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...
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,...
This course starts from the beginning and covers the following: Covers approximately chapters 8-13 of Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way Increases vocabulary to 150+ words Builds comprehension of basic Prayerbook passages and their melodies Explores topics in the history of...
Completes instructor text on the verb patterns and irregular verbs Covers three or more passages from The First Hebrew Reader Introduces the art and science of Biblical text translation and analysis Continues to explore aspects of the Hebrew Bible and...
In our fall semester, our class explored the tragic last days of the Kingdom of Judah in 586 BCE and its aftermath in texts from II Kings and Lamentations. To close the academic year, we’ll celebrate the restoration of the...
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...
Explore why Israeli voters turned towards Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners at the November election, leading to his becoming the longest-serving prime minister of Israel and parliamentary losses for left-wing and Arab parties. Rosenbaum will delve into the major...
Join our partners, Taube Philanthropies and POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw in marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with three special Bay Area Lectures (in-person only). “Battles over the Holocaust: Polish-Jewish Memory...
Join our partners, Taube Philanthropies and POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw in marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with three special Bay Area Lectures (in-person only). “Battles over the Holocaust: Polish-Jewish Memory...
Join our partners, Taube Philanthropies and POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw in marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with three special Bay Area Lectures (in-person only). “Battles over the Holocaust: Polish-Jewish Memory...
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. SESSION 1: Jhos Singer—Judaism in a Bottle: The Manischewitz Story (Zoom only) Sunday, April 9 @ 3–4:30pm American wine-making...
