The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle
Kevah is proud to partner with Lerhaus Judaica, The Aleph Society and Bay Area JCCs in offering
The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle
Aleph Fellows
The Aleph Fellowship supports six cohorts of adult Jewish learners around the Bay Area. Each cohort is composed of intellectually curious and communally engaged individuals, highly motivated to be part of and contribute to a learning community. The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle requires a commitment of time and energy from each participant. Attendance at all sessions is critical, and there is reading and other preparation between meetings. Talmud study is a community process, and we believe that a breadth of experience adds to the richness of the program. Our groups include people of all ages and Jewish backgrounds to apply, whether you have never opened a page of Talmud or have had the pleasure of doing so already.
Where Aleph Fellows meet
In the 2011-2012 academic year, there are six cohorts: San Francisco at the JCCSF; North Peninsula at the PJCC in Foster City; South Peninsula at the OFJCC in Palo Alto; two cohorts in the East Bay at Lehrhaus Judaica in Berkeley; and Marin County at the OMJCC in San Rafael.
Teachers
Everyone learns Talmud, however, the people leading the learning are Professor Deena Aranoff in Marin and Berkeley; Rabbi Lavey Derby at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center; and Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan in San Francisco and Palo Alto.
Peretz Wolf-Prusan |
Deena Aranoff |
Lavey Derby |
What we are learning
The curriculum is based upon the classes developed for the Global Day of Jewish Learning 2010 including topics on leadership, tzedakah, miracles, God, and love. Lehrhaus is working with the Aleph Society to develop a specific Bay Area course syllabus.
Program Cost
The $135 participation fee is your contribution towards the cost of The Bay Area Community Talmud Circle, which includes nine sessions, webinars, materials, and the special program with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.
Adin Steinsaltz
Commitment
The Aleph Fellowship is a nine-session program that runs one Sunday a month from October through June. Excellent attendance is required. Aleph Fellows come together for hevruta study (partner study) and discussion on nine Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 am. There will be webinars connecting all cohorts, as well as exclusive learning with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.
Partner Organizations
Lehrhaus Judaica is a unique non-denominational center for adult Jewish studies serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Lehrhaus courses, conferences, and tours are open to the public, regardless of age, religion or ethnicity.
The Aleph Society exists to support the work of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz around the globe, and his mission to make the Talmud and other sources of Jewish knowledge accessible to all Jews, and the development of Jews, Jewish identity, and Jewish communities.