In partnership with Klez California, the East Bay International Jewish Film Festival, and Temple Isaiah

In partnership with Jimena and Congregation Beth El

In partnership with JFCS-East Bay

What are the scope, characteristics, and needs of those facing poverty and economic insecurity in the Bay Area Jewish community? What is our East Bay Jewish community doing to meet those needs?

Join us on a musical journey from "I Have a Little Dreidel" and "Rock of Ages" to original songs, hilarious Tom Lehrer satiric numbers, and Hanukkah-themed new lyrics set to music by Leonard Bernstein and other acclaimed composers. Listen to songs you may have never heard about the Maccabees, the history of Hanukkah, and the "miracle" of making edible latkes in the song "Latkes, Shmatkes.”

In partnership with The New Israel Fund

The series will feature several projects that create bridges of collaboration and peace-building between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as neighboring Jordan.

Eda Pell, our stalwart supporter and most generous donor, sponsors an annual lecture at UC Berkeley: we encourage you to attend.

In partnership with Taube Philanthropies, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and UC Berkeley Center for Jewish Studies

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 and literary, which will turn your Passover Seder upside down.

A partnership program of Urban Adamah and New Lehrhaus, and with Jewish Food Society

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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.