saturday/13
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]
friday/26
“HUBad SoMa Shul.” Chabad of S.F. happy hour followed by Shabbat services and dinner. At S.F. School of Digital Filmmaking, 925 Mission St., Suite 108, S.F. 5 p.m. Free. $25 suggested donation for dinner. www.chabadsf.org
sunday/28
“Bocce Challenge.” Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California fundraiser for student programs. Cost includes court time, food and drinks. At Campo Di Bocce, 565 University Ave., Los Gatos. 1:30 p.m. $75, or $250 teams of four. www.tinyurl.com/JSHFbocce-2016
Adama. Ensemble group performs Israeli and Jewish world music for dancing. Dance lessons with Bruce Bierman. At Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. lessons, 8 p.m. open dancing. $12. www.ashkenaz.com
Jewish Food Festival. Carmel’s 29th annual celebration of traditional Jewish food, with corned beef, blintzes, chopped liver, matzah ball soup, dessert and more. Plus artisans, raffle, live music and Jewish wedding re-enactment. At Congregation Beth Israel, 5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. Park and take free shuttle from Carmel Middle School, 4380 Carmel Valley Road. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. www.carmelbethisrael.org/food-festival-2016
tuesday/30
Jewish Heritage Night is back. Watch the Giants take on the Diamondbacks, but how about a knish first? The special event ticket package includes the ballgame, a souvenir Jewish-themed Giants hat, and a pregame party on nearby Terry Francois Boulevard with Jewish food, drink and live entertainment.
Party 5 p.m., game 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 at AT&T Park, S.F. Prices vary. www.tinyurl.com/GiantsJHN-2016