In partnership with the Osher Marin JCC

Please join us for an immersive two-hour Talmud session in which the words of the rabbis will enable us to step into the upcoming cycle of holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. This study session will support us in preparing for this sacred time and its potential for restoration and transformation.

Sunday, September 15, 10am–12pm

In partnership with Congregation Emeth, Morgan Hill

The history of baseball is filled with interesting stories of Jewish players. In this program we'll take a closer look at many of the famous—and perhaps slightly less famous—players over the past 160 years, as well putting them in a historical context. The story continues today, as we take a look at the 16 Jewish players on an active Major League roster. From Moe Berg to Hank Greenberg... Read more

Over the past decade, Professor Feldman has conducted ethnographic research with theocratic activists in Jerusalem—Jewish men and women who view the rebuilding of a temple on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, the renewal of animal sacrifices (discontinued for thousands of years in Judaism), and the restoration of a Jewish monarchy, as the prophesied conclusion to Zionism. Explore a revival movement gaining unprecedented support in Israel from both religious and secular politicians in the Knes... Read more

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 at the historic peace conference in New Hampshire.

Thursday, May 4, 4–5:30pm on Zoom