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The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City - Jewish LearningWorks

The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 tells the twin stories of uneducated but deeply observant female immigrants who discover their collective power as consumers, and of the Midwestern meatpacking cartel that conspired to keep prices high. Anticipating both the consumer movement and contemporary Jewish activism, these women organized themselves into a potent fighting force.

Join author Scott D. Seligman on December 6th at 2pm for this event!

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Expanding Your Reach - Jewish LearningWorks

Introducing a year-long series for youth professionals to fuel your engagement work. Join colleagues both familiar and new every on the first Thursday of each month for free workshops and expert-led sessions.

First session is on December 3rd at 1pm!

jewishlearning.works Introducing a year-long series for youth professionals to fuel your engagement work. Join colleagues both familiar and new every on the first Thursday of each

American Jews and the Civil Rights Movement - Jewish LearningWorks

This presentation will explore a new understanding of American Jewish participation in the modern civil rights movement.

What inspired Jewish participation in social justice causes? What possibilities and limits did it create? Dr. Dollinger will introduce new ways of thinking about this complex history.

This program is presented by the SFSU Department of Jewish Studies and will be held on December 1st at 5pm.

jewishlearning.works This program is presented by the SFSU Department of Jewish Studies as part of the Fall 2020 Lectures in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the Jewish

“Learn the Signs. Act Early.” has FREE child development tools

Many Jewish Early Childhood Educators play a critical role to observe children meet their developmental milestones. Jewish LearningWorks can help you with resources from classroom observations, consultations, and trainings for staff. Inclusion funding is available to subsidy these services. We know the importance of acting early, share these tools [https://www.facebook.com/CDC] with parents of your preschoolers to help strengthen your partnership and enhance the process of moving from observation to action.

For more info visit: https://jewishlearning.works/our-work/professional-learning/special-needs/

cdc.gov From birth to 5 years, your child should reach milestones in how he plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Learn more about these milestones here!

The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently - Jewish LearningWorks

Why do Jews and Christians interpret the same texts differently? In their new book, The Bible With and Without Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler examine such famous biblical passages as the creation stories, Psalm 22, and Isaiah’s comments about a special child and a suffering servant.

This event will be on Nov 22nd at 11am!

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Download the Hanukkah lesson, https://bit.ly/3pcThnc our most recent addition to our Jewish Values Curriculum. Visit the library of lesson plans for families with children ages 5-8. Each of these lessons focus on a single middah, Jewish value. They are stand alone lessons that can be used in a variety of settings, including holiday programming, to engage families in learning.

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Creating Moscow’s New Jewish Museum: A View from the Inside - Jewish LearningWorks

As a member of the academic advisory council that played a key role in designing the museum’s exhibits, Natan Meir participated in the development of the museum from its inception to its completion. He will discuss the museum’s role and function in the context of contemporary Russian society, competing forces at work in the museum’s creation, and debates during the design phase about how to present complex historical phenomena such as the shtetl, Bolsheviks of Jewish ancestry, and the Holocaust in the Soviet Union.

Join the discussion on 18th at 7pm.

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Juda and the New Jew: Undead Jewish Israeli Identities - Jewish LearningWorks

What happens when a Jewish Israeli television series appropriates antisemitic tropes about bloodthirsty vampires? Join Prof. Vered Weiss as she explores the 2017 Israeli television series Juda as a platform for social critique, and exposes the productive use of the vampire as a means to address antisemitism and reconsider social boundaries.

This event will be held on Nov 17th at 5pm!

jewishlearning.works Vered Weiss is the Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in the Department of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University. Weiss holds an M.A. in comparative

Daytsh af tselokhes: Why Yiddish Isn’t German - Jewish LearningWorks

This Jewish version of German dispensed with the Christianity (and much of the residual paganism) that informed the “original” language, sometimes disposing of it, at other times assigning to words and phrases meanings that simply were not there in the “original” language. Wex will examine some of these words and phrases, as well as the sources of their new meanings.

Join us for this event on Nov 15th at 11am!

jewishlearning.works Michael Wex is the author of three books on Yiddish, including the bestselling Born to Kvetch. He has taught the language at the University of Toronto and the

Beyond Leaning In - Mentorship and Sponsorship Strategies for Advancing Gender Equity - Jewish LearningWorks

Most of us intuitively know how mentors can help us along our professional journey. But what is a “sponsor?” This workshop will explore how one is different from the other, and how we might proactively stretch beyond our informal relationships to advocate for, introduce, and connect each other as we build our careers. This event will be on Nov 12 at 3:30pm!

jewishlearning.works Most of us intuitively know how mentors can help us along our professional journey. But what is a “sponsor?” This workshop will explore how one is different

Leveraging the Four I's of Oppression for Equitable Institutional Change - Jewish LearningWorks

This session will explore the interplay of internalized, interpersonal, institutional and ideological oppression and the domino affect they can have on achieving the kind of change we strive for and fear.

