We hope you saw the latest article in the J-weekly, It’s back! New Lehrhaus to kick off first classes next month. That's right, our classes begin in October. There is tremendous excitement and enthusiasm amount instructors and students. We hope you'll find something of interest in our list of offerings. If you have a particular interest that you don't see covered feel free to email us...
We thought it would be useful to give everyone a recap on what's happened in the last two months to Lehrhaus. The J-weekly has covered it well. First, there was the announcement of the closure of HaMaqom (formerly Lehrhaus Judaica). Have a look at the article here. You'll see a photo of our stalwart instructor, Jehon Grist, in the early days of both Lehrhaus and Jehon!...
The Jewish community was heartbroken at the news that HaMaqom (formerly Lehrhaus Judaica) is closing its doors after forty-seven years of providing outstanding adult Jewish education. Inspired by Franz Rosenzweig’s “Free Jewish Lehrhaus,” which was established in Frankfurt in 1920, our Lehrhaus was one of the crown jewels of the Bay Area community and was unique in North America. Spearheaded by David and Rachel Biale,...