetry and philosophy in the context of biblical and ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature.
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Uri Schreter: Oh, the Hora! American Klezmer and Israeli Folk Music in Conversation (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with KlezCalifornia
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Ken Bob: What Now? Analysis of Israel's Elections (Virtual on Zoom)
Israel's fifth election in 3 years speaks volumes on its deeply divided society and the fragmentation of its political parties. Ken Bob, who will be in Israel during the election, will sort out the implications of the results of the November 1 elections and walk you through possible scenarios for the formation of a new government. Additional commentary by Bradley Burston, Ha'aretz columnist (emeritus): "A Special Place in Hell."
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Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan: San Francisco Community Talmud Circle (In person or on Zoom)
The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle is a growing, dynamic and welcoming community of adult participants engaged in modern Talmud study and active conversation. While the majority of participants are continuing students, anyone may join! No prior experience with Talmud Study is required. Curiosity, openness, and unconditional mutual regard are all one needs.
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Chana Kronfeld: The Land as Woman—The Afterlife of a Poetic Metaphor in Women’s Modern Hebrew Poetry (Zoom only)
The Land-as-Woman is one of the most deeply rooted metaphorical systems in Jewish as well as Western and Middle-Eastern cultures, used to support the discourses of colonialism and nationalism throughout history. It has its origins in the Hebrew Bible. In modern Hebrew poetry modernist women poets critique a tradition that views women always as metaphors, never as literal subjects, developing a new erotics of the address to the land that calls into question patriarchal models of conquest and subjugation.
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Jehon Grist—Pharaoh of the Exodus? Ramses II and His Times: Celebrating the de Young Museum Exhibit (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Sha'ar Zahav and the Peninsula Jewish Community Center
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Honey Meir-Levi: Aging With Intention (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Congregation Kol Emeth and Sha'ar Zahav
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Prof. Deena Aranoff: Marin Community Talmud Circle
The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle is a growing, dynamic and welcoming community of adult participants engaged in modern Talmud study and active conversation. While the majority of participants are continuing students, anyone may join! No prior experience with Talmud Study is required. Curiosity, openness, and unconditional mutual regard are all one needs.
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The Taubman Lectures<br>Prof. Paula Fredriksen—Just Like Everybody Else, Only More So: Jewish Romans and the Rise of Christianity<br>(In person only)
Presented by The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Chair in Jewish Studies in partnership with the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, and the Jewish studies program at UC Berkeley
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Rabbi Dorothy Richman: Berkeley Community Talmud Circle
The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle is a growing, dynamic and welcoming community of adult participants engaged in modern Talmud study and active conversation. While the majority of participants are continuing students, anyone may join! No prior experience with Talmud Study is required. Curiosity, openness, and unconditional mutual regard are all one needs.
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