New Lehrhaus

New Lehrhaus is the Bay Area’s non-denominational adult Jewish learning institution dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry, contemporary relevance and cultural and religious pluralism. New Lehrhaus brings students and teachers together in dialogue to explore Jewish sources, traditions, and arts, sustaining and enriching the vibrant spirit of Jewish civilization.

Explore Upcoming Events

Single session Programs

Psychoanalysis in Yiddish and Hebrew
Wednesday, 6/3
6:00 – 7:30 PM, On Zoom

In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Soviet Jewish Writers
Sunday, 6/7
1:00 – 2:30 PM, on Zoom

All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat
Sunday, 6/7
1:00 – 2:30 PM, In Person

Healing Plants and the Jewish Table: Carrots, Wax, and Food as Medicine
Wednesday, 6/24
7:00 – 8:30 PM, On Zoom

Multi-session Programs

Multiple Instructors: Friday Torah Study
On-going every Friday
8:00 – 9:00 AM, on Zoom

Literature in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna Ghettos
Wednesdays, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Sex, Lies, No Videotape: Gender & Sexuality in Rabbinic Texts
Thursdays, 6/4, 6/11
7:00 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Shakespeare and the Jews
Sundays, 6/7, 6/14
10:00 – 11:30 AM, on Zoom

Queer Jewish Berlin: Gender, Desire, and Liberation in the Weimar Republic
Tuesdays, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14
6:30 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom

Jewish Argentina: A Literary Journey from the Pampas to the Plaza de Mayo
Thursdays, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6
12:00 – 1:00 PM, on Zoom

Talmud Circles and Courses

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan’s Talmud Circle
Sundays, 6/7
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, In Person at the JCCSF and on Zoom

Languages

Jacob Kodner | Language Keepers: Documenting Endangered Jewish Languages
Mondays, began 10/27
4:00 – 5:30 PM, on Zoom

Visit newlehrhaus.org to see their ever-expanding offering of programs, classes, lectures and workshops.