Lectures & workshops

friday | 4

“On the Fence: The Israeli Fence and its Implications.” At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12 p.m. $3-$9. (415) 444-8000.

saturday | 5

“The Covenant at Sinai: Its Meaning Today.” With Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 12:30 p.m.

sunday | 6

“Am I a Leader?” With Rabbi Joey Felsen and Emily Blanck. Call for location. 10 a.m. (650) 961-1922.

“Nutrition for Teens and Parents.” At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 1 p.m. $20-$45. (415) 444-8007.

Ken Blady. Author of “Jewish Communities in Exotic Places.” Sponsor: Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley. At Vineyard Vista, Silverado Trail, Napa. 4 p.m. $10. (707) 251-9092.

Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz. Guest speaker. “True Pluralism — Possibilities or Realities? An Approach from Modern Orthodoxy.” At Congregation Ner Tamid/Or Shalom, 1250 Quintara St., S.F. 10:30 a.m. (415) 661-3383.

“Gallery Talk: Women of the Hebrew Bible.” With Miki Raver. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 2 p.m. Free. (415) 444-8000.

“Genealogy Beyond the Basics.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 12 p.m. (415) 751-6983.

“The Greatest Rabbis Hall of Fame.” With Rabbi Gerald Raiskin. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. 10 a.m.

monday | 7

“Reading Four Books of the Bible.” With Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz. Four classes through Feb. 10. At JCCSF, 3200 California St. $12-$45. (415) 292-1200.

“Isaiah the Prophet.” With Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 9 a.m.

“How to Pay for College.” At Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 6:30 p.m. Free. (415) 444-8066.

“Reading Yiddish Texts.” Though Feb. 22. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:15 p.m. (510) 845-6420.

tueday | 8

“Living with Cancer: Nutrition for the Cancer Patient.” At JCCSF, 3200 California St. 4 p.m. (415) 292-1200.

“Solomon’s Steps: Applying the Wisdom of Solomon in Resolving Day-to-Day Conflicts.” At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. (510) 845-6420.

“Rethinking Age in an Aging Society: An Inter-Generational Workshop.” Through March 1. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 848-0237

wednesday | 9

“Reflections of a Jerusalem Correspondent.” With Etgar Lefkovits. At Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. 7 p.m. (650) 349-1523.

“Emergency Relief, Reconstruction and Development.” With Ruth Messinger, executive director of American Jewish World Service. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 6:30 p.m. (415) 296-2533.

“The Giants of Assimilation: A Rogue’s Gallery of a Vanishing Jewish Type.” With Mark Cohen. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 11 a.m. (510) 848-0237.

“You Can’t Fool Mother Nature: Global Climate Change and U.S. Policy.” At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 848-0237.

“Food for Thought: The Jewish Immigrant Experience.” At Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 1 p.m. (650) 212-7522.

thursday | 10

“The Basics of Yiddish II.” Through March 31. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. (510) 845-6420.

“Warnings Unheard or Unheeded? The Response of Bay Area Jews to the Holocaust, 1938-1945.” At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 10:15 a.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 233.

“A Bridge to Babylon: Judeo-Arabic Music in the Middle East.” Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 845-6420.

Hebrew language class. Through April 7. At Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 8:30 p.m. (650) 212-7522.

“Klezmer 101: Everything You Always Wanted to Know.” With Mark Levy. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 7:30 p.m. $5. (408) 366-9117.

friday | 11

“Conflicting Visions: Contemporary Debates in American Reform Judaism.” With Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan. Through Feb. 13. At Congregation Shomrei Torah, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa. Free. (707) 578-5519.

“Romeo and Juliet: Not Just for High School Students.” With Robert Currier, artistic director Marin Shakespeare Company. At Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12 p.m. $3-$9. (415) 444-8000.

saturday | 12

“Was There Really a Jesus?” With Rabbi Michael Cook. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. 1 p.m. (650) 697-2266.

“Mother Goose.” For children. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 10 a.m.

“Better than the Da Vinci Codes.” With Rabbi Michael Cook. Dinner. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. 6 p.m. $20. (650) 697-2266.

sunday | 13

“Praying for and Preying on the Jews.” With Rabbi Michael Cook. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. 10 a.m. (650) 697-2266.

monday | 14

“Scribbles and Abstracts.” At Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. $5-$20. (650) 212-7522.

Lehrhaus celebrates 30 years. At Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St. 6 p.m. (510) 845-6420.

tuesday | 15

“To Be a Man: Johnnie Wilson Jr.” With Susan Gluck Rothenberg. At Books Inc., 3515 California St., S.F. 7 p.m.

“The Jewish Film Class: Hide and Seek.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. (415) 751-6983.