Current courses by topic: Contemporary Issues
8 courses in 4 subcategories:
Bay Area Jews (3 courses)
Series
Allen Ginsberg Festival
A800-CJM
The Contemporary Jewish Museum collaborates and partners with historical literary organizations around San Francisco to broaden the interest and discussion around the life and times of Allen Ginsberg. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Beat ...
Beat Reunion: A Celebratory Night of Panels, Performances, and a Beat Cafe
A800B-CJM Instructors: Starting: 07/12/2013 Location: Mechanics' Institute Library
Join us at the Mechanics' Institute Library for an evening of celebration and conversation. BEAT CAFÉ, Café Fourth floor, 5:30–6:30pm Featuring Poetry-Jazz with poet ruth weiss and percussionist Hal Davis The Prophetic Voice: Blake, Whitman, ...
Tour of the Beat Generation in San Francisco
A800D-CJM Instructors: Morgan Starting: 07/14/2013 Location: The Beat Museum
Bill Morgan will lead a tour of the Beat Generation in San Francisco. The trip will include a visit to the Beat Museum. For more information, tickets, and reservations visit ginsbergfestival.com
Ethics (2 courses)
Series
Allen Ginsberg Festival
A800-CJM
The Contemporary Jewish Museum collaborates and partners with historical literary organizations around San Francisco to broaden the interest and discussion around the life and times of Allen Ginsberg. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Beat ...
HOWL Legacy: The Continuing Battle for Free Expression
A800E-CJM Instructors: Starting: 07/14/2013 Location: Contemporary Jewish Museum
The publishing and defending of Allen Ginsberg's seminal poem Howl became landmark moments in the history of freedom of speech, obscenity issues, and the censorship of literary works. Many of those issues are still with ...
Practice (2 courses)
Series
Allen Ginsberg Festival
A800-CJM
The Contemporary Jewish Museum collaborates and partners with historical literary organizations around San Francisco to broaden the interest and discussion around the life and times of Allen Ginsberg. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Beat ...
Poetry Shabbat: Havdalah and Its Possibilities
A800C-CJM Instructors: Starting: 07/13/2013 Location: Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
Contemporary poets write original works to celebrate and illuminate the Shabbat service. It will be part of the Havdallah ceremony. Poets include Neeli Cherkovski, Sam Sax, and Daphne Gottlieb. Congregants will also participate by reading ...
Spirituality (1 course)
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Singing Communities Intensive
P800-LJ Instructors: Richman Starting: 06/17/2013 Location: Congregation Netivot Shalom
Join Music Director and Ba’al Tfilah Joey Weisenberg and Rabbi Dorothy Richman for four interactive days of energetic singing as we explore the connections between Jewish music, prayer, spirit, and text. Daily Schedule 9:30 - ...