friday/16
Social Action Shabbat. Services and discussion on Bay Area child trafficking. At Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. Services at 7:30 p.m., discussion at 8:45 p.m. Free. www.oaklandsinai.org.
Storyteller Peninnah Schram. Dinner, services and storytelling. 6:30 p.m. $10-$18. Also March 17. 8 p.m. Also March 18. 10 a.m. Free. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. www.beth-david.org.
sunday/18
“Liberate Your Passover Experience.” Workshops for all on the holiday. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 10 a.m. Free. www.jcceastbay.org.
thursday/22
“The Four Children of the Passover Seder.” Talk by Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Congregation Netivot Shalom. At Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Ave., Berkeley. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.afikomen.com.
“Passover Made Easy.” Passover cooking class. At Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. 9:30 a.m. $25. www. kolshofar.org.