Join us Fridays at noon for look at the Torah Portion of the week through the portal of the Zohar. The gate pictured here is the entrance to the garden of Moses de Leon, the compiler of the Zohar. He...
In partnership with Manny's, San Francisco Still feeling the effects of one too many l'chayims? Or hunting for a sober approach to the world's most spirit-full holiday? Never fear, New Lehrhaus is here with the perfect cure this Purim! Join...
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...
in partnership with Congregation Beth El, Berkeley A midrash is “a story about a story in the Torah” (or the Tanakh). One of the oldest forms of Jewish commentary, midrash moves beyond the “literal” of any passage to imaginative and...
A partnership program of New Lehrhaus Read and study the Zohar, the masterpiece of Kabbalah. You may enroll in either of two sections—one reading the Zohar in English and the other working with the original Aramaic. Both are live on...
We are proud to partner in the Second Annual Eva and Martin Libitzky Memorial Lecture From the late 1920s to the outbreak of WWII, the comedy duo of Szymon Dzigan and Yisroel Shumacher enjoyed unparalleled popularity in Poland's world of...
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 An immersive exploration of the tunes, words, and significance of Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath on Friday Evening). Each week will focus on a different aspect of Kabbalat Shabbat, beginning with a short teaching led...
Join us Fridays at noon for look at the Torah Portion of the week through the portal of the Zohar. The gate pictured here is the entrance to the garden of Moses de Leon, the compiler of the Zohar. He...
The Kennicott Bible is one of the most celebrated illuminated Hebrew Bibles that survives today, delighting readers since its completion in 1476. Originating from La Coruña in northern Spain, it features lavish carpet pages, gold leaf silhouettes, and abundant marginal...
The second semester of a three-semester sequence, this course is designed for those who have completed New Lehrhaus Hebrew 1 and have a working Hebrew vocabulary of 75-100 words and are familiar with the grammar of nouns, adjectives, possessive endings...
For millennia, we humans have wanted to know how it all began, and why. Within the tradition of the Western world, we need to go back to its earliest civilizations to find the foundations of our own notions of creation....
