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Katrin Kogman-Appel—The Kennicott Bible: A Masterpiece of Jewish Book Art (Zoom only)

The Kennicott Bible is one of the most celebrated illuminated Hebrew Bibles that survives today, delighting readers since its completion in 1476. Originating from La Coruña in northern Spain, it features lavish carpet pages, gold leaf silhouettes, and abundant marginal...

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Date:
March 31
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Pacific Time Event Series Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 2

Jehon Grist: Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 2

The second semester of a three-semester sequence, this course is designed for those who have completed New Lehrhaus Hebrew 1 and have a working Hebrew vocabulary of 75-100 words and are familiar with the grammar of nouns, adjectives, possessive endings...

Jehon Grist—Reading the Bible: In the Beginning…Biblical and Other Creation Stories

For millennia, we humans have wanted to know how it all began, and why. Within the tradition of the Western world, we need to go back to its earliest civilizations to find the foundations of our own notions of creation....

Rabbi Yoel Kahn: The World of Midrash (In Person Only)

Congregation Beth El, Berkeley 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley, CA, United States

in partnership with Congregation Beth El, Berkeley A midrash is “a story about a story in the Torah” (or the Tanakh). One of the oldest forms of Jewish commentary, midrash moves beyond the “literal” of any passage to imaginative and...

Rabbi Sheldon Lewis—The Ground on Which We Stand: Jewish Values Summoning Us to Care for Our Only Home (on Zoom)

In partnership with Congregation Kol Emeth and Congregation Beth Am Explicitly and implicitly, Torah texts point to the idea that we are stewards of a planet to which we never gain title. Surprisingly visionary obligations follow to treat this earth...

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan: Lunchtime Community Talmud Circle (Zoom only)

The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle is a growing, dynamic and welcoming community of adult participants engaged in modern Talmud study and active conversation. While the majority of participants are continuing students, anyone may join!  No prior experience with Talmud Study...

Profs. Robert Alter & Daniel Matt—Sacred Sounds: Kabbalat Shabbat Exploration in Learning & Song (Zoom only)

In partnership with Urban Adamah An immersive exploration of the tunes, words, and significance of Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath on Friday Evening). Each week will focus on a different aspect of Kabbalat Shabbat, beginning with a short teaching led...

Multiple Presenters: Walking in the Valley of the Shadow

JCC of the East Bay 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, United States +2 more

In partnership with Sinai Memorial Chapel and Bay Area synagogues Jewish ways in death and dying: traditional and contemporary concepts and practices, the approach of death, dying and burial, grief and comforting the bereaved. We understand you may not be...

1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709 United States
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Base Bay Area is on the Berkeley-Oakland border in Rockridge. Exact location will be provided upon registration. CA United States + Google Map
1300 Grand Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94610 United States
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Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan: Palo Alto Community Talmud Circle

Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA, United States

The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle is a growing, dynamic and welcoming community of adult participants engaged in modern Talmud study and active conversation. While the majority of participants are continuing students, anyone may join!  No prior experience with Talmud Study...

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Date:
April 7
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303 United States
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Prof. Azzan Yadin-Israel—Temptation Transformed: How The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple (Zoom only)

Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library, San Francisco Although the apple is one of the most widely-recognized biblical symbols, the Book of Genesis does not identify the species of the Forbidden Fruit, nor do the earliest translations of the...

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Date:
April 7
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States
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