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David Waksberg: "No Other Land," a Moderated Discussion
Virtual Program
“No other Land” has won an Oscar for documentary films and the Palestinian-Israeli co-directors made a passionate acceptance speech, calling for peace and partnership stating, “There is another way.” If you’ve watched the film, and want to process your reactions, hear what others think, or simply learn more, we are offering a forum for candid, respectful, and thoughtful discussion. Bring your opinion, your heart, and an open mind to hear from others. Read More to find loc... Read more
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Seth Rogovoy—Not Really “A Complete Unknown": Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots & Complex Identity
Virtual Program
A multimedia talk by Seth Rogovoy
Rescheduled from May to June
With the aid of audio clips, video, still images, and textual comparisons, Seth Rogovoy, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, will illustrate how Bob Dylan’s songwriting has always been profoundly rooted in Jewish writings, including the Torah, the Prophets, the Talmud, liturgy... Read more
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Rabbi Yoel Kahn: Hineini! Here I Am!: Early Queer Jewish Liturgy
Hybrid Program
In partnership with Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco, Congregation Beth El, Berkeley and Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos
“Hear the gay shouts of liberation in the tents of the just!” (Psalm 118:15). Reciting the festival liturgy on Pride Shabbat was an important innovation—first celebrated at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in New York in 1973—and so was this early gay-inclusive new translation of the psalm. This session, in honor of LGBTQ Pride, will e... Read more
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Jewish Arts & Bookfest
We are proud to partner with the Magnes Museum and other organizations in presenting Jewish Arts & Bookfest
Come say hello at the New Lehrhaus table, shared with Yale University Press' "Jewish Lives" series. Meet, schmooze with, and get your book/s signed by local series authors Robert Alter and Daniel Matt, and att... Read more
Register for this ProgramTotal Program Fee: $20.00
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Panel: What is “Jewish Peoplehood?” A Demographer, a Jewish Historian, and a Geneticist Walk into a Bar (Mitzvah) with Profs. Bruce Phillips and David Myers, and Adam Brown
Virtual Program
In partnership with the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society
"Jewish Peoplehood" has recently been the nom de jour in the Jewish community. What does Jewish Peoplehood actually mean? Is it a historical phenomenon, a demographic characterization, or a genetically transmitted set of traits? Our three distinguished presenters will examine the meaning, validity, and usefulness of this term.
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Prof. Eran Kaplan: The Six-Day War Revisited
Virtual Program
The 1967 Six-Day War has impacted Israel in a profound way. Much has been said and written about the regional, geo-political impact of the war; however, its impact on Israeli society, economy and culture were also far-reaching, helping transition Israel from the socialism of its founders to a more individualistic, free-market society that has embraced the (American) West and its values. In this talk, we will explore how a new Israel emerged after the Six-Day War.
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Rabbi Mychal Copeland · On Repentance and Repair
Make amends in an unapologetic world. Learn how to engage in repair work—intentional and interpersonal, whether or not you go to shul (synagogue). Find your own path into a meaningful engagement with the High Holidays, through shared study and reflection.
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Robby Adler Peckerar, Rachel Biale & Aaron Paley · From the Periphery: Jewish Culture and Education from Yiddishkayt to New Lehrhaus
Virtual Program
This session explores two radical innovations in Jewish culture and education that have their roots in the 1920s: the legacy of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order and Yiddishkayt Los Angeles, alongside Franz Rosenzweig's "New Learning" and today's New Lehrhaus.
The JPFO was one of Los Angeles's most important Jewish organizations in the early 20th century, centering anti-racist organizing and Yiddish culture. After its McCarthyist destruction in 1950, former ... Read more
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Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Isaac Deutscher
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What makes a text radically Jewish?
Join us for the Radical Jewish Reading Circle—three evenings of reading, thinking, and conversation about radical thinkers of Jewish origin.
We'll read three radical thinkers of Jewish origin. This month we begin with Isaac Deutscher, starting with his famous essay "The Non-Jewish Jew." Over the course of our time together, we'll explore figures who grappled with revolution, nationalism, identity, a... Read more
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Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Rosa Luxemburg
Virtual Program
Join us for the Radical Jewish Reading Circle: three evenings of reading, thinking, and conversation about radical thinkers of Jewish origin.
This month we turn to Rosa Luxemburg, starting with her famous 1917 letter to Mathilde Wurm, in which she declared: "I have no special corner in my heart for the ghetto: I am at home in the entire world wherever there are clouds and birds and human tears." Born in 1871 to a Jewish family in Russian-controlled Poland, Lux... Read more
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