sunday/19
“Texas Hold ’Em Poker Tourney.” With dinner. Benefit for the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Northern California. At Temple Beth Abraham, 327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 4:30 p.m. $65. www.jshofnc.org/pokertourney.
Benefit for Chabad’s scholarship fund. Auction and entertainment by mentalist Marc Salem. At Sonoma Country Day School, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa. 6:30 p.m. $100. RSVP at www.jewishsonoma.com.
monday/20
“Celebrating one year of Jewish life in Novato.” Chabad Jewish Center celebration featuring mentalist Marc Salem. At Novato Oaks Inn, 215 Alameda del Prado, Novato. 7:30 p.m. $50. www.jewishnovato.com/dinner.
thursday/23
Readings by David Shaddock and Yiskah Rosenfeld. Contemporary poets share their work in a fundraiser for Aquarian Minyan. At St. John’s Church, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10-$20. [email protected].
sunday/26
Cemetery consecration. Ner Tamid Jewish Community Cemetery, the first Jewish cemetery in Napa. At Ner Tamid Jewish Community Cemetery, 2462 Spring St., St. Helena. 11 a.m. Free. www.cbsnapa.org (See story, 4)
wednesday/29
“Lest We Forget: Renewing our Commitment to Survivors.” Fundraiser to help East Bay Holocaust survivors hosted by John Rothmann, co-president of the Holocaust Center of Northern California. At Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St, Oakland. 6:30 p.m. Free. http://www.eastbayjews.org/rothmann.