In partnership with Osher Marin JCC This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance. How have concepts of violence and non-violence...
A partnership program of New Lehrhaus In this course we read and study the Zohar, the masterpiece of Kabbalah. Currently, we are exploring the Zohar on the Book of Genesis. Students can enroll in the current series, held live on...
In partnership with Jimena and Congregation Beth El This series will delve into various aspects of the Jewish community in Morocco, from its storied history to the role of Jews in 20th-century politics, to the daily life of Jews in Berber...
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...
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance. How have concepts of violence and non-violence...
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...
In Partnership with Brandeis University Alumni Network and Congregation B'nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek How did the legal structure of white supremacy in the South become enfeebled, if not destroyed? Because of discrimination, black lawyers were too few to make...
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 JIMENA From the 1880s to the First World War, Jews fostered and nurtured a global ostrich feather trade; from Yiddish-speaking Russian-Lithuanian feather handlers in South Africa to London manufacturers and wholesalers, from rival Sephardic families whose feathers...