Services will be created and led by vocalists, poets, ritualists, and writers in the community. They will incorporate meditation, songs, stories and customs from Mizrahi, Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Buddhist, Sufi and pagan traditions. Erev Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre services will be interpreted for the deaf. Child care also will be available. For information, call (415) 789-8584.

Klezmer for grandparents

To celebrate Grandparent Day at the Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Road, Walnut Creek, Gerry Tenney will present a klezmer concert following a noon lunch Sunday, Sept. 8. For tickets, which are $5-$10, call (510) 938-7800.