Join the discussion on Nov 11th at 9:30am!

jewishlearning.works This session will explore the interplay of internalized, interpersonal, institutional and ideological oppression and the domino affect they can have on

We Commit - 18 Months Later - Jewish LearningWorks

WE COMMIT in May 2019, was the Bay Area’s first-ever Jewish communal summit on sexual harassment attended by over 300 Jewish professionals and lay leaders.

At this workshop, Shalom Bayit will share the tools that have helped Jewish leaders further commit to safe and respectful workplaces following the summit. Register for the event on Nov 12 at 9:30am.

jewishlearning.works WE COMMIT in May 2019, was the Bay Area’s first-ever Jewish communal summit on sexual harassment attended by over 300 Jewish professionals and lay leaders. At

Designing our Hiring for Equity - Jewish LearningWorks

In this session we will encounter frameworks for understanding implicit bias, confront our own in connection with our work, and understand how we may identify and address these detrimental biases in order to mitigate their effects.

This session will be on Nov 10th at 3:30pm.

jewishlearning.works Our unconscious biases are embedded in every decision we make, both in our personal and work lives. They produce unintended outcomes in our relationships and

Keystone Issues for Gender Equity in Jewish Organizations - Jewish LearningWorks

Over the past year, Leading Edge has been investigating the root causes of the gender gap in top leadership at Jewish nonprofit organizations. They’ve identified 75 factors that roll up into five “keystone species” of this persistent gender gap.

In this workshop, Leading Edge will share details about their analysis and how it could be adapted to other big questions and systemic change. They will share out findings about the keystone species and work with participants to identify ways we can each take action to rejuvenate the Jewish organizational ecosystem and close the gender gap.

Join the conversation Nov 10th at 9:30am!

jewishlearning.works Over the past year, Leading Edge has been investigating the root causes of the gender gap in top leadership at Jewish nonprofit organizations. They’ve

Lifting Our Voices Together

Today's the day! If you haven't voted yet, or remain on the fence about whether or not you should, here's a little inspiration.

November 3, 2020 is election day. Let's lift our voices together to ensure justice for all.

How Women’s Relationships Define our Lives and our Leadership - Jewish LearningWorks

As leaders of households, organizations, and communities, women utilize carefully curated and held relationships that shape our lives and work. These values-based relationships often cut across social, geographic, and generational boundaries and serve as a strategy through which women hold the community together.

Keynote speaker Jamie Allen Black will define core elements of relational leadership and shine light on this important function that women hold in Jewish communal life. Join us Nov 9th at 9:30am!

jewishlearning.works As leaders of households, organizations, and communities, women utilize carefully curated and held relationships that shape our lives and work. These

The Rise of Religious Cinema in Israel - Jewish LearningWorks

This lecture will explore the growing interest in religious themes in Israeli cinema and the broader social and historical forces behind it.

This program is presented by the SFSU Department of Jewish Studies as part of the Fall 2020 Lectures in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Library. Follow the link to register for the event on Nov 10th!

jewishlearning.works This program is presented by the SFSU Department of Jewish Studies as part of the Fall 2020 Lectures in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the Jewish

Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times - Featuring Beit T’Shuvah

Join us for this important workshop on December 16th where our speakers will share wisdom from the spiritual recovery program at Beit T'Shuvah that can be applied to life in the pandemic to help all of us perceive hope and possibility when all seems dark.

Follow the link to register: https://jewishlearning.works/event/hope-and-possibility-in-uncertain-times-for-educators-and-parents/?event_date=2020-12-16

This presentation will bring ancient Jewish sources into conversation with contemporary voices from disability communities — and grapple with questions of disability, difference, and the politics of healing.

On Nov 8th at 3 PM, Jewish LearningWorks Senior Educator Liora Brosbe will lead a discussion for educators exploring the application of Belser’s work. This is an opportunity to explore how this essential conversation relates to our work with students, parents, and community members in Jewish educational settings.

https://jewishlearning.works/event/julia-watts-belser/?event_date=2020-11-08

Voices for Good: Advancing Gender Equity Together - Jewish LearningWorks

Achieving equity in our organizations is a communal effort! Will *you* be part of the solution?! Be our partner in Advancing Gender Equity Together. Registration closes tomorrow, Friday 10/30.

jewishlearning.works As our community wrestles with challenging questions of leadership structures, power dynamics, and historical context, Voices for Good continues to create

