sunday | 22
“Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed — Medieval Encounter of Science and Faith.” With Rabbi Yoel Kahn. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:20 a.m. $10. (415) 479-3441.
“The Art of Making Books.” Family program. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. Free. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.
“German-Jewish Relations Today and Tomorrow.” With S.F. Consul General of Germany Rolf Schutte. At Congregation B’nai Emunah, 3595 Taraval St., S.F. 2 p.m. Free. (415) 664-7373.
tuesday | 24
“Torn Between Two Worlds: Images of Jewish Women in American Film.” With Riva Gambert. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 10 a.m. $5-$8. (925) 938-7800.
wednesday | 25
“The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt.” Jewish book discussion with Ruth Ellenson. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 1 p.m. Up to $4. (650) 212-PJCC.
Jewish author series. With Roberta Maisel. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $10-$20. (510) 465-3935.
“The Simpsons and Other Gentiles I Know.” With “Simpsons” writer Mike Reiss. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.emanuelsf.org.
thursday | 26
“The Musical World of S. Ansky: Yiddish Protest Songs and Children’s Rhymes.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.
“A Night of Feasting on Jewish Humor: What Makes Jews Funny and Why.” With radio host Michael Krasny. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 7:30 p.m. $8-$10. (415) 444-8000.
“A Jewish View of Love.” With Rabbi Judah Dardik. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 7:30 p.m. Free. (925) 943-1484.
friday | 27
Shabbaton with scholar-in-residence Rivy Poupko Kletenik. Through April 28. At Kenesset Israel Torah Center, 1159 Morse Ave., Sacramento. (916) 324-3477.
sunday | 29
“How Israel Became a State — The British Mandate and the Decades Leading to Statehood.” With professor Fred Astren. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:20 a.m. $10. (415) 479-3441.
“Take a Taste of the Tree of Life: An Introduction to Kabbalah.” With author Ron Feldman. At Congregation Beth Jacob, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 10:15 a.m. Free. (408) 257-3333.
“Day of Learning.” For students, educators and adults. At Jewish Community High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 10:30 a.m. [email protected].
“Froyen un Meydlekh: Women and Girls in Yiddish Song.” Yiddish sing-a-long. At BJE Jewish Community library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. Free. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.
“A Sephardic Journey through Song and Stories.” Lecture and performance with Rivka Amado. At Congregation Beth Sholom, 1455 Elm St., Napa. 4 p.m. $5-$10. (707) 253-7305.
“Cooking Club: Noshing Israeli Style.” At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 5 p.m. $45-$50. (415) 292-1241.
“War and Peace: Israel and the New Regional Paradigm.” With Eran Lerman of the Israel/Middle East Office of the American Jewish Committee. At Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10. (510) 525-3582.
monday | 30
An evening with poet Louise Gluck. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $15-$18. (415) 292-1233.