Workshop for kids and families to bake hamantaschen and create a Purim joke book for Ukrainian children.
New Lehrhaus presents New Israel Fund grantees from Omdim Beyachad (Standing Together) and the Tzedek Centers discussing the work their organizations are doing for Israelis/Palestinians in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice. In partnership with New Israel Fund. $36 for three sessions.
Chabad of the Neighborhood presents a workshop on baking hamantaschen. Baked treats can be taken home or donated to area seniors.
Naomi Seidman discusses the translation of Freud into Yiddish, a language that some have called the unconscious of assimilated Jews, and the unique character of psychoanalysis in Yiddish, the language of Freud’s immediate ancestors, which persisted in his thought and writing. Presented by KlezCalifornia and Jewish Community Library.
Text study led by Erica Riddick, founding director of Jews of Color Sanctuary and creator of the Bilhah Zilpah Project, exploring the two women’s contested status, the power of naming and how the women’s stories resonate with marginalized people today. Presented by Jewish Community Library.
Chaplain Muriel Dance discusses the Jewish tradition of creating an ethical will, a document that passes cherished values and ideals from one generation to the next. Presented by Or Shalom Jewish Community.
Hands-on baking workshop led by Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen. Parents and kids team up to bake Purim treats. $40 per family.
Concert subtitled “Strings of the Holocaust” with renowned Ukrainian violinist Alina Solodovnikova-Adams features restored violins that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Middle East scholar Lior Sternfeld discusses the Jews of contemporary Iran, the largest population of Jews in a Muslim-majority country. Presented by The Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice.
Satirical feminist musical parody with kazoos, audience participation and live music; think “if the Book of Esther and Madonna had a child.” Come in costume. Also March 6.