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New Lehrhaus

Inspired by Franz Rosenzweig’s “Free Jewish Lehrhaus,” established in Frankfurt in 1920, New Lehrhaus is the modern-day hub for adult Jewish learning in the Bay Area.

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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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Multi-session Programs

Rabbi Greg Marcus—Crazy-Busy Jews: Overcoming a Crazy Busy Life as a Professional Using Applied Jewish Wisdom In partnership with J Leaders
Tuesdays, 5/13, 5/27, 6/3
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Rabbi Molly Karp—Martin Buber: A Land of Two Peoples
Thursdays, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29
4:00 – 5:30 PM, on Zoom

One-session Programs

Leonard Rothman: Cartography of Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel)
Wednesday, 5/21
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Rachel Biale—Joint Memoirs: A Quarter Century Apart
Thursday, 5/22
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Rachel Biale—Joint Memoirs: A Quarter Century Apart
Wednesday, 5/28
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Seth Rogovoy—Not Really “A Complete Unknown”: Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots & Complex Identity
Monday, 6/9
5:00 – 6:30 PM, on Zoom

Seth Rogovoy—Not Really “A Complete Unknown”: Bob Dylan’s Jewish Roots & Complex Identity
Thursday, 6/12
7:30 – 9:00 PM, In person at Cong. Sha’ar Zahav, or on Zoom

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

Hands of Sofer writes a sefer Torah. In the Torah's 613 commandments, the second to last is that every Jew should write a Sefer Torah in their lifetime.

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