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Spirit of the Vine: Ancient, Modern and Spiritual Perspectives on Jewish Winemaking
This course is no longer offered.
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! Finally, 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.
Schedule
# Sessions
3
Date & time
Wednesdays, October 13 - October 27
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location
Tuition
$50
for the public
$40 for members
$40 for members
| Session | Time | Days | Location | Instructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Wed | Temple Isaiah | Jehon Grist |
| Oct 20 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Wed | Temple Isaiah | Susanne Strimling |
| Oct 27 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Wed | Temple Isaiah | Rabbi David White |
Location
Instructors
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.