It’s not what you think, it’s not what the Hagaddah tells us, it’s not what you remember from Sunday School or "The Ten Commandments." Profs. Ron Hendel and Robert Alter will provide an analysis of the Biblical text, both historical...
Explore why Israeli voters turned towards Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners at the November election, leading to his becoming the longest-serving prime minister of Israel and parliamentary losses for left-wing and Arab parties. Rosenbaum will delve into the major...
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 2 @ 3–4:30pm American wine-making...
Part of the "Soil to Soul: Agriculture and Jewish Culture" series In partnership with JCCSF American wine-making history, immigration trends of the late 19th Century, and the rise and fall of Prohibition meet in the origin story of the most...
Sunday, April 9, 12:30 - 2:30, in-person only at Urban Adamah, Berkeley Bring your signature charoset with a note about its origin and ingredients. A panel of culinary mavens will judge the entries and proclaim a winner while you nosh...
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 2 @ 3–4:30pm American wine-making...
This course begins with two famous ancient Tamudic bedroom stories with antipodal messages, but its focus is on how—1800 years later—these tales generate an astounding contemporary debate between two colors of black, two leading Haredi ultraOrthodox groups in Israel (who...
This course begins with two famous ancient Tamudic bedroom stories with antipodal messages, but its focus is on how—1800 years later—these tales generate an astounding contemporary debate between two colors of black, two leading Haredi ultraOrthodox groups in Israel (who...
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 2 @ 3–4:30pm American wine-making...
Part of the "Soil to Soul: Agriculture and Jewish Culture" series In conversation with Yael Raviv of Jewish Food Society We have come a long way from the 18th-century kosher gourmet cookbook in German to the Jewish Food Society's online archive....
This course begins with two famous ancient Tamudic bedroom stories with antipodal messages, but its focus is on how—1800 years later—these tales generate an astounding contemporary debate between two colors of black, two leading Haredi ultraOrthodox groups in Israel (who...
A petty Russian dictator launches an ill-advised war of territorial conquest against an enemy that proves impressively resilient. The year? 1904. This talk explores a historic event with deep resonance today—the Russo-Japanese War—and uncovers the surprising role of American Jews...