friday/6
Young adult Rosh Hashanah dinner. Dinner for the new year. At Hillel of Silicon Valley, 44 S. 11th St., San Jose. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.hillelsv.org.
saturday/7
Yeashore Community bonfire. Havdallah celebration. Meet at Beach Chalet, 1000 Great Highway, across from Ocean Beach, S.F. 6:30 p.m. Free. [email protected].
sunday/8
“The How’s and Why’s of the Holidays.” Learn the traditions of the High Holy Days with Rabbi Ahron Hect. Also Sept. 15. At Chabad in the Richmond District, 423 10th Ave., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.rtchabad.org.
wednesday/18
“Hookah in the Sukkah.” Celebrate Sukkot with hookah and snacks. At Hillel of Silicon Valley, 44 S. 11th St., San Jose. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.hillelsv.org.
thursday/19
Annual LGBT dinner. Potluck dinner in Congregation Shir Hadash’s sukkah for the South Bay’s LGBT community. Food assignments by last name. 6 p.m. Free; RSVP requested. www.shirhadash.org. Outdoor sukkah and happy hour. Co-sponsored by JCCSF and San Francisco Urban Planning and Urban Research Association to celebrate Sukkot. At SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission St., S.F. 6 p.m. $9-$12. www.jccsf.com/sukkot.
thursday/19-22
Communing on Sukkot. Sometimes it’s fun to observe the holidays a little differently. How about a three-day Sukkot celebration under the stars? Wilderness Torah’s “Sukkot on the Farm” returns for its seventh year, with a range of activities — music and prayer circles, a water-drawing ceremony, meditation, movement, and a Harvest Boogie Down Dance Party complete with “Jewgrass” band. Choose from one, two or three-day passes. Sept. 19–22 at Green Oaks Creek Farm and Retreat, Pescadero. Passes from $195-$545 for adults, $25-$150 for youth. www.wildernesstorah.org