February 2013
Participants for the Center for Jewish Studies' and Center for Islamic Studies' annual Madrasa-Midrasha Day of Learning gathered at Easton Hall on Sunday, February 10, for a day of exploration into the history, contributions, and representations of Jews and Muslims on a variety of American media platforms. Beginning with welcomes from both centers and an introduction to this year's theme, Reel Jews & Muslims: Representations of Jews and Muslims in American Media,Munir Jiwa, Director of the Center for Islamic Studies, gave opening remarks. Soon-to-be graduates Shaina Hammerman of CJS and Som Pourfarzaneh of CIS led the first workshops on film and on social media, respectively. Two UC Berkeley graduates, Yoav Potash, a local [...]
Find out moreOctober 2013
he Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU co-sponsored their annual Madrasa/Midrasha Day of Learning on October 10 with over sixty people in attendance. Each year a topic is explored from both Jewish and Muslim perspectives. This year’s speakers were Rizwan Mawani, an educator, scholar, and research consultant who is currently completing his MA at the Center for Islamic Studies, and Francesco Spagnolo, a multidisciplinary scholar who is also the Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, a Lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of California, [...]
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Madrasa/Midrasha Day of Learning sponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies Speakers: Rizwan Mawani, Educator and Scholar, MA Student, Center for Islamic Studies, GTU Francesco Spagnolo, Curator at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life Carol Bier (moderator), Islamic Art Historian, Visiting Scholar, Center for Islamic Studies, GTU View/print flyer
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In 2015, the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur almost precisely overlaps with the period of the Hajj, which culminates in Eid al-Adha on the day after Yom Kippur. This public program will explore many of the shared themes of this season, including repentance, pilgrimage, and sacrifice. Introduction: 1pm Panel: 1:15pm Breakout Session: 3:15pm Music: 4:45pm Reception: 5:30pm A recording of this event is available here.
Find out moreDecember 2016
CIS-CJS joint Madrasa-Midrasha program is pleased to announce that Dr. Shahzad Bashir and Dr. Charlotte Fonrobert (both at Stanford University) will present, “Scholarship Across Divides: Jewish and Islamic Studies in Conversation,” to be held on December 1 at the GTU Library Dinner Board Room. Reception at 6:30 pm and lectures 7-8:30 pm. The final CIS-CJS joint Madrasa-Midrasha class, Texts/Contexts: Judaism and Islam, will be held 1-6 pm on December 4 at the GTU Library Board Room. The topic will be “Insiders and Outsiders” in Judaism and Islam, and will be led by Dr. Charlotte Fonrobert (Stanford University) and Dr. Abdullah Ali (Zaytuna [...]
Find out moreApril 2017
An interreligious event featuring lectures by Dr. Deena Aranoff and Dr. Nargis Virani. Cosponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU, as part of the Madrasa-Midrasha program. GTU Dinner Board Room, 2400 Ridge Rd., Berkeley. The GTU would like to acknowledge and thank The Walter and Elise Haas Fund for making this event possible.
Find out moreOctober 2017
Please join the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies' Madrasa-Midrasha Programas we reflect on the various aspects of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic holy days. Featured speakers are Mahjabeen Dhala, Rabbi Stephen Pearce, and Marianne Farina CSC. Mahjabeen Dhala is a presidential scholar and PhD student in the department of Sacred Texts and their Interpretations at the Graduate Theological Union. Stephen S. Pearce, PhD, is Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco, a faculty member of the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of San Francisco, and the Beyond The Walls: Spiritual Writing Program at [...]
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