L310-NS Instructors: Grist Starting: 02/05/2012 Location: Congregation Netivot Shalom

Lamentations marks the dividing line between the end of Israelite religion and the beginning of Judaism: the destruction of Solomon’s Jerusalem Temple in 586 BCE. Filled with eloquent despair, it also affirms an enduring belief ...

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 ...

L100AB-NS Instructors: Grist Starting: 02/05/2012 Location: Congregation Netivot Shalom

This class introduces students to all the basic elements of Prayerbook Hebrew: the alphabet, vowels, vocabulary, sight-reading skills, and basic grammar. You'll learn some of the key prayerbook melodies and discuss the meaning of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

L200C-NS Instructors: Grist Starting: 02/05/2012 Location: Congregation Netivot Shalom

This course introduces the more complex verb patterns of classical Hebrew and the irregular verb system, while building Hebrew vocabulary. Students will also translate passages from the Hebrew Bible and learn to use Hebrew research ...

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 ...

H350-BA Instructors: Grist Starting: 03/15/2012 Location: Congregation Beth Am

In January 2011, the self-immolation death of a Tunisian fruit-stand owner lit the flames of revolt throughout the Arab world. In a region where absolute rule from the top has been the norm for millennia, ...

H350-SJ Instructors: Grist Starting: 03/12/2012 Location: JCCSF

In January 2011, the self-immolation death of a Tunisian fruit-stand owner lit the flames of revolt throughout the Arab world. In a region where absolute rule from the top has been the norm for millennia, ...

H350-CBE Instructors: Grist Starting: 03/06/2012 Location: Congregation Beth El

In January 2011, the self-immolation death of a Tunisian fruit-stand owner lit the flames of revolt throughout the Arab world. In a region where absolute rule from the top has been the norm for millennia, ...

H250-CBS Instructors: Freeman Starting: 01/29/2012 Location: Congregation B'nai Shalom

Discover the origins of the Garden of Eden, explore its meaning in rabbinic literature, and begin planning your own biblical garden. This course guides you through the process. We'll start by searching for the beginnings ...

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 ...

H350-ST Instructors: Grist Starting: 03/14/2012 Location: Congregation Shomrei Torah

Thanks to recent discoveries in archaeology and ancient text research, we know far more about Israel's monarchs than we did just 10 years ago. Our course will integrate biblical scripture, excavation finds, and Near Eastern ...

D120-SH Instructors: Grist Starting: 04/15/2012 Location: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

Jewish tradition tells us to live Passover as if we ourselves were there with Moses over 3,000 years ago. This class gives you a chance to do just that. We will discover the land of ...