History & Thought
Sun 24

- Pacific Time

Jehon Grist: What REALLY Happened on Purim (Zoom only)

Virtual Program

Esther's story is exciting, romantic and disturbing. Set in the imaginary lavish court of the Persian king 2,400 years ago, it is an early example of anti-Semitism. Is there actual history here? Why did many Jews oppose its addition to the Biblical Canon? We will explore key parts of the text of the Book of Esther and its world, then fast forward to its ‘movie midrash’ - how Hollywood has interpreted the story.

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Sun 17

- Pacific Time

The Dybbuk Century: 100 Years of the Jewish Play that Possessed the World (Zoom Only)

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library

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Mon 18

- Pacific Time Series

Rabbi Yoel Kahn: The World of Midrash (In Person Only)

in partnership with Congregation Beth El, Berkeley

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Location

Congregation Beth El, Berkeley

1301 Oxford St.
Berkeley, CA 94709 + Google Map

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Thu 18

- Pacific Time

John Erlich—By the Waters of Babylon: Jews and Music in Iraq (In person or on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley and KlezCalifornia

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Location

Netivot Shalom

1316 University Ave
Berkeley 94702 + Google Map

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Sun 07

- Pacific Time

Prof. Azzan Yadin-Israel—Temptation Transformed: How The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple (Zoom only)

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, San Francisco

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Location

Jewish Community Library

1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 + Google Map

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Wed 17

- Pacific Time

Multiple Presenters: Community Learning in Memory of Rachel Brodie (In Person Only)

In partnership with Urban Adamah (along with Jewish Studio Project and JewishLearningWorks)

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Location

Urban Adamah

1151 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710 + Google Map
Sun 24

- Pacific Time

Rachel Biale—Purim: The Hangover Edition (In Person Only)

In partnership with Manny's, San Francisco

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Location

Manny's

3092 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 + Google Map

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Wed 01

- Pacific Time

Prof. Eran Kaplan: The Holocaust and the Yishuv (The Jewish Community in Palestine) (Zoom Only)

Virtual Program

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Thu 16

- Pacific Time

Prof. Yael Zerubavel
What REALLY Happened on Lag Ba'Omer: The Multiple Traditions of Lag Ba'Omer—A Jewish-Israeli View (Zoom Only)

Virtual Program

Part of our “What REALLY Happened on…” series

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Sun 19

- Pacific Time

Bradley Burston: The End of Israel? (Zoom Only)

Virtual Program
Part 6 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News

A week after celebrating Israel's Independence Day, we look at the current situation "through a glass darkly." Award-winning journalist Bradley Burston's new book "The End of Israel" details how, even before the horrific Gaza war that is still unfolding, Israelis had begun to question whether this year's Independence Day would be the nation's last. It also shows how Benjamin Netanyahu's policies enabled the war and documents a fateful and still-destructive choice Netanyahu made "to contort and sacrifice his country for the sake of his own political longevity." Burston concludes: "He chose. Israel lost. End of story."

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