friday   |   18

Transgender remembrance Shabbat. Commemorating those who have suffered from anti-transgender violence. Special liturgy, music and more. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.shaarzahav.org.

“Arab/Jewish Twinning Shabbat.” Potluck dinner and an Arab-Jewish joint service. With speaker Yusuf Saib on the Muslim immigrant experience. At Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. Dinner at 6 p.m., service at 8 p.m. Free. www.shirhadash.org.

saturday   |   19

Community Shabbat with Alan Fleishman. Author of “Goliath’s Head,” about anti-Semitism in pre-Soviet Ukraine, speaks at a Jewish Book Month event. At Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. 10:30 a.m. Free. www.shirhadash.org.

tuesday   |   22

Interfaith Thanksgiving service. Including Congregation Shir Hadash of Los Gatos. At Church of the Latter-Day Saints, 15985 Rose Ave., Los Gatos. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.shirhadash.org.

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