Dobridens at the Dawn of Klezmer

A Workshop with Mike PerlmutterSunday, May 16 | 11am – 12:45pmIn collaboration with KlezCaliforniaBy donation – RSVP to get the Zoom link Register The term “dobriden” comes from the Slavic for “good day”. These slow and stately klezmer melodies were used to greet guests and to set the mood for various wedding traditions that have since fallen […]
A Feminist Shabbat

Women’s Wisdom: Justice and LiberationA Feminist Shabbatwith Naomi Newman, Jennifer Berezan, Melanie DeMore, Laura Goldman, Yael Yechieli, and Lior Tsarfaty Friday, March 26, 5:30 – 6:30pmOn ZoomMeeting ID 826 946 797Passcode 941869 Lior has gatherered up an amazing group of women to join him for a special Shabbat in honor of Women’s History Month. Naomi Newman is a […]
The Joy of Jewish Dance

With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto MelendezThursday, April 29 | 10 – 11:30am PDT Tickets• Chochmat Members $15• General Public $20• Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come!Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class and 2 hours before the […]
The Joy of Jewish Dance

With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto MelendezThursday, April 22 | 10 – 11:30am PDT Tickets• Chochmat Members $15• General Public $20• Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come!Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class and 2 hours before the […]
The Joy of Jewish Dance

With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto MelendezThursday, April 15 | 10 – 11:30am PDT Tickets• Chochmat Members $15• General Public $20• Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come!Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class and 2 hours before the […]
The Joy of Jewish Dance

With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto MelendezThursday, April 8 | 10 – 11:30am PDT Tickets• Chochmat Members $15• General Public $20• Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come!Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class and 2 hours before the […]
The Joy of Jewish Dance

With Bruce Bierman & Gilberto MelendezThursday, April 1 | 10 – 11:30am PDT Tickets• Chochmat Members $15• General Public $20• Pay What You Can – If the ticket price is beyond your reach, we still want you to come!Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the class and 2 hours before the […]
Speaking and Listening with Authenticity and Kindness

An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication During the Counting of the Omer with Kathy Simon, Ph.D. Tuesdays | 7 – 8:15pmApril 6, 13, 20, 27 Tickets for the 4-class series$80 – Chochmat Members$120 – General PublicOr Pay What You CanThis is a fundraiser for Chochmat HaLev! Tickets In our tradition, so many of the things about […]
God of Vengeance

An artful adaptation of Sholem Asch’s ground-breaking 1906 play. Presented by the Yiddish Theatre EnsembleDirected by Bruce BiermanEnglish translation by Caraid O’Brien Streaming from Saturday, March 20 @ 8:30pm to Tuesday, March 23 @ 11:30pm PSTYour access information will be sent today (March 20) at 6pm Pacific Time. You may view multiple times.Run time 100 min. […]
Tales of the Ancestors (Sipurei Avot)

A Zoom Schmooze with Leah Shelleda Tuesday, May 4 | 7 – 8:30pmfor Chochmat MembersNot a member? Sign up here. RSVP for Chochmat Members As Jews, we have two lineages. One is our personal genealogy and the other is the heritage of biblical figures who many of us grew up with, or learned about later: Abraham, […]