friday/24

Kabbalat Shabbat on the Farm. Service and potluck dinner, followed by poetry, music and dancing. At Urban Adamah, 1050 Parker St., Berkeley. 6:30 p.m. Free, but advance registration requested. www.urbanadamah.org

Counting of the Omer: Day 21. Organized by the Omer Project in San Francisco. At the corner of 21st Avenue and Quintara, 8:30 p.m. Also April 25 at 8:30 p.m. at 22nd Avenue and Fulton, April 29 at 8:30 p.m. at 26th Avenue and Noriega; May 2 at 9 p.m. at 29th Avenue and Fulton. Free. For full listings, see www.omerproject.com

saturday/25

“Saturday Nights for the Soul.” Havdallah service and interactive Jewish learning session with Rabbi Bridget Wynne of Jewish Gateways. At private residence in Berkeley. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. www.jewishgateways.org

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