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David Biale: What Really Happened on Hanukkah? (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC and Temple Sinai
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Profs. Robert Alter and Ron Hendel: What REALLY Happened on Passover? (Virtual on Zoom)
It’s not what you think, it’s not what the Hagaddah tells us, it’s not what you remember from Sunday School or "The Ten Commandments." Profs. Ron Hendel and Robert Alter will provide an analysis of the Biblical text, both historical and literary, which will turn your Passover Seder upside down.
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Dr. Jehon Grist & Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan: What REALLY Happened at Sinai? (Zoom only)
Shavuot celebrates Matan Torah - the giving of the Torah at Sinai. But what really happened there? Jewish tradition holds that every Jew throughout all time was present at Sinai. What do we "remember" from it? And what does archeology tell us about it: was there a mass gathering? a golden calf? tablets inscribed with ten commandments? Or did something even more earthshaking happen in the Sinai desert?
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Chew-ish & Jew-ish—Lunch & Learn @ Manny’s Cafe
Rabbi Jessica Graf: What REALLY Happened at Sinai? (In Person Only)
The holiday of Shavuot, which begins Thursday evening (May 25), celebrates the giving of the Torah at Sinai. Jewish tradition holds that every Jew throughout all time was present at Sinai. Do you “remember” it? What does archeology tell us? Was there a mass gathering at Mt. Sinai? A golden calf? Tablets inscribed with ten commandments? Join us for some answers… and more questions.
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Tu Be’Av: The Little-Known Jewish Summer Love Festival (Zoom only)
On Tu Be'Av (the fifteenth of Av), "the daughters of Jerusalem would go out and dance in the vineyards. And what would they say? 'Young man, lift up your eyes and see—whom would you choose.'" (Talmud, Ta'anit). Learn about the holiday and dip into romantic love stories from the Bible and Midrash.
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Rabbi Mychal Copeland—Tu Be’Av: The Little-Known Jewish Summer Love Festival (In-person only)
Part of Chew-ish & Jew-ish: Lunch & Learn at Manny’s Café.
In partnership with Congregation Sha'ar Zahav in San Francisco.
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Sukkot Film Screening: The Route of the Citron by Izza Genini (In Person Only)
In partnership with Urban Adamah
Join us for a screening of The Route of the Citron (Etrog) by award winning filmmaker Izza Genini.
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Mor-anukkah: A Moroccan Hanukkah Party! (In-person only)
In partnership with Urban Adamah
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Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan & Rachel Biale—What REALLY Happens on Tu BiShvat: From the Kabbalah to the Kibbutz (Zoom only)
In partnership with Cong. Etz Chayim, Palo Alto
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Dr. Ron Feldman—Why Jewish Holidays Are Always Late or Early: How the Jewish Calendar Evolved (Zoom only)
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 focus on different ways of incorporating the rhythms of the lunar month (a natural cycle) and Sabbath (a non-natural cycle).
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