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.

Dr. Leonard Shlain. Discussion of his book “Sex, Time and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution,” with Dr. Steve Dell. Sponsor: Fine Arts Foundation of Temple Sinai. At Temple Sinai, Stern Hall, 2823 Webster St., Oakland. 4 p.m. $10. (510) 562-5953.

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, 3200 California St., S.F. 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. 6 p.m. registration, 7 p.m. program. (415) 981-3500, ext. 222.

“Setting Limits.” With Barbara Joy. At Parents Place, 1360 N. Dutton, Santa Rosa. 6 p.m. $25. (707) 571-8131.

tuesday | 12

“Jewish Torah from a Queer Perspective.” With Rabbi Camille Angel. First of six sessions. $5-$36. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 7 p.m. $5-$36. (415) 861-6932.

“In the Name of Peace” Interfaith gathering with Rabbi Samuel Broude, the Revs. James Conlon, Shivani Kadakia and Ronald Nakasone, Imam Amer Araim and others. Sponsors: Temple Sinai, Islamic Cultural Center, Holy Names University and others. At Holy Names University Chapel, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Drumming ritual, 6:30 p.m., 7:30 program. Free. (510) 531-2708.

wednesday | 13

Town Hall meeting. With Michael Krasny on upcoming election. Co-sponsor: Jewish Community Relations Council. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. $3-$5. (415) 292-1299.

“The Jewish Calendar.” At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10-$18. (415) 861-6932.

Positive Discipline. For dads. With Mervin Maier. At Parents Place, 1360 N. Dutton, Santa Rosa. Repeats Nov. 15. 6 p.m. $25. (707) 571-8131.

Physicians for Human Rights – Israel. Arab and Jewish Israeli doctors to speak. Sponsor: Middle East Children’s Alliance & International Solidarity Movement. At La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10-$20 sliding scale. (510) 548-0542 or www.mecaforpeace.org.

Gloria Marchick. Author of “Shalom in my Heart, Salaam on my Lips.” At Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 1 p.m. (650) 212-PJCC.

Anger Management. Ten sessions. At Jewish Family and Children’s Services, 600 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. Through Dec. 15. 7 p.m. $45 per session. (415) 419-3632.

thursday | 14

“Is America Different? An Assessment of Three-and-a-Half Centuries of Jewish Life.” With Fred Rosenbaum, founding director of Lehrhaus Judaica. Sponsor: MID (Multi Interest Day) Series. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 9:45 a.m. reception, 10:15 a.m. program. $5 lecture; $75 23-lecture series (510) 839-2900, ext. 233.

“Feeling and Thinking.” Building your child’s emotional intelligence. At Parents Place, 410 Sherman Ave., Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $30. (650) 688-3040.

friday | 15

“Downtown Talmud for Busy People.” Brown bag. At Flood Building, 870 Market St., Room 838, S.F. 12 p.m. (415) 861-6932.

Jewish genealogy workshop. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills. 12:30 p.m. Free-$5. (510) 655-6669.

sunday | 17

“Bible by the Bay.” Celebration of the Multicultural Heritage of the Bible. Sponsor: Lehrhaus Judaica, East Bay Council of Rabbis and others. At Reutlinger Center, 2736 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, and other venues. Workshops, 1-5 p.m., $10 students, $20 adults. Dinner, 5 p.m., $8. Evening program with author Jonathan Kirsch, at U.C. Berkeley International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave., 6:30 p.m., $5 students, $10 adults. RSVP: (510) 845-7420 or www.lehrhaus.org.

“Healthy Women, Healthy Lives.” Symposium on health issues affecting Jewish women. Sponsor: San Francisco chapter, Hadassah. At Westin St. Francis Hotel, Union Square, S.F. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $25 through Oct. 12, $35 after. (415) 771-5900 or www.hadassahsanfrancisco.org.

“Yiddish Sing-Along.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1-3 p.m. (415) 567-3327.

monday | 18

“Your One-Year-Old.” At Parents Place, 1710 Scott St., S.F. 12 p.m. $20. (415) 359-2454.

Homework and school achievement. Second through fifth grade. At Parents Place, 410 Sherman Ave., Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $30. (650) 688-3040.

tuesday | 19

Adoption Connection orientation. With Leah Sheldon. At Parents Place, 410 Sherman Ave., Palo Alto. 7 p.m. (650) 688-3040.

“God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore.” Jewish film class. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. (415) 567-3327.

wednesday | 20

Town Hall meeting. With Michael Krasny on upcoming election. Co-sponsor: Jewish Community Relations Council. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $3-$5. (415) 292-1299.

Discussion with Donna Rosenthal. Author of “The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land.” At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 751-2535.

“How to Stay Happily Married After Kids.” Reading and discussion with authors Leslie Mancillas and Peg Melnik. At Parents Place, 1360 North Dutton, Suite C, Santa Rosa. 6:30 p.m. $10. Also lunch event at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. $15. RSVP: (707) 571-8131, ext. 201.

thursday | 21

“Distinguishing Jewishness in Antiquity.” Jonathan Roth, associate professor of history, San Jose State University. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Rd., Saratoga. 7:30 p.m. Members free, others $5 donation. (408) 366-9117.