saturday | 2

“Women’s Only Self Defense Seminar.” Sponsor: Krav Maga Official Training Center. Oct. 2-3. At 1455 Bush St., S.F. 2-6 p.m. $199. (415) 921-0612.

sunday | 3

“Baby is a Blessing.” Sponsor: Project Welcome. Oct. 3-Jan. 25. $20. Information: (888) 756-8242 ext. 16.

“Genealogy Beyond the Basics.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 12 p.m. (415) 567-3327.

“Hate! The Heritage of Anti-Semitism.” With Ken Cohen. Continues through Oct. 31. At Temple Beth Abraham, 327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 10 a.m. $50. (510) 832-0936.

monday | 4

Learn to knit comfort caps. Congregation Emanu-El Comfort Caps project knits caps for cancer patients. Oct. 4, 11, 25 and Nov. 1, 8. Information: (415) 751-2541 x151.

“Look I Can Paint!” Ages 2-4. With Tracy Johnson. At Parents Place, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. Mondays, Oct. 4-18. $60 for three sessions. (415) 491-7959.

“Positive Discipline.” With Lee Ann Slaton. At Parents Place, 1710 Scott St., S.F. 5:30 p.m. $25. (415) 359-2454.

“Sukkat Shalom: A Sukkah of Peace.” With Rebecca Schwartz, associate director, Shalom Bayit. Co-sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Women Working to End Domestic Violence. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 5:30 p.m. (415) 292-1200.

“Sukkat Shalom: A Shelter of Peace.” At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. $15-18. (415) 292-1200.

“Art Spiegelman: In the Shadow of No Towers.” At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. (415) 292-1233.

tuesday | 5

Parent talk. With Robert Scott. Oct. 5 and 12. At Parents Place, 1710 Scott St., S.F. 12 p.m. $20 (415) 359-2454.

Single mothers. With Pnina Tobin. Oct. 5-26. 6:30 p.m. $15 per session. (415) 359-2454.

“The Terrific Twos and You!” With Robert Scott. Oct. 5-Oct. 19. $20 per session. (415) 359-2454.

Poetry workshop on self, family and memory. High school age and adults. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. Oct. 5 and 12. 3:30-4:45 (415) 567-3327.

wednesday | 6

“Life After Work: Successful Aging.” With Walter and Esther Stone. At Parent’s Place, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. Oct. 6, 20 and 27. 5:30 p.m. $100-150. (415) 419-3601.

Bo Caldwell. Author of “The Distant Land of My Father.” At the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 1 p.m. $5. Free for members. (650) 212-PJCC.

Doc the Vote. Sandy Close moderates. Co-produced by the Jewish Film Festival for the Ninth Street Independent Film Center. At 145 Ninth St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10. (415) 552-5950.

thursday | 7

“Raising a Spirited Child.” With Pnina Tobin. At Parents Place, 1710 Scott St., S.F. Oct. 7 and Oct. 14. 6:30 p.m. $20. (415) 359-2454.

LGBT adoptive parenting workshop. At Parents Place, 1710 Scott St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $35. (415) 359-2454.

saturday | 9

Mother Goose program. With librarian Diane Rauchwerger. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills. 9:30-10:30 a.m. (650) 493-4661.

sunday | 10

“Yom Keshet: An Exploration of LBGT Issues in Jewish Education.” At San Francisco Jewish Community High School, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 12 p.m.-5:30 p.m. [email protected].

“Kol Sippur: A Festival of Jewish Storytelling.” At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $15-$70. (510) 848-0237, ext. 110.

Make your own book. All ages. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. (415) 567-3327.

Deepak Chopra. In conversation with Dr. Dean Ornish. At Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. 5 p.m. $10-$20. (415) 444-8007.

Culinary arts. With Ada Press and Daniel Baron. Sponsor: Congregation Beth Shalom. At private home, Napa Valley. 4 p.m. $125. (707) 226-1551.

Nutrition for the student athlete. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 6:30 p.m. Free – $10. (415) 292-1299.

Pool exercise and pool therapy. With Karen Anne Carminati. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 6:30 p.m. Free-$10. (415) 292-1299.

monday | 11

Alan Dershowitz. Sponsor: Anti-Defamation League 2004 Community Partners to Fight Hate. At Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. $100. (415) 981-3500 ext. 222.

tuesday | 12

“Jewish Torah from a Queer Perspective.” With Rabbi Camille Shira Angel. First of six sessions. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. $5-$36. (415) 861-6932.

Seventh annual BCC Open. Sponsor: Beth Chaim Congregation. At Dublin Ranch Golf Course, 5900 Signal Hill Drive, Dublin. 11 a.m. (925) 351-4733.