We are pleased to partner with the SF Jewish Film institute's WinterFest in presenting: Barak Heymann—one of Israel’s most prolific and well-respected filmmakers—suffered personal losses in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Several of his close friends had parents and relatives...
In partnership with Congregation Etz Chayim, Palo Alto After over two thousand years of Jewish life in the Iberian Peninsula, the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. Most of them, known as the Sephardim (“Sepharad” is Spain in Hebrew),...
In partnership with the Contra Costa JCC American Jews tell stories about who they are and where they come from through a range of everyday objects and supposedly secular organizations. In her book Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious...
This class will examine Jewish timekeeping as a way to understand Jewish attitudes toward the natural world. In particular, we will trace the history and differences among ancient Jewish calendars of the Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Talmud with particular...
In partnership with Sinai Memorial Chapel and Bay Area synagogues Jewish ways in death and dying: traditional and contemporary concepts and practices, the approach of death, dying and burial, grief and comforting the bereaved. We understand you may not be...
In celebration of Women’s History Month Before there was feminism, there was Zelda Popkin. Before there was a Jewish women's movement, there was Zelda Popkin. Before Leon Uris' Exodus, there was her 1951 novel Quiet Street about Israel’s struggle for...
Part 5 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News The Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel’s military response in Gaza have revealed deep rifts among American Jews on how they perceive Israel, Palestinians, and...
We are partnering with The Shalom Center in "Erecting a Tent of Mourning" for all whose hearts are open and tender enough to grieve both Palestinian and Israeli lives lost since and beyond 10/7. In collaboration with over a dozen...
In partnership with Sinai Memorial Chapel and Bay Area synagogues Jewish ways in death and dying: traditional and contemporary concepts and practices, the approach of death, dying and burial, grief and comforting the bereaved. We understand you may not be...
In partnership with Congregation Kol Emeth and Congregation Beth Am Explicitly and implicitly, Torah texts point to the idea that we are stewards of a planet to which we never gain title. Surprisingly visionary obligations follow to treat this earth...
In partnership with Congregation Kol Emeth and Congregation Beth Am Explicitly and implicitly, Torah texts point to the idea that we are stewards of a planet to which we never gain title. Surprisingly visionary obligations follow to treat this earth...
In partnership with Sinai Memorial Chapel and Bay Area synagogues Jewish ways in death and dying: traditional and contemporary concepts and practices, the approach of death, dying and burial, grief and comforting the bereaved. We understand you may not be...
