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 on Jewish dance icon. Through April 6. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. 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.

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

“Cookie Addison: A Retrospective.” Paintings with Jewish and other themes. Through April 25. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. Free. (408) 357-7492.

Israeli art exhibit and sale. Through March 25. At Temple Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. (650) 366-8481.

“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 Candle-lighting.” Through April 6. At the Jewish Heritage Museum of the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, 4000 Camino Tassajara, Danville. www.rcjl.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.

“Treasures from the Holy Land.” Through Aug. 10. At the Legion of Honor Museum, 100 34th Ave., S.F. www.legionofhonor.org.

“The Art of Aging.” Through May 28. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. www.pjcc.org.

thursday | 27

“Israeli Impressions.” Photographs by Gary Zweig. Through April 30. At bob and bob, 4500 El Camino Real, Los Altos. Wine reception with the artist at 7:30 p.m. (650) 947-7010.

music & dance

friday | 21

JJ Keki, Ugandan Jewish Community Leader, singing at Shabbat services. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 5:30 p.m. Free. www.emanuelsf.org.

“Cariño” by Anne Bluethenthal & Dancers. At Project Artaud Theatre, 450 Florida St., S.F. Through March 29. www.artaud.org.

saturday | 22

Frank London’s “A Night in the Old Marketplace.” Opening night of 23rd annual Jewish Music Festival. At Roda Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $24-$28. (510) 848-0237 ext. 139.

sunday | 23

“The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind” performed by the Bridge Players. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 4 p.m. $20. (415) 861-6932 ext. 304.

Pianist Evgeni Mikhailov. At Albert L. Schultz JCC, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $12-$15. (650) 493-9400.

Benzion Miller, Chassidic cantor. Jewish Music Festival. At Congregation Netivot Shalom, 1316 University Ave., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $21-$25. (510) 848-0237 ext. 139.

tuesday | 25

“Teslim: Ladder of Gold.” Jewish Music Festival. At First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 684 14th St., Oakland. 7:30 p.m. $16-$20. (510) 848-0237 ext. 139.

wednesday | 26

Eastern European folk-punk band Golem. Jewish Music Festival performance with S.F. soul band Lord Loves a Working Man. At the Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St., S.F. 9 p.m. $18. (510) 848-0237 ext. 139.

thursday | 27

Israeli percussionist Chen Zimbalista and Friends. Jewish Music Festival. At St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. $20-$24. Also Monday, March 31 at Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. www.jewishmusicfestival.org.

friday | 28

“Exploring Opera: Jewish Composers.” Shabbat lunch program. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12 p.m. $8-$10. (415) 444-8000.

saturday | 29

“Cyclical Rituals (Part 1): Spring.” Jewish Music Festival performance by the Ark. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $24-$28. www.jccsf.org.

sunday | 30

Community dance party. Jewish Music Festival. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 4 p.m. $12-$15. (510) 848-0237 ext. 139.

theater

ongoing

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

“The Ten Commandments: A Live Comedy of Biblical Proportions.” Through March 22. At the Dark Room, 2263 Mission St., S.F. 8 p.m. $15. www.darkroomsf.com.

“Brighton Beach Memoirs.” At Willows Theatre, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord. Through April 20. Various times. $30-$40. www.willowstheatre.org.

saturday | 22

Uncle Eye and the Strange Change Machine. Performing a children’s musical. With Bay Area Jewish songleader Ira Levin. At La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 10:30 a.m. $4-$12. (510) 849-2568.

sunday | 23

“The Music Man.” Oakland Hebrew Day School performing at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley. 1 p.m. $5-$7. www.juliamorgan.org.

tuesday | 25

Lainie Kazan. Through March 30. At the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St., S.F. $40-$50. (866) 468-3399.

film & video

wednesday | 26

“Jewish and Israeli Time.” Film screening and discussion. At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mount Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 7:30 p.m. $55-$65 for four-part series. (925) 284-9191.

“Jews in Space.” Comedy from Argentina. Part of San Francisco Jewish Film Festival series. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $6-$8. www.sfjff.org.

tv & radio

sunday | 23

“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

saturday | 22

Sephardic instrumental workshop. At Oakland Public Conservatory, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. 10 a.m. $30. [email protected].

sunday | 23

“Waging Peace in Israel/Palestine.” With Molly Freeman of Bay Area Brit Tzedek v’Sholom. At Humanities Hall, 1185 Vicente St., S.F. 2 p.m. Free. (415) 566-7235.

monday | 24

Community briefing on the International Tracing Service archive. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.jccsf.org.

tuesday | 25

“The Role of the U.N. in a Changing World.” With B’nai B’rith U.N. expert Sybil Kessler. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 7:30 p.m. $5. www.beth-david.org.

wednesday | 26

“From Tenement to Theater: Jewish Women as Modern Dance Pioneers.” Lecture and film clips with Joanna Gewertz Harris. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.

