Lectures
2007
“Shakespeare, Kabbalah, and the Occult,” Engagement and Learning for Leaders: Sonoma Study Group; Jewish Community Federation/Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County/Lehrhaus Judaica, Glenn Ellen, CA.
2007
SSU Holocaust Lecture
“French, Jewish and Maquis: My Grandparents in the French Resistance (1939-1945),” 24th Annual Sonoma State University Holocaust Lecture Series, Rohnert Park, CA.
2007
“Erotic Kabbalah,” The 2nd Annual Bureau of Jewish Education/Sonoma County JCC Feast of Jewish Learning: Telling Secrets/Revealing Mysteries, Santa Rosa, CA.
2006
“Kabbalistic Poetry Writing,” The 3rd Annual Sonoma County JCC, Jewish Meditation Retreat, Santa Rosa, CA.
2006
“My Grandparents in the French Resistance,” The Jewish Film Series of the Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County: presented at the Boulevard Cinemas in Petaluma, CA and The Rialto Cinema Lakeside, Santa Rosa, CA.
2006
“Kabbalah and History,” B’nai Israel Jewish Center, Petaluma, CA.
2006
“The Literature and Poetry of Jewish Mysticism,” Chochmat Halev, Berkeley, CA.
2006
“The Origins and Major Trends of Jewish Mysticism,” A Heritage of History: The Jewish Experience 2007 BCE–2007 CE. Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa, CA.
2006
“The Dybbuk, The Metamorphosis, Satan in Goray, Angels in America, The Puttermesser Paper;” presented by Nextbook and the American Library Association. Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature Discussion Series: Demons, Golems, and Dybbuks: Monsters of the Jewish Imagination at the Moraga Library, Moraga CA.
2006
“Sigmund Freud: History, Judaism and Kabbalah,” The Jewish Community Library, SF CA; a lecture series commemorating Freud’s 150th birthday and legacy.
2006
“Insights from Jewish Mysticism: The Zohar,” Learning and Leadership in the Community: Jewish Community Federation Marin Study Group, in partnership with Lehrhaus Judaica.
2006
“Maimonides, Kabbalah and the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry,” Jewish Business Persons Lunch Group, Walnut Creek, CA
2005
“Jewish Men and Women of the French Resistance,” Multi–Interest Day (MID), Adventures in Jewish Learning Lectures, Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro, CA
2005
“From Herzog to Mr. Sammler’s Planet: An Introduction to Saul Bellow,” The Jewish Book Festival, Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, Walnut Creek, CA
2004
“Kabbalah and the Shabbath,” Temple Isaiah, Lafayette CA
2004
“Shylock: Shakespeare’s Jewish Magician,” Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, Walnut Creek CA
2004
“Kabbalah and the 21st Century–Is it Still Relevant?” Getting to the Core Jewish Educators’ Conference, Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, Walnut Creek CA
2004
“The Zohar and Kabbalah,” Jewish Business Persons Lunch Group, Walnut Creek CA
2004
“Franz Kafka and Kabbalah,” Temple Israel, Stockton CA
2003
“Jewish Mysticism in a Day,” Berkeley–Richmond Jewish Community Center, Berkeley CA