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...
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...
Partnership program with Contra Costa JCC's Under One Tent 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...
Kenneth Bob, President of Ameinu—who has been in Israel since before October 7th—will provide a "report from the ground" covering the war, the hostage situation, the state of affairs in Gaza, and life on the home front. Following that, Rabbi...
In partnership with Urban Adamah Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia are located in the westernmost part of the Arabic-speaking world, so Jews (and non-Jews) from the region are known as Maghrebi, or “Western”. Interesting, when one considers that Moroccan Jews are...
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 Urban Adamah 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...
In partnership with Urban Adamah Join us for a Moroccan-themed Hanukkah party at Urban Adamah in Berkeley! Enjoy a full Moroccan dinner, get a henna tattoo, and chat with friends. Rabbi Tsipora Gabai will speak briefly on Moroccan Hanukkah traditions,...
Session 1: Rabbi Naamah Kelman & Dr. Elan Ezrachi: American Jews and Israelis: Looking Back, Looking Forward Have October 7th and the ensuing war upended the relationship between Israelis and Diaspora Jews? Rabbi Naamah Kelman grew up in New York...
“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....
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library Ladino (also known as Judeo-Spanish or Judezmo) refers to the variety of Spanish that developed among Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492 and subsequently settled primarily in the Ottoman Empire. In...
“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....
