Benefits & social events

sunday | 10

“Daniel Pearl Music Day.” At Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. 6:30 p.m. $5. (510) 525-5054.

Mah jongg fund-raiser. In Piedmont. Sponsor: Ruach chapter, Oakland Hadassah, to support Hadassah hospitals in Israel. 2-4 p.m. $25. RSVP: (510) 531-9666.

South Bay vegan brunch. Sponsor: Veggie Jews. At The Bay Leaf Cafe, 520 Ramona St., Palo Alto. 11:30 a.m. RSVP: [email protected]

tuesday | 12

7th annual BCC Open. Sponsor: Beth Chaim Congregation. At Dublin Ranch Golf Course, 5900 Signal Hill Drive, Dublin. 11 a.m. (925) 351-4733.

wednesday | 13

YAD party. Peninsula newcomers reception. RSVP for location. 6:30 p.m. (408) 373-6690.

thursday | 14

Rabbi David Cooper. Café by the Bay for Holocaust survivors. At Jewish Family and Children’s Services, 2150 Post St., S.F. 2 p.m. (415) 449-3865.

Fund-raiser for Harvey Milk statue. At GLBT Community Center, 1800 Market St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10-$100. (415) 661-1260.

First Thursday. Jewish Community Federation LGBT Alliance’s cocktail hour mixer. Single and non-single men. At Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary St., S.F. (415) 512-6279.

saturday | 16

Bonfire and Havdallah. Sponsors: YeaShOre Community and Keneset HaLev – Community of the Heart. At Ocean Beach, S.F. 6:30 p.m. www.yeashore.org.

sunday | 17

“Food and Fruits de Vine.” Cook-off, kids’ activities, more. At Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 2-5 p.m. $18 adults, $5 kids under 12. (707) 664-8622.

Mount Tamalpais hike. Meet at Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St., S.F. 9:30 a.m. Free. (415) 292-1299.

Sunday school open house. At Congregation B’nai Emunah, 3595 Taraval, S.F. 10 a.m. (415) 664-7373.