friday | 18

“Lessons Confronting the End of Life.” With Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Rosenblatt. At Beth Jacob Congregation, 3778 Park Blvd., Oakland. 7:15 p.m. Free. (510) 482-1147.

“German-Jewish Relations: A German Perspective.” Rolf Schutte, Consul General to San Francisco. At Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 848-3988 ext. 211.

sunday | 20

“Abu Ghraib and the Ethics of Interrogation and Torture.” Speaker Mark Schickman. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:20 a.m. $10. (415) 479-3441.

“Behind the Scenes in Washington D.C.” Speaker: Rep. Tom Lantos. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. 10 a.m. (650) 697-2266.

Reading of “Curious George” in Yiddish. At Bob and Bob, 151 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. 3 p.m. www.yiddishcat.com.

“British Literature and Torah: Understanding Modern Life.” With Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Rosenblatt. At Beth Jacob Congregation, 3778 Park Blvd., Oakland. 7 p.m. Free. (510) 482-1147.

“Hebrew: The Ideal Programming Language.” With Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh. At MLK Student Union, 2475 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. 8 p.m. $18. (510) 540-5824.

monday | 21

“Return to Poland — WWII Labor Camp Revisited.” Slide-show presentation and potluck. At Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 6 p.m. (650) 493-9400.

“A Gentle Exploration of Internalized Anti-Semitism for Jews.”At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 6:30 p.m. www.brjcc.org.

“A Unified View of Kabbalah and Science.” With Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh. At Bechtel International Center, 422 Lagunita Drive, Stanford University. 7 p.m. $18. (650) 424-9800.

“The Schocken Book of Modern Sephardic Literature.” Reading by editor Ilan Stavans. At the Bureau of Jewish Education Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.

tuesday | 22

“Jewish Communities in the Pampas, the Plaza and the Bario.” With Kitty Millet, SFSU Jewish studies professor. At the Contra Costa Jewish Community Center, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 10 a.m. $5-$8. (925) 938-7800.

“Kabbalah for Our Times: Transcending the Secrets of Creation into Meaning and Joy.” At the Chabad Center, 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $18. (650) 424-9800.

“Not Me.” Reading by author Michael Lavigne. At Bureau of Jewish Education Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 567-3327.

sunday | 27

Reading of “Curious George” in Yiddish. At Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 3 p.m. www.yiddishcat.com.