friday | 6
Kabbalistic Tu B’Shevat seder. Sponsor: Chabad of the East Bay. Dinner, song and stories. At Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St., Berkeley. 6 p.m. $6-$18. Reservations: (510) 540-5824.
Tu B’Shevat service. Adam Stern, executive director, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life. At Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. 6 p.m. (408) 358-1751.
“Welcoming the Sabbath with Music of the Jewish People.” Achi Ben-Shalom and Rabbis Chai Levy and Lavey Derby lead a musical service. At Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. 7:30 p.m. Free. (415) 388-1818, ext. 18.
saturday | 7
“Torah Study: Proverbs.” At Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. 9:30 a.m. (408) 358-1751.
Study session and service. At Congregation B’nai Emunah, 3595 Taraval St., S.F. 10 a.m. Free. (415) 664-7373.
Tu B’Shevat hike. Meet at 2:30 p.m. at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. Directions to trailhead also available. (415) 861-6932.
Tu B’Shevat seder. Sponsor: Coastside Jewish Community. At Community United Methodist Church, 777 Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay. 4 p.m. $5. Reservations: (650) 306-0328.
Tu B’Shevat program. David Gottfried, author of “Greed to Green: Transformation of an Industry and a Life.” Dinner included. At Congregation Beth El, 2301 Vine St., Berkeley. 5 p.m. $10. (510) 848-3988, ext. 11.
sunday | 8
Baby chavurah. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 10 a.m. (415) 861-6932.
Tu B’Shevat seder. Benefits Jerusalem-based Rabbis for Human Rights. Potluck. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 5:30 p.m. Reservations: (415) 789-7685.
Kabbalistic Tu B’Shevat seder. Rabbi David Seidenberg. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 7:30 p.m. $15-$20. Reservations: (415) 346-6040.
monday | 9
Tu B’Shevat seder. Sponsor: Graduate Theological Union’s Richard S. Dinner Center of Jewish Studies and the Theological Roundtable on Ecological Ethics and Spirituality. At GTU’s Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley. 7 p.m. (510) 649-2482.
friday | 13
Services with guest speaker. Asher Naim, retired Israel ambassador to Ethiopia. At Temple Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. 8 p.m. (650) 366-8481.
saturday | 14
Family Shabbat. Bring your own lunch for services focusing on Queen Esther. Sponsor: Kol Hadash. At Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave. 12 p.m. (510) 233-6880.