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Friday April 6, 2007

Lectures & workshops

tuesday | 10

“The Essential Kabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition.” With Rabbi Stacy Friedman. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12 p.m. Free. (415) 479-3441.

“Holy Relationships.” With Tsvi Bar David. Tuesdays through May 15. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $70-$75. (415) 292-1278.

wednesday | 11

Etgar Keret — “On Talking Fish and Hairy Soccer-Loving Girlfriends.” Conversation and film excerpts. At Stanford University, Building 420, Room 041. 6 p.m. Free. (650) 725-0577.

Jewish Plays: Reader’s Theatre. Explore the play “See Under: LOVE” with playwright Corey Fischer. Wednesdays through May 2. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 7 p.m. $55. (415) 444-8000.

thursday | 12

“Beyond Anne Frank: Hidden Children and Postwar Families in Holland.” Reading and talk with Diane L. Wolf. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.

“Jewish Superheroes.” With local comic book expert Rabbi Harry Manhoff. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. Free. (510) 839-2900 ext. 347.

Etgar Keret: “The Nimrod Flipout.” At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. www.jccsf.org.

friday | 13

“These Are the Obligations.” With scholar-in-residence Judith R. Baskin. At Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. 6:15 p.m. And 12 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Free. (650) 341-7701.

saturday | 14

Yom HaShoah observance with Panther Alier, a Lost Boy of Sudan. At Congregation Shomrei Torah, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa. 7 p.m. Free. (707) 578-5519.

sunday | 15

“The Spiritual Dynamics of Jewish Prayer.” With Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:20 a.m. Up to $10. (415) 479-3441.

“Rebuilding Our Lives: From Darkness to Light.” Sonoma County Yom HaShoah commemoration. At the Friedman Center, 4676 Mayette Ave., Santa Rosa. 2 p.m. Free. www.nershalom.org.

“An Afternoon on the Holocaust and Resistance.” At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 5 p.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 253.

Yom HaShoah remembrance through song, readings and art. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 5 p.m. Free. (650) 961-1909.

“Remembering the Holocaust From Generation to Generation.” At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 6 p.m. (415) 419-3632.

Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Commemoration Day. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. And 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 16 at Temple Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. www.hcnc.org.

“A Taste of Judaism: Are You Curious?” With Rabbi George Gittleman. Sundays through May 6. At Congregation Shomrei Torah, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa. 7 p.m. $36. (707) 545-3280.

monday | 16

Israeli cooking for young adults. With j. cook columnist Rebecca Ets-Hokin. Mondays through April 30. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $60-$90. (415) 751-2535.

“Pivotal Moments: The Daily Struggle for Survival.” North Peninsula Yom HaShoah commemoration. At Temple Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. 6:30 p.m. Free. (650) 961-1922.

“From Ezra to Einstein.” Jewish history from the biblical period to the modern day. With Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz. Mondays through May 7. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $60-$70. (415) 292-1278.

“Listening to the Past: An Introduction to Oral History for the Family Historian.” San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishgen.org/sfbajgs.

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