sunday | 2

Single parent family picnic. At Congregation Beth El, 2301 Vince St., Berkeley.

2 p.m. (510) 848-3988.

Volunteer reunion. Volunteers for Israel, celebrating 18 years in the Bay Area. Riva Gambert, Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay. Prospective volunteers welcome. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 2 p.m. (925) 935-6677.

thursday | 6

LGBT cocktail hour mixer. Sponsor: LGBT Alliance of the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation. At Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary St., S.F. 6 p.m. Reservations: (415) 512-6279.

sunday | 9

Potluck. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Vegetarians. At private home in Oakland. 11:30 a.m. Reservations: www.bayjews.org/EVENT_DETAILS.asp?ID=3231.