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Monday December 1, 2003

lectures & workshops

monday | 1

“Donor Technologies, Adoption and Other Methods of Building Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Families.” At Parents Place San Francisco, 1710 Scott St. 6 p.m. $25. Reservations: (415) 359-2454.

“Parenting a Child with Learning Differences.” At Parents Place San Francisco, 1710 Scott St. 6:30 p.m. $25. Reservations: (415) 359-2454.

“Your Child’s Fourth Year: What is Normal and Expectable?” At Parents Place Marin, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 7 p.m. $25. Reservations: (415) 491-7959.

“Saving Lives in an Age of Terror: The Challenges and Triumphs of Magen David Adom’s Rescue Service in Israel.” Martin Cooper, American Red Magen David for Israel Western Region chairman. Sponsor: Silicon Valley Friends of ARMDI. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 7:30 p.m. Free. (650) 497-3725.

“Where the Streets Were Paved in Gold: The Russian-Jewish Immigrants’ First Days in America.” Alexis Rubin, Jewish history teacher. First of two Monday sessions. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 7:30 p.m. $25-$45. (408) 366-9117.

tuesday | 2

“Inside Chabad-Lubavitch: Beyond the Hype.” Ken Blady, educator. At Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 10 a.m. $3-$5. (925) 938-7800.

Playtime. For adoptive families. At Parents Place Marin, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 10:30 a.m. $6. Reservations: (415) 491-7959.

“Saving Lives in an Age of Terror: The Challenges and Triumphs of Magen David Adom’s Rescue Service in Israel.” Martin Cooper, American Red Magen David for Israel Western Region chairman. Sponsor: Friends of ARMDI, East Bay chapter. At Temple Beth Torah, 42000 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. 11 a.m. Free. janicecsuh@aol.com.

“Healthy Chanukah Menus.” Ayelet Perry, chef. Sponsor: Women’s Alliance of the S.F.-based Federation. At private home in Palo Alto. 11:30 a.m. $36. Reservations: (650) 919-2107.

“The Terrific Twos and You!” First of three Tuesday sessions. At Parents Place San Francisco, 1710 Scott St. 6 p.m. $20 a session. Reservations: (415) 359-2454.

“Anger Management.” Twelve-week anger management treatment group. At Jewish Family and Children’s Services San Francisco, 2150 Post St. 7 p.m. Reservations: (415) 449-1276.

“The Highly Sensitive Child.” Elaine Aron, author. At Parents Place Marin, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 7 p.m. $20. Reservations: (415) 491-7959.

“Positive and Effective Discipline.” For parents of children ages 6 to 10. First of two Tuesday sessions. At Parents Place Marin, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 7 p.m. $40. Reservations: (415) 491-7959.

wednesday | 3

Board meeting and fund-raising skills workshop. Priscilla Kostiner, national trainer. Sponsor: Women’s Alliance of the S.F.-based federation. At private home in Los Altos Hills. 11:30 a.m. (650) 919-2107.

“Finding a LGBT-Friendly Preschool for Your Child.” At Parents Place San Francisco, 1710 Scott St. 6 p.m. $25. Reservations: (415) 359-2454.

“Nurturing Your Child’s Self Esteem.” First of two Wednesday sessions. At Parents Place Santa Rosa, 1360 N. Dutton Ave., Suite C. 6 p.m. $20 a session. Reservations: (707) 571-2048.

Recruitment meeting. Learn about Young Leadership Washington 14 Conference. Sponsor: Young Adults Division of the S.F.-based Federation. At private home. 7 p.m. Reservations: (877) YAD-1818.

South Peninsula Council meeting and fund-raising skills workshop. Priscilla Kostiner, national trainer. Sponsor: South Peninsula Region of the S.F.-based federation. At Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, 470 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. (650) 919-2107.

“Conversations in Jewish Learning: Rescue of Jewish Children in World War II France.” Charles B. Paul, professor emeritus in humanities, San Jose State University, and one of the rescued children. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 7:30 p.m. $5. (408) 366-9117.

“Social Justice Traditions.” Rabbi Allen Bennett and others. At Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Blvd., Alameda. 7:30 p.m. (510) 522-9355.

“A Night for Israel: An Insider’s View of the Middle East Crisis.” Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie, founder, National Conference on Jewish and Contemporary Law. Sponsor: Chabad of Greater South Bay. At Chabad center, 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. 8 p.m. (650) 424-9800.

thursday | 4

“The Bible Story Your Bubbe Never Told You: The Tale of a Levite’s Concubine.” Ken Cohen, president, Lehrhaus Judaica. Multi-Interest Day Adventures in Jewish Learning series. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 10:15 a.m. $5. (510) 839-2900, ext. 233.

“Grandchildren of Survivors: More or Less Jewish?” Rabbi Moshe Levin, Congregation Ner Tamid. For Holocaust survivors. At Jewish Family and Children’s Services, 2150 Post St. 2 p.m. Reservations: (415) 449-3843.

“Taking out the ‘Oy’ and Putting in the Joy of Asking.” Fund-raising training. Sponsor: Marin Division of the S.F.-based federation. At private home. 6:30 p.m. Reservations: (415) 499-1223.

“The Current Crisis.” At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 1808 Wedemeyer St. 7 p.m. $10-$12. (415) 292-1237.

“Harmonious Holidays.” At Parents Place Palo Alto, 410 Sherman Ave. 7 p.m. $30. Reservations: (650) 688-3040.

“Jews and the Web: How the Diaspora Connects Online.” Panel discussion with Tiffany Shlain, founder, Webby Awards; Peter L. Stein, executive director, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival; and Nathan Shedroff, multimedia and software expert. At Jewish Museum San Francisco, 121 Steuart St. 7 p.m. Free. Reservations: (415) 591-8801.

“A New Middle East? How Has American Foreign Policy Affected the Balance of Power?” Sponsor: North Peninsula Region of the S.F.-based federation. At Peninsula Sinai Congregation, 499 Boothbay Ave., Foster City. 7 p.m. $5. (650) 349-1523.

friday | 5

“On Dreams, Ladders and Hopes for the Jewish Future: Reflections on Jacob’s Dream.” Rabbi Lewis Barth, dean, Hebrew Union College. Scholar-in-residence at Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. 7:30 p.m. Program continues at 8:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Dec. 6. (650) 341-7701.

sunday | 7

“Why Did More than 500,000 Palestinian Arabs Leave Their Homes in Israel During the 1948 War of Independence?” Roberta Seid, director of historical research, StandWithUs. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:30 a.m. (415) 479-3441.

Arts and crafts. Artists provide instruction and materials. Sponsor: Congregations Shir Hadash and Beth David. At Shir Hadash, 16555 Shannon Road, Los Gatos. 1 p.m. $15-$25. Reservations: (408) 358-1751, ext. 5.

“The Concept of Forgiveness in the Abrahamic Faiths.” Rabbi Sydney Mintz, Congregation Emanu-El; Rev. Gerard O’Rourke, Archdiocese of San Francisco; and Hina Azam, St. Mary’s College of California. Group discussion and breaking of bread follows speakers. At St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary streets, S.F. 4 p.m. $20. Reservations: (650) 872-2578.

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