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Tue 13

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish from Scratch (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

Learn this rich and colorful language in a relaxed, irreverent and heimishe atmosphere.

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Mon 12

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish 2—Lernen Yiddish (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

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Sun 11

- Pacific Time

Daniel C. Matt: Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation (In Person Only)

FREE program presented by our partners, the Jewish Community Library

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Location

Jewish Community Library

1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 + Google Map

Instructor

Tue 06

- Pacific Time

Daniel Boyarin: Talmud for Beginners (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with Sha'ar Zahav

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Sat 06

Starts on - Pacific Time Series

Tish'ah Be'Av

Thu 04

- Pacific Time

Visit Morocco with Rabbi Yoel Kahn: Information Session (In Person or Virtual on Zoom)

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 desert and the mountains. Jews have lived in Morocco for over two thousand years and we will engage with both the historical and contemporary Jewish sites and community.

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Location

Congregation Beth El, Berkeley

1301 Oxford St.
Berkeley, CA 94709 + Google Map

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Sun 24

- Pacific Time

Andrew Porwancher: The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with the Contra Costa JCC

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Tue 19

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish from Scratch (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

Learn this rich and colorful language in a relaxed, irreverent and heimishe atmosphere.

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Instructor

Mon 18

- Pacific Time

Ken Blady: Yiddish 2 – Lernen Yiddish (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

In partnership with KlezCalifornia

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Thu 07

- Pacific Time

Penny Wolin—Descendants of Light: American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

“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 Frank, Annie Leibovitz, and Arnold Newman. With a visual and verbal discussion, we will explore the motivations of Jews in photography.

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Sun 26

- Pacific Time

Divinity and Infinity: Exploring the Infinite in Mathematics and Judaism

Virtual Program

Mathematicians, theologians, and even children ponder the inspiring and surprising nature of the infinite. Dr. Lesser will explore—in a lively, interactive way—how math concepts can help illuminate some big ideas in Judaism, including the value of life, the value of commandments, and the coexistence of God's transcendence and immanence. While parts of this realm can get technical, have no fear: our session will maintain a liberal arts, general adult audiences sensibility to keep it accessible to a broad diversity of backgrounds in mathematics and in Judaism.

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Thu 09

- Pacific Time

We Were Here: HIV-AIDS, the Bay Area and the Jewish Community (Virtual on Zoom)

Virtual Program

Program Video: https://youtu.be/FEzwnh37xBY

In partnership with The East Bay International Jewish Film Festival, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, and A Wider Bridge

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