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Spirit of the Vine: Ancient, Modern and Spiritual Perspectives on Jewish Winemaking
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This series offers a Jewish perspective on winemaking and wine culture, as well as the uniquely Jewish spiritual and ritual values associated with wine. In our first session, we'll explore the origins of wine culture in the ancient Near East with vivid images of winemaking and appreciation, both in words and pictures, from ancient Israel and Egypt. From there, we'll fast forward to Jews in the burgeoning wine industry today, including high end Kosher vintages, definitely not your mom's Manischevitz! In the third session, David White, author of the newly published Sippin' on Top of the World, will introduce the social and spiritual meaning of wine within Jewish tradition. We'll conclude with a winetasting provided by Binyamin Cantz, of Four Gates Winery, in Santa Cruz.
Schedule
# Sessions
4
Date & time
Thursdays, October 21 - November 11
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location
Tuition
$50
for the public
$40 for members
$40 for members
| Session | Time | Days | Location | Instructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Thu | Beth El | Jehon Grist |
| Oct 28 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Thu | Beth El | Susanne Strimling |
| Nov 04 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Thu | Netivot Shalom | Rabbi David White |
| Nov 11 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Thu | Netivot Shalom | Binyamin Cantz |
Locations
Instructors
Binyamin Cantz
Binyamin Cantz is a winemaker in Santa Cruz, CA at Four Gates Winery. For more information, visit www.fourgateswine.com.
Jehon Grist
Jehon Grist, Ph.D., is Executive Director of Lehrhaus Judaica. He earned his doctorate in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley, where he was a Regents' Fellow. He has conducted field research in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the Valley of the Queens in southern Egypt.
Susanne Strimling
Susanne Strimling has been a specialist in the area of contemporary art for over 20 years with consulting, curatorial, and art program management experience. She has been an advisor to collectors, as well as lectured on fine art at corporate and institutional settings. She has worked at various museums including the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. She was a signatory of the European Union Multimedia Access to Europe’s Cultural Heritage and has been at the forefront of new media and fine art.
Rabbi David White
Rabbi David White is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon where he served for 14 years. Since 2000, David White is Executive Director of WineSpirit: Institute for the Study of Wine and Spirituality, www.winespirit.org, whose purpose is to bring together people of all backgrounds, who share an interest in wine, religiously, spiritually, culturally or socially, and in addressing wine’s relationship to spirituality.