sunday | 5

“Bringing Jewish Tradition Alive: Making Contemporary Theatre from Traditional Jewish Sources.” Devra Aarons, Traveling Jewish Theatre, and Daniel Hoffman, San Francisco Klezmer Experience. Sponsor: Congregation Rodef Sholom. At Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:30 a.m. $10. (415) 479-3441.

tuesday | 7

“Learning to Set Limits with Toddlers and Twos.” First of two Tuesday sessions. At Parents Place Marin, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 10:30 a.m. $40. RSVP: (415) 491-7959.

“The Diaper-Free Zone.” At Parents Place Palo Alto, 410 Sherman Ave. 7 p.m. $25. RSVP: (650) 688-3040.

“Marc Chagall: The Multicultural Jew and His Murals for the Moscow Yiddish Theater.” Benjamin Harshav, Yale University. At Jewish Museum San Francisco, 121 Steuart St. 7 p.m. Free. RSVP: (415) 591-8801.

“Basic Judaism 101: The People of Israel — From Abraham to Shabbetai Tzvi.” At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 1808 Wedemeyer St. 7:30 p.m. $10-$12. (415) 292-1237.

“Judaism Up Close.” At 8:20 p.m. Tuesdays running Oct. 7 through Jan. 13. At Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. $110-$135. (510) 451-3263.

wednesday | 8

Mayoral and District Attorney debate. Sponsors include Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club, American Jewish Committee and B’nai B’rith. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. (415) 310-1876.

thursday | 9

“American Cinema in the Post World War II Era.” Riva Gambert, director, community programs, Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay’s Center for Jewish Living and Learning. Multi-Interest Day Adventures in Jewish Learning series. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 10:15 a.m. $5. (510) 839-2900, ext. 233.

“Patriarchal Era.” Part of Crash Course in Jewish History with David Meir Levi. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 1808 Wedemeyer St. 7 p.m. $10-$12. (415) 292-1237.

“Converts, Jews-by-Choice and Jewish Identity.” First of three Thursday sessions. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 7:30 p.m. $10 per session.

friday | 10

“The Song and Dance Hour.” At Parents Place Marin, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 10:30 a.m. $10 per family. RSVP: (415) 491-7959.

saturday | 11

“Everyone Has a Story, Talking to Kids about Their Origins: Adoption and Modern Donor Technologies in Our Jewish Families.” Panel discussion facilitated by Jonathan Pannor and Rabbi Camille Shira Angel. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolore St., S.F. (415) 861-6932.

sunday | 12

“Hebrew in One Day.” Anat Wolins, director, Lehrhaus Judaica’s Hebrew in One Day program. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 1 p.m. $25-$45. (510) 845-6420.

“The ‘Other’ Refugees: The 900,000 Jews Expelled from Arab Countries from 1948 to 1970.” Regina Waldman, co-founder and president, JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa. Sponsor: Congregation Rodef Sholom. At Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:30 a.m. $10. (415) 479-3441.

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