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Friday November 2, 2007

Shorts: Bay Area

Jewish museum gets $410,000 outreach grant

San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum was one of 11 San Francisco arts organizations chosen for a $6.3 million grant from the Wallace Foundation aimed at boosting growth in public attendance and participation.

The CJM, which was awarded $410,000 to be disbursed over the next four years, will use the money to foster its “Family Outreach Initiative,” which aims to mitigate financial barriers for low-income families and publicize the museum as a venue for people of all backgrounds. The initiative also calls for an increase in interactive family programming and special events.

The New York-based Wallace Foundation is an independent, national foundation dedicated to supporting and sharing effective ideas and practices that expand learning and enrichment opportunities for all people.

Marin JCC celebrates Jewish Book Month with author talks, family-friendly activities

To celebrate Jewish Book Month, the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center has filled up the November calendar with a string of author appearances, children’s activities and a family-friendly Jewish book fair.

Among those speaking are KQED radio personality Michael Krasny, author of “Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life,” who will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Rodger Kamenetz, author of “The History of Last Night’s Dream,” will speak 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Israeli children’s book author and illustrator Miri Leshem Pelly speaks Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. Cookbook author Lisa Rauchwerger will give a cooking demonstration on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.

The book fair is happening on Sunday, Nov. 4.

All events take place at the Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. For a full listing and more information, call (415) 444-8000 or visit www.marinjcc.org.

Gourmet cooking with a dash of learning

Chabad of Mill Valley will combine gourmet kosher cooking with Jewish learning during a cooking class Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Chabad, 355 Starling Road, Mill Valley.

Rebbetzin Chana Scop will teach the hands-on class — this one will focus on side dishes — after which the students will be encouraged to stay, eat and talk about “how to stay spiritually warm during the winter months.”

The class costs $12 and is one of six events in the series “Women Illuminating the World.” To RSVP, contact Scop by Sunday, Nov. 4 at (415) 381-3794.

JGate to hold talk on ‘who’s a Jew’

JGate will sponsor a potluck Shabbat dinner and community conversation Friday, Nov. 9 in El Cerrito.

The evening is themed “That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish: Who’s a Jew and Why.”

Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. at JGate, 409 Liberty St. in El Cerrito. Afterward, Rabbi Bridget Wynne will lead attendants in an interactive discussion about the diversity of Jews.

Space is limited and an RSVP is required. To sign up, call (510) 559-8140 or email rabbibridget@jgate.org. For more information visit www.jgate.org.

A religious leader a week in Emanu-El speakers series

How much do you really know about the Baha’i faith? How about Sikhs? And what about Muslims?

Anyone with a desire to learn more about his or her fellow religions is invited to San Francisco’s Congregation Emanu-El for a series of free speeches by spiritual leaders.

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, Maha El Genadi, the executive director of the Islamic Network Group, will speak. On Nov. 14 it will be Kathy Kelley of the Spiritual Assembly of Baha’i in San Francisco, and on Nov. 28 it will be Gurbux Kahlon, the lay leader of El Sobrante’s Sikh temple.

Each speech runs from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Participants are asked to bring their own dinners and the temple will provide drinks and cookies. For more information, email fprice@emanuelsf.com or call (415) 751-2541 ext. 151.

Green Tech to stage fundraiser

The nonprofit Israel Institute-Green Technology Fund will stage an educational and fundraising event in San Francisco next week.

Author Edwin Black will discuss his book “Internal Combustion: How Corporations and Governments Addicted the World to Oil and Derailed the Alternatives.”

Daryl Temkin, director of the Green Technology Fund, will present the mission of his new organization.

The Israel Institute-Green Technology Fund supports Israeli scientists and engineers working on alternative-energy innovations to eliminate global oil dependency.

The event takes place Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St., S.F. For information, call (415) 346-1720.

clarification

In the Oct. 26 article “Planning a wedding is becoming a family affair,” Daniel Weinberg’s quote about his father’s wedding was said in jest.

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