friday | 12

“Healthy Jewish Cooking.” With Cindy Stein Gershen. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. (510) 839-2900.

Rabbi Maya Leibovich. Israel in transition. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 6 p.m. (415) 479-3441.

“Why I, a Non-Jew, Choose to Raise My Child as a Jew.” At Congregation Beth El, 2301 Vine, Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. Free. (510) 848-3988.

“Jewish Art for Families.” At Congregation Beth Am Conference Room, 26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills. 10 a.m. (650) 493-4661

saturday | 13

Rabbi Maya Leibovich. “Ascending to the Seventh Sky — Jewish Mysticism.” At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 1 p.m. (415) 479-3441.

“Leaving Gaza: Brilliant or a Blunder?” With Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America. At Congregation Ner Tamid/Or Shalom, 1250 Quintara St., S.F. (415) 661-3383.

sunday | 14

Rabbi Maya Leibovich. “Living in an Age of Terror With Our Children.” At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:15 a.m. (415) 479-3441.

KIDZCorner. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 12 p.m. (510) 839-2900.

“Old Symbols, New Messages, Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century.” With Michael Berenbaum. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 7 p.m. (925) 938-7800.

Yossi Klein Halevi. “Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle East: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?” At Congregation Beth Am Sanctuary, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 7 p.m. (650) 493-4661.

“Telling Our Stories: Storytelling Festival.” At the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, Foster City. 12 p.m. (650) 212-PJCC.

monday | 15

“The Art of Jewish Life.” Shabbat and Shehecheyanu: The Sanctification of Time. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. $15-$18. (415) 292-1200.

“Word Craft: The Art of Turning Words into Big Business.” With Alex Frankel. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 12 p.m. (510) 839-2900.

tuesday | 16

“The Merchant of Venice.” With Tyrone Guller. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. At Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 10 a.m. (510) 839-2900.

“Raid on the Sun.” With Rodger Claire. Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival. Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 7:30 p.m. (510) 839-2900.

“At Home in the World.” Intergenerational poetry reading. At Bureau of Jewish Education Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 3:30 p.m. Free. (415) 567-3327.

wednesday | 17

“Songs of the Sephardim.” At Bureau of Jewish Education Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 567-3327.

thursday | 18

“Memories of My Garden in Cairo.” With Joseph Abdel Wahed, co-founder, JIMENA. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 10:15 a.m. (510) 839-2900.

“Boy Am I Funny: An Actor’s Life.” With Charles Grodin. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 751-2535.

“Wine and Food Pairing for the Seasons.” With Rebecca Ets-Hokin and David Razon. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 7 p.m. $65-$70. (415) 292-1200.

friday | 19

“Infertility and Assisted Reproduction.” Medical, psychological and Jewish perspectives. At Congregation Beth Am Conference Room, 26790 Arastradero Rd., Los Altos Hills. 4 p.m. (650) 493-4661.

sunday | 21

“The Jews of Singapore.” With Joan Beider, senior lecturer in journalism, U.C. Berkeley. At Jewish Community High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. (415) 929-8350.

“Apocalyptic Jihad, Islam and the West.” With Professor Richard Landes. At U.C. Santa Cruz, Stevenson Event Center, 7 p.m. (831) 457-0264.

monday | 22

“Israel’s Strategic Challenges in the 21st Century.” With Professors Efraim Inbar and Eyal Zisser. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 8 p.m. (415) 844-7507.

“The Strategic Balance in the Middle East.” With Efraim Inbar. Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. At U.C. Berkeley International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave. (415) 844-7507.

tuesday | 23

“The Arab-Israeli Conflict.” With Eyal Zisser. At Stanford University, East 207, Encina Hall. 12 p.m. (650) 723-9742.