The following is a list of Passover-related events (including seders) in the Bay Area. To add your event, use the calendar item submission form.
saturday | 4
“Passover Celebration for Young Children.” Passover storytelling, puppets and treats. At Jewish Gateways, 409 Liberty St., El Cerrito. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. www.jewishgateways.org.
sunday | 5
“Pesach for Preschoolers.” Children ages 2 to 5 and their parents learn the story of Passover with an age-appropriate seder. At Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. 2-3:30 p.m. (510) 547-2424 ext. 100.
monday | 6
“Interactive Experience of Passover: Modern Meanings in the Ancient Earth-Based Symbols of a Ritual Meal.” Lectures and live music. Through April 7. At Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 1069 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto. $15-$20. [email protected].
“Before I’d Be A Slave: Passover and the Exodus Through the African-American Spiritual.” At Congregation Shaar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 7-9 p.m. www.pjalliance.org.
wednesday | 8
Community seder. Dinner, songs and stories. At Richmond Torah Center Chabad, 423 10th Ave., S.F. 8:15 p.m. $40 adults, $20 children, family rates available. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Must RSVP to (415) 518-1931 or visit www.RTChabad.org.
thursday | 9
Community seder. Dinner, songs and stories. At Richmond Torah Center Chabad, 423 10th Ave., S.F. 8:30 p.m. $40 adults, $20 children, family rates available. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Must RSVP to (415) 518-1931 or visit www.RTChabad.org.
friday | 10
“A Revisiting of the Self — And a Journey for the Soul.” Passover Seder with singing, dinner and acitivities for children. At Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 6 p.m. $25-$30. RSVP to (707) 664-8622.
saturday | 11
Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Passover Seder. Potluck and reading of a secular progressive haggadah. At 1817 Sinclair Drive, Pleasanton. 5 p.m. $10. RSVP to [email protected].
Keddem Congregation Community Passover Seder. Kosher dinner with vegetarian option. At Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 6 p.m. RSVP to [email protected].
“Seder and a Show with the Rat Pack.” Jewish-Italian meal in celebration of Passover with Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin impersonators. At Palio d’Asti, 640 Sacramento St., S.F. 6 p.m. $80. www.paliodasti.com.
sunday | 12
“Passover: Its Significance and Practices.” S.F. Secular/Humanist Chavurah lecture and potluck. At a private home, S.F. 11 a.m. RSVP to (415) 751-3766.
Passover seder. At Or Shalom Jewish Community, 475 Mission Blue Drive, Brisbane. 5 p.m. Free. RSVP to (415) 242-9992.
monday | 13
“Freedom Seder/Freedom From Poverty.” Vegetarian dinner and traditional music. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $15-$25. RSVP by April 8 to (415) 444-8000.