“Ben Shahn’s New Deal Murals.” A talk by art historian Diana L. Linden. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.

thursday | 27

“Peninsula Business Networking Party.” Mixer sponsored by Business Leadership Council. At Menlo Circus Club, 190 Park Lane, Atherton. 6 p.m. $40. (415) 512-6437.

“Celebrating Writer Leo Litwak.” At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.

friday | 28

“Did Judaism Invent the Internet?” At Jewish Gateways, 409 Liberty St., El Cerrito. 6:15 p.m. $7. (510) 559-8140.

“The Miraculous Rebirth of the Hebrew Language.” With Rabbi Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, grandson of the father of modern Hebrew. At Congregation Beth Israel-Judea, 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco. 9 p.m. Free. www.bij.org.

saturday | 29

Local Jewish author Elizabeth Rosner. At the Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave., Oakland. 2 p.m. Free. (510) 597-5017.

sunday | 30

“Hadassah’s International Social and Political Impact.” With Hadassah National President Nancy Falchuk. At the Fairmont San Jose, 170 S. Market St., San Jose. 11:30 a.m. $200 includes lunch. (831) 687-0801.

“Passover: The Set Table.” Workshop includes a fully set seder table. At Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. 11:30 a.m. Free. (510) 839-2900 ext. 347.

“Breaking the Silence.” With Oded Naaman. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 2 p.m. And 7 p.m. at Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. $5-$20. (415) 621-6813.

“Overview of Helping Homeless Veterans.” With Roberta Rosenthal from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homeless. At Congregation Ner Tamid, 1250 Quintara St., S.F. 2 p.m. $5. (415) 661-3383.

benefits & social events

sunday | 30

Women’s League for Conservative Judaism social gathering. At Nibbler’s Eatery, 1922 Oak Park Blvd., Pleasant Hill. 12 p.m. $30 includes lunch. (925) 689-4325.

Freedom seder to end human trafficking. At Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road, Los Altos Hills. 4 p.m. $18 includes kosher meal. (650) 961-1922.

spiritual & holiday

friday | 21

Jewish Study Network annual Purim party. At the Recreation Center of the Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. 11:30 a.m. $10-$60. (650) 961-4576.

“Rabbi Henry Shreibman Ponders Purim.” At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 12 p.m. $8-$10. (415) 444-8000.

Peninsula Purim Party. At Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo. 1 p.m. www.pjcc.org.

Grand Purim and Shabbat celebration. At the home of Rabbi Hillel and Chana Scop, 355 Starling Road, Mill Valley. 5:30 p.m. $10-$18. [email protected].

Potluck Shabbat Purim-style. For young adults, ages 21-45. At private home in Fremont. 7 p.m. Free. (925) 943-5238.

Young adult Purim Shabbat.At East Bay JCC, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.jcceastbay.org.

saturday | 22

Purim celebration. At San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 5 p.m. $5-$15. (415) 488-4524.

“Purim Masquerade Extravaganza.” Sponsored by the Hub. At Mighty, 119 Utah St., S.F. 10 p.m. $12-$15. www.jccsf.org.

sunday | 23

Classic Israeli children’s stories. A family program. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.

Family Purim celebration. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 2 p.m. Free. www.jccsf.org.

sunday | 30

Sefer Torah dedication. Parade with torches, live music and dancing. From 2477 Louis Road to the Chabad Center, 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. 1:30 p.m. (650) 424-9800.

singles

saturday | 22

Samuel P. Taylor Redwoods State Park hike. In Marin. Bay Area Jewish Hiking Singles. 10:45 a.m. (510) 451-5252.

Purim dance. JCCSF’s Jewish Singles Over Forty. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $15-$25. (415) 292-1233.

sunday | 23

Tiburon-Belvedere hike. In Marin. Bay Area Jewish Hiking Singles. 11 a.m. (510) 772-7853.

Breakfast and Banter. Mensch Link. At Shoreline Restaurant, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. 11:30 a.m. (650) 386-6626.

thursday | 27

“The Life of Emile Zola.” A 1937 film about the Dreyfus Affair. The Silicon Valley Widow/Widowers/Singles Group. At the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 1 p.m. (408) 253-7200.

saturday | 29

Mt. Tamalpais Coastal-Cataract Trail hike. In Marin. Bay Area Jewish Hiking Singles. 10:30 a.m. $3. (415) 731-2243.

sunday | 30

King Canyon Loop hike. In the East Bay. Bay Area Jewish Hiking Singles. 10:30 a.m. $3. (925) 228-4213.

Breakfast and Banter. Mensch Link. At Shoreline Restaurant, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. 11:30 a.m. (650) 386-6626.