friday/22
Beth Sholom scholar-in-residence Rabbi Benay Lappe. The first openly lesbian Conservative rabbi shares her story and teaches about heresies in Judaism. 5:30 p.m. Also March 23 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. At Congregation Beth Sholom, 301-14th Ave., S.F. Free. www.bethsholomsf.org.
Beth Am scholar-in-residence Rabbi Elliot Dorff. Leading scholar in the Conservative movement discusses law and ethics. 5 and 6:15 p.m. Also March 23 at 4 p.m. and March 24 at 9 a.m. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. Free. www.betham.org.
thursday/4
“The Arab Spring: An Israeli Perspective.” Talk by Amichai Magen of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. At Hoover Institution, 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford. 4 p.m. Free. www.isgap.org.
Presentation on Soviet Yiddish author Moyshe Kulbak. Scholar Sasha Senderovich discusses the author’s newly translated intergenerational novel
“The Zelmenyaners.” At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishlearningworks.org.