Join the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.
Join the Magnes, Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, and JIMENA, Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa for Our Own Stories: Authors on Jewish Life in the Muslim World, a virtual program with Jewish authors Almog Behar, Ruby Namdar, and Ayelet Tsabari, and scholar Angy Cohen. The objects exhibited […]
Join the Magnes for Texts You Can Taste: Sephardic Culinary Heritage with culinary historian and cookbook author Dr. Hélène Jawhara Piñer as she reflects on ways food can tell stories about the Jewish Diaspora. A lecture, cooking demo, tasting, and book signing, Dr. Jawhara Piñer will share her research work collecting recipes from historical sources and demonstrate the preparation of traditional Sephardic foods.
Join the Magnes and JIMENA, Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa for "Henna Party: Celebrate Middle Eastern Jewish Wedding Traditions" and experience the special garments, tastes, songs, and spirit of a traditional Sephardic and Mizrahi Henna Ceremony!
Join the Magnes for "Jewish Material Cultures in the Muslim World," an international symposium in conjunction with the exhibition "In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World."
Stop by the Magnes to view "Flowing through Time and Tradition" on the first day the museum's newest exhibition is open to the public.
Stop by the Magnes during UC Berkeley's Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming for a free guided tour of the new exhibition, "Flowing through Time and Tradition"
Join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for "Midrash or Myth? An Aggada about the Prince of the Sea," a Lunch and Learn with Professor Emeritus Daniel Boyarin exploring themes from the exhibition "Flowing Through Time and Tradition."
Join us before "The Beginning of Possibility" program on visual midrash for a special screening of Naomie Kremer and David Grubin’s film, "In the Beginning Was Desire," a mythopoetic journey through the story of Adam and Eve featuring renowned Biblical scholar Aviva Zornberg. The 40-minute film will start at 11:30am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and 4:30 pm.
In the beginning was creation: ever since, Jews have delved into traditional texts to create new stories. This process, known as midrash, can be expressed in many forms, including works of visual art such as those featured in "Flowing through Time and Tradition." Join author Rabbi Adina Allen and multimedia artist Naomie Kremer to explore the visual interpretation of texts in this conversation and art workshop.
Stop by the Magnes for a free monthly gallery talk with the curator of the new exhibition, "Flowing through Time and Tradition."
The fifth in a series of creative, collaborative study sessions inspired by the art and objects on view in "Flowing through Time and Tradition." Led by Dan Alter, this session we will read, discuss, and compose poetry related to tracing the course of the running waters in our lives, our lands, and their paths in our bodies.
