In partnership with KlezCalifornia Little-known themes of Jewish music are explored here via the music of Jewish weddings, the synthesis of "Gypsy" and Jewish music, the case of a 19th-century traveling Hasidic musician, an analysis of the only surviving pre-war...
In partnership with Temple Sinai, Oakland Have you ever walked through a museum, stopped at a painting, and wondered what was going on in the artist’s mind? If so, you might be inspired to write ekphrastic poetry, which is poetry...
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...
Eda Pell, our stalwart supporter and most generous donor, sponsors an annual lecture at UC Berkeley: we encourage you to attend. In 2019, the shooter of the Poway synagogue near San Diego cited the story of Simon of Trent, a...
Your Shabbat-Prep Practice The Eight Chapters, as it has come to be known, was called by Maimonides, “An Introduction to Avot." It was written sometime between 1158 and 1165, much of it while living as a refugee in Fez, Morocco,...
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...
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...
This is the second half of Hebrew 1, which covers the following: Introduces Hebrew alphabet, vowels Word pronunciation skills and sight reading Nouns and adjectives Develops a vocabulary of 75 words Builds comprehension of basic Prayerbook passages and their melodies...
Introduces the command and infinitive verb forms Begins to cover the remaining Hebrew verb patterns Increased focus on reading more complex Prayerbook and Biblical texts Continues to explore aspects of the Hebrew Bible and its world Covering the last chapters...
Second only to the Ark of the Covenant, the four-horned altar ranks as the most important ritual tool in ancient Israelite practice. While the God of Israel communicated his presence and law through the Ark and the tablets contained within...
In partnership with KlezCalifornia Little-known themes of Jewish music are explored here via the music of Jewish weddings, the synthesis of "Gypsy" and Jewish music, the case of a 19th-century traveling Hasidic musician, an analysis of the only surviving pre-war...
In partnership with Temple Sinai, Oakland Have you ever walked through a museum, stopped at a painting, and wondered what was going on in the artist’s mind? If so, you might be inspired to write ekphrastic poetry, which is poetry...