Contemporary Jewish Life
Sun 04

- Pacific Time

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

Location

Magnes Museum

2121 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94720 + Google Map
Register for this ProgramTotal Program Fee: $20.00
Wed 11

- Pacific Time

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.

Program in memo... Read more

Instructor

Thu 05

- Pacific Time

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.

Instructor

Tue 16

- Pacific Time

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.

Location

Manny's

3092 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 + Google Map

Instructor

Tue 09

- Pacific Time

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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Wed 17

- Pacific Time Series

Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Isaac Deutscher

Virtual Program

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

Instructor

Thu 29

- Pacific Time Series

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

Instructor

Mon 26

- Pacific Time

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: New Jewish Narrative

Virtual Program

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine consists of five stand-alone sessions, each requiring separate registration. These sessions invite participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharply different analyses and visions for the future of Israel/Palestine. We'll also examine the moral and political frameworks that shape those visions.

In each session, we feature a scholar, organizer, or public leader offering a distinct critical le... Read more

Instructor

Sun 01

- Pacific Time

Critical Perspectives on Israel/Palestine: Diplomacy, Poetry, and the Druze Experience

Virtual Program

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine consists of five stand-alone sessions, each requiring separate registration.  These sessions invite participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharply different analyses and visions for the future of Israel/Palestine. We'll also examine the moral and political frameworks that shape those visions.

In each session, we feature a scholar, organizer, or public leader offering a distinct criti... Read more

Instructor

Sun 08

- Pacific Time

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: Feminism & Activism in the Knesset

Virtual Program

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine consists of five stand-alone sessions, each requiring separate registration. These sessions invite participants into serious, pluralistic engagement with sharply different analyses and visions for the future of Israel/Palestine. We'll also examine the moral and political frameworks that shape those visions.

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