Family Havdalah ceremony with singing, puppets, indoor and outdoor pre-K play spaces, bagels, a coffee cart and kid’s snacks. Presented by Jewish Baby Network.
Two Israeli bands, The Kalimutke Philharmonia and Di Gasn Trio, perform their unique styles of klezmer music. Presented virtually, by KlezCalifornia.
The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents a showcase of student-created books from the Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Project, with other kids’ activities including book box craft, a tactile table with Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a visit to the San Francisco Bookmobile, a book drive and more.
Irena Klepfisz discusses her collection of poems, which include bilingual Yiddish/English pieces and address such topics as immigration, the Holocaust and social justice. Presented by Jewish Community Library, the Workers Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern California, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, KlezCalifornia and the Yiddish Theatre Ensemble.
Cantare's Chamber Ensemble performs Ernest Bloch's 20th-century choral/orchestral masterpiece “Sacred Service (Avodat Hakodesh),” based on the Shabbat morning service, and Eric Whitacre's “Five Hebrew Love Songs.”
Financial journalist and historian Daniel Gross discusses his book, which details the life of Syrian Jewish banker Edmond J. Safra and how he built a global financial empire. Under One Tent event.