sunday/14
Cooking with Lizette Marx. Kosher cooking lesson and dinner with the chef. At Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, 4000 Camino Tassajara, Danville. 4 p.m. presentation, 5 p.m. dinner. $18. RSVP required. (925) 964-2056
tuesday/16
French witness to anti-Semitism. As a special envoy to former French President Jacques Chirac, intellectual and author Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a firsthand witness to rising anti-Semitic activity worldwide, as well as in his home country. He continues to lend his expertise on this growing global scourge, including as keynote speaker on the topic at a recent U.N. General Assembly.
7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 at JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $35. www.jccsf.org
“Being Jewish in Paris Now.” Visiting Rabbi Tom Cohen talks about being Jewish amid rising anti-Semitism across Europe. At Or Shalom Jewish Community, 625 Brotherhood Way, S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free, but donations to Kehilat Gesher USA are welcome. (415) 469-5564 or [email protected] (See story, 6)
thursday/18
“Nu, You Think That’s Funny? A Century of Jewish Humor in America.” Third of a four-part lecture series by singer-teacher Mark Levy on Jewish comedians of the 20th century, featuring vintage recordings and clips from vaudeville, Borscht Belt, TV and film. Also June 25. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $40-$50 for series. www.jcceastbay.org/events
“Love and Religion Over Dinner.” Three-part workshop for interfaith couples to discuss challenging mealtime topics, led by Rabbi Mychal Copeland and William O. Selig. At San Mateo restaurant (to be determined). 7 p.m. $42 for all three evenings. (415) 878- 1998 or www.interfaithfamily.com/sf