friday | 20
Shabbat dinner. Vegetarian. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St,, Berkeley. 5:30 p.m. $7-$13. RSVP to [email protected].
saturday | 21
50th anniversary. Temple Beth Torah celebrates its anniversary with a musical performance by Danny Maseng, cantor and musical director of Temple Israel of Hollywood. At Temple Beth Torah, 42000 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. 7:30 p.m. www.bethtorah-fremont.org.
sunday | 22
T’enna Preschool open house. Also summer camp sign-up day. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 9 a.m. Free. www.paloaltojcc.org.
saturday | 28
Israeli folk dance party. Hosted by Cafe Shalom. St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $5-$8. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/CafeShalom.
Émigré Community Gala. Silent auction, dinner, dancing and live entertainment, including performances by Matisyahu and tenor George Komsky. At Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., S.F. 8 p.m. $180 and up. www.jfcs.org.
sunday | 29
South Bay Teen Idol auditions. Auditions for teen vocalists grades 8-12 in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. First prize is a $2,500 scholarship. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 9 a.m. www.siliconvalleyjcc.org/idol.
Sinai Nursery School open house. At Congregation Sinai, 1532 Willowbrae Ave., San Jose. 10 a.m. Free. www.sinai-sj.org.
Mitzvah fair. Local vendors for everything related to b’nai mitzvah celebrations. At Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. 11 a.m. Free. [email protected].
Blood drive. At Temple Emanu-El, 1010 University Ave., San Jose. 12:45 p.m. Free. www.templesanjose.org.
“Jewish Composers Through the Decades.” Broadway music trivia and sing-along with lyrics provided. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 2 p.m. $20-$30. www.paloaltojcc.org.
APJCC preschool open house. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 2 p.m. Free. www.siliconvalleyjcc.org/preschool.
monday | 30
Blue Monday. Young Adult Division of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund of S.F. presents a shmoozing event with nosh and happy hour specials. At Mars Bar, 798 Brannan St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $10. www.jewishfed.org.
Camp Gan Israel info night. At private residence, 12 Abbott Way, Piedmont. 7 p.m. Free. RSVP to [email protected].
tuesday | 31
Holocaust remembrance ceremony. At San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. 1:30 p.m. Free. www.jvalley.org/jcrc.
“Knitzvah a Mitzvah.” For children ages 4-7 to make yarn crafts for those in need. Also story time and more. Run by PJ Library and Jewish Family Services. At Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 3:45 p.m. Free. www.jvalley.org/pjlibrary.
sunday | 5
Tu B’Shevat. Tri-Valley Cultural Jews hosts a fruit-tasting Shabbat and beach clean-up. At Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward.10:30 p.m. $5. (510) 888-1404.
Mah jongg. Includes potluck brunch. At Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Ave., Berkeley. 11 a.m. $15. mahjonggforeveryone.com.