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Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. Discussing healing in the story of Ruth. At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 4:30 p.m. Free. (925) 283-8575.
“Views of God from Around the World.” Judith Berling, professor of Chinese and Comparative Religions at U.C. Berkeley. “Exploring the World of Judaism” lecture series (Sunday mornings through May 6, 2012). At Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. 9:30 a.m. Free. [email protected].
monday | 26
Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Lecture by noted sex therapist. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $20-$25. www.jccsf.org.
Briefing with Israel’s consul general. Akiva Tor will talk about the Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N. At JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. Free. RSVP to (510) 318-6417.
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“Celebration and Preservation.” San Jose State Jewish Studies program presents a panel discussion of the Jewish role in environmentalism. At Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library, 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose. 5 p.m. Free. (408) 924-5547.
Book lecture. Taube Center for Jewish Studies presents a reading by Edmund de Waal from his memoir, “The Hare with Amber Eyes.” At Margaret Jacks Hall, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. 12 p.m. Free. (650) 725-0577. Also at JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10-$20. www.jccsf.org.