Calendar Benefits & social events Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | August 8, 2014 Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. saturday/9 Café Shalom. Monthly Israeli folk dancing event. Children and dance requests welcome. At St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave., S.F. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. $5-$8. www.tinyurl.com/CafeShalom-aug9. Barbecue and theater in Orinda. Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club holds a potluck picnic before outdoor theater performance of “Wrong Window.” At Orinda Civic Park, 26 Orinda Way. 7 p.m. picnic, 8:30 p.m. show. $1, plus $8 show ticket and a dish to share at the picnic. [email protected]. Yeashore community bonfire. Features “science and magic show” by Zeke Kossover, followed by Havdallah services. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate provided, plus ingredients for kosher s’mores. At Congregation B’nai Emunah, 3595 Taraval St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free, but potluck desserts requested. www.yeashore.org. sunday/17 Senior singles BBQ. Silicon Valley Senior Singles host a barbecue at a private home in Sunnyvale. 1 p.m. Free, but food donation encouraged. For location and to RSVP, call (408) 245-9350. tuesday/19 Oakland A’s Jewish Heritage Night. A’s vs. New York Mets. Special tickets sold out, but regular tickets still available. At Oakland Coliseum, 7000 Coliseum Way. 7 p.m. $27. www.oaklandathletics.com. J. Correspondent Also On J. Bay Area Federation ups Hillel funding after year of protests and tension Local Voice Why Hersh’s death hit all of us so hard: He represented hope Art Trans and Jewish identities meld at CJM show Culture At Burning Man, a desert tribute to the Nova festival’s victims Subscribe to our Newsletter I would like to receive the following newsletters: Weekday J From Our Sponsors (helps fund our journalism) Your Sunday J Holiday Bytes