December 12
The Middle East Process:
U.S.–Greater Middle East Efforts for Progress
Briefing with Professor Asher Susser
The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Tel Aviv University
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
7:00 pm
Jewish Community High School of the Bay – Auditorium
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco 
December 2
Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conversation
Giving for Goodness Sake:
Charity in the Abrahamic Traditions
Sunday, December 2, 2007
5 – 8 pm
St. Mary’s Cathedral
1111 Gough Street (at Geary), San Francisco
November 29
60th Anniversary of Historic UN Vote
The United Nations General Assembly voted 60 years ago to partition British-controlled Palestine into Jewish Palestine and Arab Palestine. Join us as we celebrate this historic decision which led to the establishment of Israel.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
7:30 pm
Contra Costa JCC
2071 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek
November 18
Dream for Darfur
Rally, Symbolic Torch Relay, & Die-In
To Tell China: “Stop Fueling the Darfur Genocide NOW!”
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, California
November 18, 2007
10 am
To register and for more info:
Or visit www.darfursf.org.
Jewish Community Responses to Local Disasters: How to Help
November 2007
Bay Area Oil Spill
Read this SF Gate article on ways to help.
October 2007
California Wildfires
JFCS and United Jewish Communities are coordinating donations. Designate your gift as “Southern California Fire Response 2007”.
November 14
Impediments to Peace in the Middle East
with Itamar Marcus, Director of Palestinian Media Watch
November 14, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Stanford University
Taube Hillel House,
565 Mayfield Avenue
Free and open to the public.
November 7
Ambassador Dennis Ross speaks on “Statecraft”
at the Annual Contra Costa Jewish Book & Arts Festival
Wednesday, November 7
7:30 pm
Contra Costa JCC
2071 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek
October 2
South Bay Interfaith event:
Keep the Diversity;
Seek the Harmony
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Circle of Palms, downtown San Jose
Join us for our third annual interfaith gathering, celebrating with music, food, and prayers from the diverse religious traditions of the Silicon Valley.
For more information and to register, visit www.southbayinterfaith.org.
September & October
Judaism and Islam Converge!
Join the JCRC and the JCCSF to discover the unexpected places where Jewish and Muslim cultures intersect. Don’t miss this thrilling concert with Smadar Levi and the Daniel Pearl Jewish–Muslim Dialogue — both part of a larger series on Jewish–Muslim cultural connections, occurring at the JCCSF from September 25 until December 13.
Concert with Smadar Levi
Tuesday, September 25
8:00 pm
JCCSF
3200 California Street, San Francisco
Come enjoy this Israeli–Moroccan singer’s renditions of traditional Pan-Mediterranean music, presented in Arabic, Hebrew and Spanish.
Get the reduced price ticket of $10 by mentioning your connection to JCRC!
Daniel Pearl Dialogue
Monday, October 15
8:00 pm
JCCSF
3200 California Street, San Francisco
Don’t miss this unique, open and heartfelt exchange between Dr. Judea Pearl and Souleiman Ghali.
September 26
“San Francisco’s Response to the Human Trafficking Crisis”
with Dr. Johnson Ojo, S.F. Department of Public Health
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
5:00 p.m.
The Olive Room
Jewish Family and Children’s Services
2150 Post Street, San Francisco
September 10
Acknowledging the Armenian Genocide:
The Affects on Our Community, Politics and Educational Agenda
September 10
6:30 pm
Holocaust Center of Northern California
121 Steuart Street, Lower level
San Francisco
Inside Terrorism: The X-Ray Project
Inside Terrorism: The X-Ray Project is a photography exhibit which uses actual x-rays and CT scans for the two largest hospitals in Jerusalem, to explore the most important social issue of our time: the effects of terrorism on a civilian population.
KTVU Story on The X-Ray Project
September 4 – 14
Stanford University Medical School
Fairchild Auditorium
Monday – Friday, 7 am – 7 pm
Reception with Diane Covert, artist, on Tuesday, September 4, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
For more information, contact Julie Bernstein at (415) 957-1551.
October 29 – November 2
Stanford University
Tresidder Memorial Union
November 5 – 16
San José State University
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Monday – Wednesday 8 am – 8 pm
Thursday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm
Sunday 1 – 5 pm
For more information, click here.
November 19 – December 14
University of California, San Francisco
Parnassus Library
530 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco
For more info, e-mail jbernstein@jcrc.org or call 415-977-7434.
August 29
Jewish Community Volunteer Day at Project Homeless Connect
Put your Jewish values into action!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium,
San Francisco
Click here for more info and to sign up for a shift
For more info: 415-977-7444 or visit www.sfconnect.org.
