New Lehrhaus

New Lehrhaus is the Bay Area’s non-denominational adult Jewish learning institution dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry, contemporary relevance and cultural and religious pluralism. New Lehrhaus brings students and teachers together in dialogue to explore Jewish sources, traditions, and arts, sustaining and enriching the vibrant spirit of Jewish civilization.

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Single Session Programs

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: New Jewish Narrative
Monday, 1/26
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Canon to Canvas: Biblical Texts in Art
Wednesday, 1/28
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Critical Perspectives on Israel/Palestine: Diplomacy, Poetry, and the Druze Experience
Sunday, 2/1
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, on Zoom

Critical Perspectives on Israel/Palestine: Feminism & Activism in the Knesset
Sunday, 2/8
10:00 – 11:30 AM, on Zoom

Exploring Hasidism: Meet the Baal Shem Tov
Thursday, 2/12
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Philip Roth: Stung by Life
Wednesday, 2/18
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

The Megillah of Esther: (Re)Reading a Silly Story for Adults
Thursday, 2/19
7:30 – 9:00 PM, on Zoom

Critical Perspectives on Israel & Palestine: Standing Together
Sunday, 2/22
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, on Zoom

Multi-session Programs

Multiple Instructors: Friday Torah Study
On-going every Friday
8:00 – 9:00 AM, on Zoom

A Tour of Ancient Israel
Tuesdays, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew 2
Sundays, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29
3:30 – 5:00 PM, on Zoom

Reading Biblical Texts: Prophets and Prophecy in the Biblical World
Sundays, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29
5:15 – 6:45 PM, on Zoom

Radical Jewish Reading Circle: Gustav Landauer
Thursdays, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Stranger than a Golem: The Hidden World of the Maharal of Prague
Mondays, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Reading Yiddish Texts: The Yiddish Stage – Classic One-Act Plays
Fridays, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27
4:00 – 5:00 PM, on Zoom

Talmud Circles and Courses

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan’s Talmud Circle
Sundays, 1/4, 2/1, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3, 6/7
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, In Person at the JCCSF and on Zoom

Rabbi Dorothy Richman’s Talmud Circle
Wednesdays, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/15, 5/13 @ 12:00 – 1:00 PM, on Zoom
Sunday, 6/7 @ 12:00 – 2:00 PM, on Zoom

Languages

Jacob Kodner | Language Keepers: Documenting Endangered Jewish Languages
Mondays, began 10/27
4:00 – 5:30 PM, on Zoom

Visit newlehrhaus.org to see their ever-expanding offering of programs, classes, lectures and workshops.