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Ilan Vitemberg Memorial Program (in-person only)

Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA, United States

In Partnership with the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Congregation Beth Am, the Jewish Community Library, A Wider Bridge, and The East Bay International Film Festival A screening of selections from renowned Israeli Filmmaker Yair Qedar's Gay Days. Qedar...

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Date:
September 27
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303 United States
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Book Talk—Walkers in the City: Jewish Street Photographers of Midcentury New York

In partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society and YIVO Drawing on the experiences of and photographs by a generation of young Jewish photographers who belonged to the New York Photo League, Deborah Dash Moore offers a new perspective on...

Rabbi Tsipora Gabai & Jim Mavrikios: Judeo-Arabic and the Jews of North Africa (Zoom and In Person)

(Location TBD) CA, United States
Virtual Program Virtual Program
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Maggid Jhos Singer: Jews and Booze? Yeah, Really! (In person only)

Covenant Wines 1102 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Gather with 30- to 40-something friends (must be over 21) to hear Maggid Singer reveal some of Judaism's connections to their sacred inebriant, alcohol, throughout the centuries. From references in the Torah to the outsized role Jews played in establishing...

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Date:
October 8
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost:
$8.00
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Covenant Wines
1102 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710 United States
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Rabbi Tsipora Gabai & Jim Mavrikios: Judeo-Arabic and the Jews of North Africa (Zoom and In Person)

(Location TBD) CA, United States

Since Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are located on the westernmost part of the Arabic-speaking world, Jews (and non-Jews) from the region are known as Maghrebi, “western.” Interesting, when one considers that Moroccan Jews are generally included under the banner of...

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Robert Alter—Amos Oz: Writer, Activist, Icon (In Person Only)

Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library Amos Oz (1939–2018) was one of Israel’s most prolific and prominent writers, as well as a regular contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was the author of dozens of novels, essay...

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Date:
October 15
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States
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Rabbi Tsipora Gabai & Jim Mavrikios: Judeo-Arabic and the Jews of North Africa (Zoom and In Person)

(Location TBD) CA, United States

Since Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are located on the westernmost part of the Arabic-speaking world, Jews (and non-Jews) from the region are known as Maghrebi, “western.” Interesting, when one considers that Moroccan Jews are generally included under the banner of...

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Prof. Eran Kaplan: Golda and the Price of Collective Hubris (In Person or Livestream)

Temple Isaiah 945 Risa Rd, Lafayette, CA, United States

Golda Meir was Israel’s first, and only female Prime Minister. She is remembered though not as a political trailblazer but rather by many Israelis as the country's worst Premier. Her legacy is tied to the debacle of the 1973 Yom...

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Date:
October 23
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Temple Isaiah
945 Risa Rd
Lafayette, CA 94549 United States
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Jim Mavrikios & Ron Reissberg: Es a Bisl…mit Shtisel!

Temple Sinai 2808 Summit St, Oakland, CA, United States

In partnership with Temple Sinai and KlezCalifornia Watch and discuss scenes from Shtisel while eating classic Ashkenazi foods featured in the show in this fun, interactive program. We will explore traditions and foods and hear commentary from Ron Reissberg—who spent...

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Date:
November 1
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$24.00
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Temple Sinai
2808 Summit St
Oakland, CA 94609 United States
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Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann: Friendship in the Bible and Rabbinic Texts (Zoom only)

“When two sit and study together, the Shechina dwells among them.” (Pirke Avot) Judaism’s unique mode of study is called “chavruta”—from the Hebrew root, “chaver” meaning friend. Friendship is inherently about learning—from another, about oneself, about the world beyond oneself....

Rabbi Sheldon Lewis—The Ground on Which We Stand: Jewish Values Summoning Us To Care For Our Only Home (In person or on Zoom)

Congregation Kol Emeth 4175 Manuela Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Virtual Program Hybrid Program
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