Rabbi Maurice Lamm will speak on his book "The Power of Hope: The One Essential of Life and Love," at 8 p.m. Monday Nov. 20.

Joel Crohn kicked off Jewish Book Month with a lecture Nov. 2 on "Mixed Matches."

Tickets for the remaining lectures are $10 for MJCC members, $12 for non-members.

For information, call (415) 479-2000.