saturday/1

Hike in Garin/Dry-Creek Pioneer Park. Hilly six-mile hike with Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Meet at left-hand parking lot off Garin Avenue, Hayward. 2 p.m. $1. (408) 817-5686

sunday/2

Torah Flora in San Francisco. Biblical and talmudic walking tour of the Botanical Garden led by Jon Greenberg. Meet at the entrance on Ninth Avenue near Lincoln Way, S.F. 11:30 a.m. $10, plus admission to the garden. Also Aug. 4: “Spices: Sacraments, Medicines, and Symbols” lecture on spices in Judaism and Jewish history, with related refreshments. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. $20-$25. www.torahflora.org/events

tuesday/4

Oakland A’s Jewish Heritage Night. Watch the A’s take on the Baltimore Orioles. Special ticketholders receive a commemorative baseball cap and access to a pregame party with klezmer music by Orchestra Euphonos. At O.co Coliseum, 700 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 7 p.m. http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com

saturday/8

Café Shalom. Monthly Israeli folk dancing event. Dance requests and children welcome. At St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave., S.F. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. $5-$8. [email protected] or Facebook page

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