art

ongoing

@60: art-israel-world. Through July 27. At Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., Berkeley. (510) 549-6950.

“Anna Halprin: At the Origin of Performance.” Audiovisual exhibit. Through April 5. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. Up to $7. www.ybca.org.

“Beyond the Wall: Kids with Cameras, Jerusalem.” Through April 30 at Katz Snyder Gallery, JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. www.jccsf.org.

“Life or Theater?” Autobiographical paintings on the Holocaust by Charlotte Salomon. Through March 26. At Sonoma State University Library Art Gallery, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. www.ssu.edu.

“Jewish Ritual Candlelighting.” Through April 6. At Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, 4000 Camino Tassajara, Danville. www.rcjl.org.

“Midrash: Stories Reclaimed.” Paintings by Carol Buchman. Through March 3. At the Elizabeth S. & Alvin I. Fine Museum, Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. www.emanuelsf.org.

“Multiply by 6 Million.” Photographs of Holocaust survivors by Evvy Eisen. Through April 20. At the Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. www.marinjcc.org.

“Poetic Imagery.” Paintings by Maury Lapp. Through March 15. At Krevsky Gallery, 77 Geary St., S.F. (415) 397-9748.

“Treasures from the Holy Land.”Through Aug. 10. At the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, S.F. www.legionofhonor.org.

friday | 7

“Brushstrokes of the Shtetl: Samuel Rothbort’s Memory Paintings.” Through June 2. Elizabeth S. and Alvin I. Fine Museum, Temple Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. www.emanuelsf.org.

saturday | 8

Contemporary crafts market. With Judaica craftwork. Through March 9. At Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, S.F. Up to $7. (415) 995-4925.

music & dance

friday | 29

“From Bima to Broadway.” With Cantor David Margulies. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12:40 p.m. $8-$10. www.marinjcc.org.

saturday | 1

The Wild Catahoulas. A Cajun/zydeco dance band. At B’nai Israel Jewish Center, 740 Western Ave., Petaluma. 8 p.m. $15. Free dance lessons at 7 p.m. (707) 795-6057.

Jewish singalong “Hootennany.” At the Seventh Heaven Yoga Center, 2820 Seventh St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. (510) 528-8872.

Danny Maseng celebrates Israel’s 60th birthday. At Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. 8 p.m. $12-$50. (408) 358-1751.

sunday | 2

Souls on Fire: Hasidic and Yiddish dance. Sundays through March 16. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 3 p.m. $10-$12. (510) 845-6420.

thursday | 6

Other Minds 13. Contemporary music at JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. Through March 8. 8 p.m. $31-$35. www.jccsf.com.

sunday | 9

The Capitol Steps. Political comedy at JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $44-$48. www.jccsf.org.

Glenn Hartman and the Klezmer Playboys. At The Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station. 4 p.m. $5-$18 www.dancepalace.org.

theater

ongoing

“Wishful Drinking.” With Carrie Fisher. Through March 30. At Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. $27-$69. www.berkeleyrep.org.

friday | 29

“The 10 Commandments: Live! A Comedy of Biblical Proportions.” Through March 22. At the Dark Room Theater, 2263 Mission St., S.F. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. $15. (415) 401-7987.

saturday | 1

Comedian W. Kamau Bell. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. Second performance on March 2. $15-$20.

sunday | 2

“The Lure and Lore of Jews in Sports.” With Frank Winston, with a knife-throwing demonstration by Rick Lemberg. At Congregation Beth Israel-Judea, 625 Brotherhood Way, S.F. 10 a.m. Free. (415) 586-8833

“Bubbe Meises, Bubbe Stories.” With songwriter/actress Ellen Gould. At Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame. 2 p.m. $10-$25. www.sholom.org.

tuesday | 4

“A Jerusalem Between Us.” Reading of a work in progress. At Traveling Jewish Theater, 470 Florida St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $15 (415) 522-0786.

saturday | 8

“Madhouse Rhythm.” Autobiographical collage by Joshua Walters. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $5-$10. www.jcceastbay.org.

film & video

ongoing

Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival. At various locations through March 7. www.ccjcc.org.

Documentary: “Made in L.A.” At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 4 p.m. Free. (510) 527-8640.

tuesday | 4

“Close to Home.” Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.

