In partnership with Urban Adamah (along with Jewish Studio Project and JewishLearningWorks) Join us as we honor the remarkable life and enduring impact of Rachel Brodie, z"l, in the season of her second yartzeit. Called a master Jewish educator, a...
In partnership with Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley and KlezCalifornia In 1947, Baghdad's Jewish community of 90,000 comprised about 25% of the city's population, and Iraq's 130,000 Jews comprised almost 3% of the total population (higher than the Jewish population in...
Biblical narratives retain a powerful hold on the Jewish imagination, yet many Jewish (and some non-Jewish) writers in the Greco-Roman era rewrote many of these stories despite their ostensible sacredness. What did the authors of these versions have in mind...
In partnership with the the JFCS Holocaust Center's San Francisco-wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration and Day of Learning, and the Contra Costa community-wide commemoration. While members of the Jewish Yishuv were not in a position to impact the course of the...
The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle is a growing, dynamic and welcoming community of adult participants engaged in modern Talmud study and active conversation. While the majority of participants are continuing students, anyone may join! No prior experience with Talmud...
Part of our “What REALLY Happened on…” series Lag Ba’Omer (the 33rd day of the counting of the omer from Passover to Shavu'ot) first appeared in the Middle Ages as a fairly obscure holiday connected to Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi...
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...
Sex and furniture, really? Really! Beds (of course), tables, lamps, and ornaments: rabbinic texts illuminate attitudes towards sexuality in key texts where furniture appears—either as literal objects or as metaphors. Wednesday, May 22 @ 7–8:30pm, on Zoom
This three-session course will cover the history and lived experiences of Soviet Jews, their fight to leave for Israel and their current life in Russia. Beginning with the history of Jewish communities in Russia and the Soviet Union and widespread...
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library Inspired by the American group of the same name, Israel’s Black Panthers were young and impoverished Israelis, primarily from a Moroccan background, who mounted protests and a yearslong political campaign in the 1970s...
In partnership with the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life With ketubah artists David Moss, Deborah Ugoretz & Rachel Biale The art of illuminating ketubot (Jewish marriage contracts) spans Jewish communities from India and Iran, to Europe, North Africa,...
In partnership with ReBoot Stereotypes about Jewish physical weakness have meant that the crucial role of Jews in making American fitness culture has often been overlooked — despite the 19th century tradition of muscular Judaism established precisely to challenge these...
