Courses by location: JCCSF

JCCSF

3200 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94118

415-292-1200

Add to cart A Taste of Hebrew (Spring)

L100A-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 04/13/2010 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 ten ...

Add to cart A Taste of Hebrew (Winter)

L100-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 01/19/2010 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 ten ...

Add to cart Advanced Hebrew (Spring)

L300A-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 04/15/2010 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, ...

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg: A Master Class

T400-SJ Instructors: Gottlieb Zornberg Starting: 04/26/2010 Location: JCCSF

Join us for a special study session with Jerusalem-based educator, Torah scholar, and philosopher Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg (The Murmuring Deep, The Beginning of Desire, The Particulars of Rapture). Her lectures are a unique mix ...

Add to cart Beginning Hebrew (Spring)

L105A-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 04/13/2010 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 ...

Add to cart Beginning Hebrew (Winter)

L105-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 01/19/2010 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 ...

Add to cart Intermediate Hebrew (Spring)

L200A-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 04/14/2010 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. For ...

Add to cart Intermediate Hebrew (Winter)

L200-SJ Instructors: Sach Peri Starting: 01/20/2010 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. For ...

Add to cart Introduction to Judaism (Spring)

I110B-SJ Instructors: Goldstein Starting: 04/14/2010 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 biblical and Jewish texts, try Jewish practices, socialize ...

Add to cart Introduction to Judaism (Winter)

I110A-SJ Instructors: Goldstein Starting: 01/20/2010 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 biblical and Jewish texts, try Jewish practices, socialize ...

Persian Jewry: From Ahasuerus to Ahmadinejad, with Samuel Thrope and Jaleh Pirnazar, UCB

H200-SJ Instructors: Thrope Starting: 04/22/2010 Location: JCCSF

Explore the rich history of Jews in present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Bukhara, and other Central Asian countries. These communities date back to late antiquity, when they mingled with ancient Zoroastrians, and have left their unique mark ...

The Song of Songs: Love and Rebirth in Jewish Mystical Poetry

A300-SJ Instructors: Aranoff Starting: 03/03/2010 Location: JCCSF

Alternating between male and female voices both mournful and hopeful, the Song of Songs is seen as the “holy of holies” of Jewish texts and the most important Biblical text of the Kabbalah. The book ...

What is Jewish Art?

A250-SJ Instructors: Zawatsky Starting: 03/04/2010 Location: JCCSF

In the Torah, God tells Bezalel to make the high priest’s garments “for glory and for beauty.” For most of Jewish history, Jewish art took the form of ritual objects but in the last few ...