“It is not a coincidence,” says photographer Penny Wolin “that Jews are attracted to the alchemy of photography and photography has found its storytellers in Jews.” Over six years, Wolin had in-person encounters with 70 leading American Jewish photographers, including Robert...
In partnership with the Contra Costa JCC First debunking a string of myths about Hamilton's origins, Prof. Andrew Porwancher arrives at a startling conclusion: Hamilton was, in all likelihood, born and raised Jewish. While he did not identify as a...
Explore culture, history and, of course, great food on an exciting and educational trip to Morocco, March 3-13, 2023. Rabbi Yoel Kahn will lead us on a journey to fabled cities like Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech, as well as the...
FREE program presented by our partners, the Jewish Community Library In the Bible, Elijah is a zealous prophet, attacking idolatry and injustice, championing God. He defeats the prophets of Baal and performs miracles, restoring life and calling down fire. When...
In partnership with Congregation Kol Emeth and Sha'ar Zahav An interactive workshop that looks at the challenges and opportunities of the aging process through a Jewish lens. We will explore our own lives, and our preconceptions and feelings about age while...
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC and Temple Sinai Why do we celebrate eight days of Hanukkah? The answer turns out to be more complicated than what we learned as children. And we will also be surprised at how little...
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance. How have concepts of violence and non-violence...
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance. How have concepts of violence and non-violence...
In partnership with JFCS-East Bay What are the scope, characteristics, and needs of those facing poverty and economic insecurity in the Bay Area Jewish community? What is our East Bay Jewish community doing to meet those needs? February 8, 7-8:30...
We're pleased to invite you to a Partnership Program with the Taube Center for Jewish Life and Culture in Warsaw. The Hasidic movement was born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th century. Now, more than two hundred and fifty years old, it continues to fascinate...
Your Shabbat-Prep Practice The Eight Chapters, as it has come to be known, was called by Maimonides, “An Introduction to Avot." It was written sometime between 1158 and 1165, much of it while living as a refugee in Fez, Morocco,...
A partnership program of Urban Adamah and New Lehrhaus, and with Jewish Food Society Click the session titles below to reach the individual registration pages. SESSION 1: Jhos Singer—Judaism in a Bottle: The Manischewitz Story (Zoom only) Sunday, April 9 @ 3–4:30pm American wine-making...
