CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies

Hashivenu: Jewish Teachings on Resilience

Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Chair in Jewish Studies
and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life present

The 2019 Taubman Lectures

The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

Translations from Hebrew in Russia in the Second Half of the 15th Century and the Heresy of the Judaizers

Moshe Taube

Please join for this conference in honor of Professor David Biale on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

The conference features reflections on Professor Biale's scholarly work and teaching by his students.

The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by July 25, 2019.

Click here for more information and the conference schedule.

Please join us for a special talk with Abby Stein titled "From Rabbi to Trans Activist."

Bring your lunch and join us for food and learning together in the Sukkah!

Exploring Emunah in the Sukkah

The Hebrew word "emunah" is often translated as faith or belief, but the translation fails to capture the word's dynamics. The Zohar, a Jewish mystical text, describes the Sukkah as the "shadow of emunah." Sitting in the CJS sukkah together, we will learn selected biblical, mystical, and contemporary Jewish sources, reflecting upon what we know about emunah and its shadows. There might be some singing.

Please join us in building the CJS Sukkah! Pizza will be provided.

Time: 12:30pm

Location: 2465 Le Conte Ave., Berkeley

CJS is proud to announce the appointment of Sam Berrin Shonkoff as Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies.  Come have lunch with CJS and hear Sam give a lecture on Martin Buber.

The semester is over Friday, May 24, but that doesn't have to mean learning is over!

Join us for an evening of learning, inspiration and unique perspectives during the ancient kabbalist tradition of Shavuot. Come for an hour or stay the whole night as educators and scholars from the Bay Area Jewish community guide us on a spiritual journey. All are welcome! 

The JCC encourages participants to bring their own Kosher food for themselves if they would like to eat throughout the evening.  Free childcare is also available from 7pm-12am (midnight).