August 28
Lecture with Dr. Booker Holton, Ecologist:
“Water and Israel:
A Political and Environmental Issue”
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Commonwealth Club
San Francisco
5:30 pm: Reception
6:00 pm: Program
July 15 & 16
Two Extraordinary Bay Area Lectures:
Counter-Terrorism Policy: Global Perspective
with Amos Guiora, Professor of Law and founder of the Institute for Global Security
Sunday, July 15, 2007
7 pm
Congregation Beth El
Berkeley, CA
For more info, visit www.embassyofisrael.org.
Gaza and Beyond
Monday, July 16, 2007
7 PM
Congregation Beth Am
For more info, visit www.embassyofisrael.org.
June 7
Holocaust Film Series:
Paragraph 175
A powerful film recounting the treatment of homosexuals during the Third Reich
Thursday, June 7, 2007
7 pm
Holocaust Center of Northern California, San Francisco
RSVP by June 6th to risquith@hcnc.org or (415) 777-9060.
For more info, visit www.hcnc.org.
June 3
Israel in the Gardens
Come to our community’s largest free cultural event of the year celebrating Israel’s 59th anniversary!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
11 am – 5 pm
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
For more info visit israelinthegardens.org or
June 2
Hearts & Music for Darfur
A Concert to Benefit the Work of American Jewish World Service in Darfur
Saturday, June 2, 2007
7:30 pm
Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco
For more info:
May 31
Israel Through the Eyes of an Israeli Bedouin Muslim
with Ismail Khaldi, Deputy Consul General, Israeli Consulate, SF
Thursday, May 31, 2007
5:30 pm
Commonwealth Club, San Francisco
For more info and to RSVP:
May 20
Building Peace & Respect Between Islam and Israel:
An Arab Woman’s Journey of Transformation
with Nonie Darwish
Sunday, May 20, 2007
7 pm
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley
For more info:
May 16
Yom Yerushalayim Lecture:
Jerusalem Through the Ages
A Biblical Archaeologist’s Point of View
Professsor William G. Dever, Ph.D.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
7:30 pm
Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco
For more info and to RSVP:
May 1
JPAC Statewide Advocacy Day
The Annual Mission to Sacremento of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Sacramento, CA
April 29
Global Day for Darfur:
In San Francisco and Around the World
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Day of Learning
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Rally & Camp Darfur
Civic Center, San Francisco
Yom HaShoah:
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2007/5767
Community Obervances in Bay Area
San Francisco Observance
April 15, 2007
5:30pm
Congregation Emanu-El
North Peninsula Observance
April 16, 2007
6:30pm
Temple Beth Jacob
South Peninsula Observance
April 15, 2007
5pm
Congregation Beth Am
Marin Observance
April 15, 2007
6pm
Congregation Rodef Sholom
Sonoma Observance
April 14, 2007
7 pm
Congregation Shomrei Torah
April 15, 2007
2 pm
Friedman Event Center
April 11
Mimouna!
A traditional Jewish–Moroccan celebration with food, live music and dancing!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
7–9pm
Kehillah Jewish High School
3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
Download PDF Flyer (warning: 3.7MB file!)
March 26
The Sh’ma Forum
A Jewish Lens on Immigration Reform
Monday, March 26, 2007
7:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
RSVP required: arts@jccsf.org or call 415.292.1233.
Co-sponsored by the JCRC and The Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club.
Bay Area Passover Freedom Seders
South Bay & Peninsula
Peninsula Freedom Seder
Sunday, March 11, 2007
4:00 pm
Temple Beth Jacob
1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City
RSVP: kstiller@jcrc.org or (650) 961-1922.
Marin
Freedom Seder for Darfur
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
6:30 pm
Osher Marin JCC
200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael
San Francisco
The 11th Annual Passover Freedom Seder
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
6:30 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$20 in advance, $25 at the door (limited availability)
RSVP to JCC-SF: (415) 292-1233
March 20
Threads of Progress
Jewish and Bedouin Women Stitching Economic Self Sufficiency Together
Film screening and discussion with Rachel Orun and Ishmael Khaldi
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
7:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
March 20
Andrew Goldberg
Film screening and discussion with the award-winning filmmaker
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
7:30 – 9 pm
Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley
Los Gatos, CA
March 14
Panel Discussion
Divestment: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
7–9 pm
Congregation Etz Chayim
4161 Alma St., Palo Alto, CA
March 11
JCL’s 6th Annual Literacy Conference
tutorBOOST
Identifying Needs, Seeking Solutions
Sunday, March 11, 2007
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
San Francisco, CA
March 6 & 7
Frozen Days
Free Movie Screenings and Talk with Leading Actress Anat Klausner
March 6 & 7, 2007
January 18 – March 6
Jewish Coalition for Literacy — Trainings
Sign up and become trained to tutor a young child who needs your help learning to read! Training dates in SF, East Bay and Peninsula, from January 18 to March 6.
For more info, call 415.957.1551 or visit jclread.org.
