PASSOVER: Click here for a list of public Passover seders around the Bay Area

sunday/29

Family Passover celebration. Children’s activities include building a mock Nile River and musical storytelling by Jonathan Bayer. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. www.paloaltojcc.org

thursday/2

“Passover in the Desert.” Russian Jewish community’s three-day event in Panoche Hills, with educational activities and communal seders on Friday and Saturday. Location given with registration. Through April 5. Adults $50; children $15. www.tinyurl.com/passover-in-the-desert

thursday/9

“Passover in the Desert.” Four-day celebration with meditation, music, storytelling and Jewish education at Panamit Valley in the Mojave Desert. Through April 13. Prices vary. www.wildernesstorah.org

save the date

Israel Independence Day

April 23

Israel in our Hearts

At San Francisco Zoo, May 3

jewish calendar

March 27, 2015/Nissan 7, 5775

Light candles at 7:15

Shabbat ends at 8:08 p.m.

Passover and Shabbat

April 3, 2015/Nissan 14, 5775

Light candles at 7:16 p.m.

April 10, 2015/Nissan 21, 5775

Light candles at 7:23 p.m.

April 11, 2015/Nissan 22, 5775