Join the Magnes and the Madrasa/Midrasha Program of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) for Sacred Light, a conversation with GTU faculty, Dr. Deena Aranoff and Dr. Madjabeen Dhala, as they explore the richness, diversity, differences, and commonalities of the Jewish and Islamic traditions.
Celebrate Hanukkah in downtown Berkeley, as part of the annual Holiday on the Plaza! Join us for a heartwarming afternoon of seasonal cheer and community fun hosted by the Downtown Berkeley Association.
Join the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.
Two translators, two books by important and divergent voices in contemporary Hebrew literature. Yakir Ben Moshe's Take a Breath, You’re Getting Excited walks “a tightrope of levity and weight” in its portrait of a younger poet’s frenetic, serial search for love in Tel Aviv. Simon Adaf’s Aviva-No, a cycle of elegies on the death of the poet’s sister, inhabits an opposite pole of grief and loss.
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!
