Justice will be served
Passover has much to say about what we eat for eight days, but the holiday also has a lot to teach us about how to approach food during the rest of the year. The themes of slavery and liberation can inform our view of food justice, following the model of discussing meaningful topics over a ritual meal. “Food Justice Passover,” a collaboration of The Kitchen, Hazon, American Jewish World Service and others, will include teachings by community leaders, space for conversation and a vegetarian, ethically produced and hametz-free Passover dinner.
6:30 p.m. Monday, April 1 at San Francisco Friends School, 250 Valencia St. $25-$36. www.thekitchensf.org
saturday/30
“Out of Order Seder.” Seder as seen through a “hip-hop lens.” At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 7 p.m. $100-$125. www.thecjm.org.
sunday/31
Freedom Seder. Honoring anniversary of the March on Washington for Soviet Jewry. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 3 p.m. $10, children free. Registration required at www.jvalley.org.
Passover seder in Russian. Interactive seder conducted in Russian, aimed at parents and their children ages 5-11; separate programming for children younger than 5. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 5 p.m. $40 per family, includes meal and wine; $45 at the door. RSVP to Natalia Tsvibel at [email protected] or (650) 493-4661.
tuesday/2
“The Omer Project.” Group counts the days of the Omer at the corresponding numbered avenues and streets in San Francisco. At Eighth Avenue and Fulton Street. Also April 8 at 14th Avenue and Cabrillo Street. 7:30 p.m. Through May 13. For complete listings, visit http://omerproject.com.
yom hashoah
sunday/7
City of Berkeley Holocaust remembrance. With music by composer Aaron Blumenfeld. At Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 11 a.m. Free. www.magnes.org.
“Yes, We Sang!” Yom HaShoah concert. Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, Cantor Linda Hirschhorn and Nigunim Community Folk Chorus perform. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 4 p.m. $10, free for children and seniors. www.jcceastbay.org.
“Life and Resistance in the Ghettos: 70th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.” Remembrance with a message from Israel by Consul General Andy David. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 5 p.m. Free. www.betham.org.
Sonoma County Yom HaShoah community commemoration. “Future of Holocaust Memory” theme and perspectives from three generations. At Friedman Center, 4676 Mayette Ave., Santa Rosa. 2 p.m. Free. www.jccsoco.org.
Yom HaShoah service. At Temple Beth Hillel, 801 Park Central, Richmond. 7 p.m. Free. www.tbhrichmond.org.
Holocaust commemoration. Featuring Yiddish music by opera singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell. At Temple Isaiah, 945 Risa Road, Lafayette. 4 p.m. Free. www.temple-isaiah.org.
Yom HaShoah commemoration. With a ceremony honoring a Torah from an unknown town in Czechoslovakia. At Congregation Beth Emek, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton. 6 p.m. Free. www.bethemek.org.
Holocaust commemoration for teens. With talk by Holocaust survivor Lillian Judd. At Congregation Beth Ami, 4676 Mayette Ave., Santa Rosa. 10:30 a.m. Free. www.bethamisr.org.
Yom HaShoah V’Hagevurah observance. Three Holocaust survivors tell their personal stories of survival. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 4 p.m. Free. www.rodefsholom.org.
“Never Again: How Can We Make It So?” Yom HaShoah and genocide memorial with talk by Sonoma State professor Elaine Leeder, former visiting scholar at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. At Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. 10:30 a.m. Free. www.shomreitorah.org.
monday/8
Yom HaShoah V’Hagevurah remembrance. Reading of names followed by service with talk on the contributions of Jewish soldiers in World War II. At Peninsula Sinai Congregation, 499 Boothbay Ave, Foster City. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.peninsulasinai.org.
tuesday/9
“The Texture of Memory: Holocaust Memorials and Meaning.” Talk by James E. Young, professor of English and Judaic studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst. In Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 4 p.m. Free. www.sonoma.edu/holocaust.
Santa Clara County Holocaust remembrance ceremony. Music, candlelighting, prayer and focus on “turning points” in the stories of survivors. At County Government Center, board chambers, 70 W. Hedding St., San Jose. 4 p.m. Free. [email protected].
wednesday/10
Defense Language Institute Holocaust commemoration. Speakers include professor of Hebrew studies Avner Even-Zohar. At Presidio of Monterey, Building 518, Monterey. 4 p.m. Free, but RSVP to [email protected] by April 3.