Courses by date: 2012
23 courses:
March (8 courses)
L100B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/27/2012 Location: JCCSF
In this introductory course, students with little or no prior knowledge of Hebrew establish a basic foundation. Study the Hebrew alphabet, fundamental grammar and basic vocabulary. Learn to speak, understand and read in only 10 ...
L400B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/29/2012 Location: JCCSF
Created for students with high-level speaking and writing skills, this course offers an in-depth Hebrew reading and discussion forum on topics ranging from current events to Israeli culture. All courses are taught Israeli Ulpan style, ...
L450B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/29/2012 Location: JCCSF
Created for students with high-level speaking and writing skills, this course offers an in-depth Hebrew reading and discussion forum on topics ranging from current events to Israeli culture. All courses are taught Israeli Ulpan style, ...
L150B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/27/2012 Location: JCCSF
Advance from the basics to the next level with a program full of conversation, letter recognition, reading proficiency and basic grammar. Build your vocabulary and learn more of the basic skills for living, including numbers ...
L200B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/27/2012 Location: JCCSF
Advance from the basics to the next level with a program full of conversation, letter recognition, reading proficiency and basic grammar. Build your vocabulary and learn more of the basic skills for living, including numbers ...
L250B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/28/2012 Location: JCCSF
Designed to build on previous knowledge, students improve their ability to read with understanding, increase vocabulary and practice everyday conversations. All courses are taught Israeli Ulpan style, with Hebrew being the language of instruction.
L300B-SJ Instructors: Zach Peri Starting: 03/28/2012 Location: JCCSF
Designed to build on previous knowledge, students improve their ability to read with understanding, increase vocabulary and practice everyday conversations. All courses are taught Israeli Ulpan style, with Hebrew being the language of instruction.
I100B-SJ Instructors: Baugh Starting: 03/28/2012 Location: JCCSF
Designed for Jews who seek a deeper connection with their heritage and for non-Jews wanting a greater understanding of Judaism, this course offers an opportunity to study texts, try Jewish practices, socialize and gain insights ...
April (4 courses)
L315-CBE Instructors: Grist Starting: 04/08/2012 Location: Congregation Beth El
Imagine traveling back in time to Israel's birth moment, somewhere between the late 13th-12th centuries BCE. That's what we'll do as we translate and analyze passages from Judges 4-5. Judges 4 offers a prose account ...
T106C-CCD Instructors: Cohen Starting: 04/19/2012 Location: Contra Costa Jewish Day School
Sacred Time in a Sacred Land This Spring, we will complete our study of the Book of Numbers! Our class will include a study of the sacred times and observances of the holy days in ...
L200A-CBE Instructors: Grist Starting: 04/08/2012 Location: Congregation Beth El
The third semester of the introductory sequence of Biblical Hebrew grammar, this course covers the more complex features of the language commonly found in Biblical and Siddur (prayerbook) texts. After a brief review of material ...
I100C-TS Instructors: Adar Starting: 04/04/2012 Location: Temple Sinai
Who is a Jew? Who are the Jews? We will explore these questions by looking at Jewish life from many different angles: kashrut, Israel, the movements of Judaism (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionism and Renewal), Jewish ...
May (8 courses)
L500S-BA Instructors: Morad Starting: 05/31/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am
This course will focus on conversational skills with an attention to improving fluency.
L100CS-BA Instructors: Morad Starting: 05/30/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am
This is a continuation of the Beginning Modern Hebrew class that has been meeting at the Oshman Family JCC. Students further develop vocabulary, grammar and basic conversational skills. The instructor will show both patience and ...
L200S-BA Instructors: Morad Starting: 05/30/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am
In this continuation of Modern Hebrew Level A2, students build on vocabulary, grammar and basic conversational skills. The instructor will show both patience and sensitivity to the needs of adult learners who have limited time ...
L300S-BA Instructors: Morad Starting: 05/29/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am
A continuation of the intermediate level, this course takes students to a higher level of conversation and comprehension skills, while further developing an understanding of Hebrew grammar. Prerequisite: Completion of four semesters of Lehrhaus Judaica’s ...
L400S-BA Instructors: Morad Starting: 05/31/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am
This course further expands fluency in Hebrew conversation and comprehension, and is designed for students with a reasonably developed level of modern Hebrew speaking and understanding. It continues building student vocabulary, grammar, and fluency skills. ...
L405S-BA Instructors: Morad Starting: 05/29/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am
This course further expands fluency in Hebrew conversation and comprehension, and is designed for students with a reasonably developed level of modern Hebrew speaking and understanding. It continues building student vocabulary, grammar, and fluency skills ...
H300-JCL Instructors: Glickman Starting: 05/31/2012 Location: BJE Jewish Community Library
In 1896, Rabbi Solomon Schechter of Cambridge University stepped into the attic of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, and encountered the largest treasure trove of medieval and early manuscripts ever discovered. The Cairo ...
T350-KS Instructors: Wolf-Prusan Starting: 05/01/2012 Location: Congregation Kol Shofar
As we travel from Egypt to Sinai, from Pesach to Shavuot, we arrive at two different Sinais: The Sinais of Judah HaLevi and Maimonides. We find both in our behaviors, liturgy, and recent Israeli law. ...
June (2 courses)
L500-LJ Instructors: Grist Starting: 06/17/2012 Location: Lehrhaus Judaica
Ancient Egyptian was one of the first 'picture languages,' employing beautiful images to express consonants, syllables and whole words. When Biblical Hebrew was born, Egyptian writing was already 2000 years old, a language rich in ...
H300-LJ Instructors: Grist Starting: 06/17/2012 Location: Lehrhaus Judaica
From Narmer to Cleopatra, Pharaonic Egypt spanned 3000 years. Our course will cover every century and all the key personalities and conflicts of this extraordinary civilization. But we'll dig deeper to discover Egypt's gods and ...
July (1 course)
H205-PSR Instructors: Grist Starting: 07/09/2012 Location: Pacific School of Religion at GTU
This course takes a decidedly holistic approach to understanding the scrolls in the context of their times. We'll begin with an overview of the history encompassing the scrolls, ca. 200 BCE-100 CE. From there, we'll ...