sunday | 19

“Awareness of Breath: A Gateway to God.” With Rabbi Alan Lew. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:20 a.m. (415) 479-3441.

Reading of Rabbi Matz’s play, “Spinoza, Maria and Excommunication.” At Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany. 10 a.m. $5. [email protected]

“Conservation of Documents and Photographs.” With San Francisco city archivist Susan Goldstein. At Jewish Community High School, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 12:20 p.m. Free. www.jewishgen.org/sfbajgs.

“A New Theory of Anti-Semitism.” With Rabbi Kennard Lipman. At Napa Library, 580 Coombs St., Napa. 3 p.m. (707) 221-8736.

“Reincarnation and Destiny.” With Rabbi Ephraim Chaim Trakhtenberg. At Chabad of Greater South Bay, 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $25. (650) 424-9800.

“Spies, Great Britain and the Early Jewish Settlers.” With Riva Gambert, director of the East Bay-based Israel Center. At Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. 10 a.m. $5-$8. (925) 938-7800.

Jewish Business Ethics. Two-part study session with Rabbi Stacy Friedman. At Ferry Building, Suite 200, S.F. 12 p.m. Second installment on April 4. (415) 479-3441.

“Every Free Man Has Two Homelands: A Midrash on Translation.” With professor Naomi Seidman. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. (415) 567-3327.

“Cracks in the Stones of Modern Jerusalem: The Struggle for Pluralism.” With Anat Hoffman, executive director of the Israeli Religious Action Center. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. (415) 751-2541 ext. 124.

“L’Chaim: Classic Jewish Folk Tales Through Music, Movement and Magic.” A Dickstein Memorial Lecture. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 9:30 a.m. $10. (510) 839-2900 ext. 233.

“Standing at the 50-Year Milestone: Reflecting on the Past, Envisioning the Future.” With Rabbi Lenny Thal, senior vice president of the Union of Reform Judaism. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 8 p.m. (415) 479-3441.

“Aaron Copland, Part 1: 1900-1936.” With professor Richard Aldag. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12 p.m. $3-$10. (415) 444-8000.

“Stem Cells and Genetics: Medical Advances and Ethical Perspectives.” Panel discussion led by Dr. Laurence Marton. At private home in Portola Valley. RSVP for location. 7 p.m. $125. (408) 738-3060.

“Biology of Individuality.” With professor Robert Sapolsky of Stanford. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $12-$20. (415) 292-1233.

“Dynamics of Relationships.” Kabbalah 101 course with Rabbi Ephraim Chaim Trakhtenberg. At Chabad of Greater South Bay, 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $25. (650) 424-9800.