“Steel Toes.” San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $6-$8 www.sfjff.org.

wednesday | 5

“Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman.” San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Various times through March 9. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. $8-$10. www.sfjff.org.

saturday | 8

Academy Award Nominated Shorts. A feature of the Leticia Jarvis Saturday Night Art Film Series. At Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St., Napa. 7 p.m. $10. (707) 255-5445.

tv & radio

sunday | 3

“Mosaic.” Discussion about social, religious and community issues. On KPIX-TV Channel 5. 5 a.m.

“Synagogue of the Air.” With rabbis and cantor of Congregation Emanu-El. On KUSF 90.3 FM. 9 a.m.

lectures & workshops

sunday | 2

“Exploring the World of Judaism.” Rabbi Avram Davis. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 9:30 a.m. Free. www.rodefsholom.org.

“Organ Donation: A Torah Perspective.” With Dr. Moshe Tendler. At Hillel at Stanford, 565 Mayfield Ave., Stanford. 10 a.m. $15. (650) 961-4576.

“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Conversion But Were Afraid to Ask.” Panel discussion. At Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St., S.F. 11:30 a.m. (510) 839-2900.

An evening honoring the work of poet, activist and teacher Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz. At Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. 7 p.m. $5-$25. (510) 547-2424 x100.

“The Songs of Composer Harold Arlen.” Helen and Bud Rubin American Musical Theater Lecture Series. At Albert L. Schultz JCC, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 3 p.m. Free. www.paloaltojcc.org.

“Bible by the Bay.” With professor Judith Plaskow. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 1 p.m. $15. (510) 845-6420.

monday | 3

Pre-aliyah seminar. Jewish Community Federation, 121 Steuart St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. (866) 835-0430.

tuesday | 4

“Becoming Evil.” Holocaust Lecture Series. With James Waller. At Warren Auditorium, Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 4 p.m. Free. www.sonoma.edu.

Richard Powers, author of “The Time of Our Singing.” In conversation with Barbara Lane. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $10-$18. www.jccsf.org.

wednesday | 5

Gary Goldberg, author and sitcom writer. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $8-$10. www.jccsf.org.

thursday | 6

“Doing Good: the Philanthropic Community.” With Lisa Tabak and Steve Brown of the Jewish Community Foundation. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 10 a.m. $10-$15. (510) 839-2900.

sunday | 9

“Women in Interfaith Relationships: Giving Kids Roots and Wings.” At B’nai Tikvah, 25 Hillcroft, Walnut Creek. 9 a.m. Free. (925) 943-1484.

“The Future of the American-Israel Relationship.” With Shmuel Rosner, Chief U.S. Correspondent for Haaretz. At Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $10. (510) 525-3582.

benefits & social events

saturday | 1

Deli Night. All-you-can-eat Jewish food. At Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos. 6:30 p.m. $15-$25. (831) 479-3444.

sunday | 2

“Feast of Jewish Learning: Movement of the People.” At Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 1:30 p.m. Free. (707) 528-4222.

friday | 7

Nehirim West: A Spiritual Retreat for GLBT Jews. At Walker Creek Ranch, 1700 Marshall Petaluma Road, Petaluma. 3 p.m. (415) 369-2863.

Shabbat Morocco. At the Chabad Jewish Center, 2321 Bethards Drive, Santa Rosa. 5:30 p.m. Free. (707) 577-0277.

saturday | 8

Purim Party. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 7:30 p.m. $20. (408) 257-3333.

sunday | 9

Women’s Philanthropy Connections. The 25th Annual Women of Distinction Ceremony. At the Fairmont Hotel, 170 South Market St., San Jose. 1 p.m. $65-$75. www.jvalley.org.

singles

friday | 29

Potluck Shabbat dinner. Jewish singles over 40. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 6 p.m. (415) 292-1260.

saturday | 1

Jewish Film Festival and Dessert. In the East Bay. Bay Area Jewish Hiking Singles. 6:30 p.m. [email protected].

sunday | 2

Strawberry Canyon Canine-Friendly hike. In the East Bay. Bay Area Jewish Hiking Singles. 2 p.m. (510) 964-1467.