Gallery Tour
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesStop by the Magnes for a free guided tour of the new exhibition, "In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World."
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Sacred Light: Conversation with Deena Aranoff and Mahjabeen Dhala
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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.
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Downtown Berkeley’s Holiday on the Plaza
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza 2170 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, United StatesCelebrate 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.
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From Sanandaj to Essaouira: Journey through Modal Music
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.
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Restless Lexicons: Contemporary Hebrew Poetry in Translation
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTwo 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.
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Henna Party: Celebrate Middle Eastern Jewish Wedding Traditions
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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!