In this presentation, Aubrey Glazer, co-editor of the seven-volume series From Tiberias, With Love, will present two case studies of Tiberian Hasidic responses to the Plague of 1786 and the 1929 riots in Mandatory Palestine, which feel strikingly relevant today. This event will be on Nov 1st at 2pm. Click the link to register: https://jewishlearning.works/event/tiberian/?event_date=2020-11-01

Voices for Good: Advancing Gender Equity Together - Jewish LearningWorks

Achieving equity in our organizations is a communal effort! Will *you* be part of the solution?! Be our partner in Advancing Gender Equity Together. Registration closes on Friday 10/30.

jewishlearning.works As our community wrestles with challenging questions of leadership structures, power dynamics, and historical context, Voices for Good continues to create

Expanding Your Reach - Jewish LearningWorks

Introducing a year-long series for youth professionals to fuel your engagement work. Join colleagues both familiar and new every on the first Thursday of each month for free workshops and expert-led sessions. First session starts Nov. 5th!

jewishlearning.works Introducing a year-long series for youth professionals to fuel your engagement work. Join colleagues both familiar and new every on the first Thursday of each

Voices for Good: Advancing Gender Equity Together - Jewish LearningWorks

4 days; 6 nationally renowned presenters. Join us to advance gender equity in Bay Area Jewish life - registration closes Friday 10/30.

jewishlearning.works As our community wrestles with challenging questions of leadership structures, power dynamics, and historical context, Voices for Good continues to create

Forging a Jewish Path to Resilience

Our CEO, Dana Sheanin was published today in EJewish Philanthropy

From the article...

"As we confront a global pandemic, address deep economic inequality and wrestle with systemic racism, we are called as Jews – and as human beings – to do the difficult work of balancing self-care, and care for others, and asked to do both with a sense of urgency. The most critical step educational leaders can take today is to encourage teachers to deepen their focus on Judaism’s timeless lessons of character development. A subtle shift in our focus can meaningfully support the resilience of learners of all ages – from preschool through retirement."

#jewishlearning #jewishwisdom #jewishknowledge #jewishresilience

ejewishphilanthropy.com By Dana Sheanin Perhaps one of the most well-known pieces of Jewish wisdom is from Pirke Avot: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?…

“And for the groom a sardine”: Sephardi Women’s Songs - Jewish LearningWorks

This presentation will explore the main genres of these songs in the Sephardi cultures of the old Ottoman region (Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans) and the western Mediterranean, specifically Morocco. Judith Cohen will discuss the women singing the songs, as well as the endlessly varied stories of the women portrayed in the songs, and will include both recorded and live musical examples.

Join us for this event on October 28th at 7pm!

jewishlearning.works Most of the Judeo-Spanish or Ladino Sephardi song repertoire was traditionally sung by women. This presentation will explore the main genres of these songs in the Sephardi cultures of the old Ottoman region (Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans) and the western Mediterranean, specifically Morocco.

“Perhaps Redeemed”: Literature, the Holocaust, and the Survivor’s Need for a Radical Humanism - Jewish LearningWorks

Through an examination of the works of Ruth Klüger, Imre Kertesz, Primo Levi, Jean Améry, and Charlotte Delbo, Kitty Millet will trace the “radical humanism” that emerges in literature when survivors are the subjects of their own narratives.

This virtual program is presented by the SFSU Department of Jewish Studies as part of the Fall 2020 Lectures in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Library. Click to register for the event on October 27th at 5pm.

jewishlearning.works Through an examination of the works of Ruth Klüger, Imre Kertesz, Primo Levi, Jean Améry, and Charlotte Delbo, Kitty Millet will trace the “radical humanism” that emerges in literature when survivors are the subjects of their own narratives.

Voices for Good: Advancing Gender Equity Together - Jewish LearningWorks

Achieving equity in our organizations is a communal effort! Join us in November for thought provoking communal conversations and workshops designed for people in all roles in Jewish communal life. Registration closes 10/30.

jewishlearning.works As our community wrestles with challenging questions of leadership structures, power dynamics, and historical context, Voices for Good continues to create

Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food - Jewish LearningWorks

Dr. Gross will discuss his new co-edited book, Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food (New York University Press), which explores the intertwinement of food and Jewish traditions. Join us for the discussion on October 18th at 4pm!

jewishlearning.works Presented by Aaron S. Gross

Voices for Good: Advancing Gender Equity Together - Jewish LearningWorks

4 days; 6 nationally renowned presenters. Register today and join us to advance gender equity in Bay Area Jewish life.

jewishlearning.works As our community wrestles with challenging questions of leadership structures, power dynamics, and historical context, Voices for Good continues to create