San Francisco
The Interfaith Potluck Shabbat Dinner. Friday, September 19, 6:30 p.m. Join us for a bi-monthly opportunity to connect with old friends and meet new people at our Interfaith Potluck Shabbat dinners in the homes of our members. Individuals, couples and families of all constellations are welcome. Free. Sign up to bring an item to share with the group. Location will be given to participants upon RSVP. Contact: Interfaith Connection, JCCSF, 415.292.1252. www.jccsf.org/interfaith
Ongoing Events
Discussion Series for Interfaith/Intercultural Couples. Seven sessions on Mondays. Call for dates and cost. Reflect on family, child-rearing, holidays and spiritual concerns. With Helena McMahon, LMFT, or John Steinfirst, LCSW. Sliding scale fee. JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., SF. Contact: Interfaith Connection, 415.292.1252 or hmcmahon@jccsf.org. www.jccsf.org/interfaith
Interfaith Family Israel Travel Blog. Blog entries from the first Interfaith Connection trip to Israel posted by group members to share their trip. The Israel Travel Blog is currently posted on www.jccsf.org/interfaith. Contact: Interfaith Connection, 415.292.1252 or hmcmahon@jccsf.org.
Mishpacha Shabbat. Last Friday of each month, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Shabbat service for families with small children: songs, dancing, arts and crafts, and Shabbat blessings, plus a dairy/vegetarian potluck dinner in the company of families just like yours. Congregation B'nai Emunah, 3595 Taraval Ave. (at 46th Ave), SF. Contact: 415.664.7373.
PJ Library. Registration is underway for the PJ Library, a new Bay Area program from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. PJ Library sends high quality Jewish books and music to registered families once a month for two years. Free for families with young children from six months to five and a half years of age who have a Jewish connection. Register online at www.pjlibrary.org. Contact: Vivien Braly, 415.499.1223 ext. 8106 or vivienb@sfjcf.org. Generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.
Raising Your Children in an Interfaith Family. Mondays; call for dates. Focus on child-rearing issues specific to interfaith families, including celebrating holidays, developing family traditions, and talking to children about religion. Examine how your own cultural and religious backgrounds affect your parenting. The cost of this series is based on a sliding scale. Call for costs. JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., SF. Contact: Interfaith Connection, 415.292.1252 or hmcmahon@jccsf.org. www.jccsf.org/interfaith.
If your synagogue or organization is sponsoring an activity of particular interest to interfaith families, please let us know at bridges@sfjcf.org.
North Bay
Preparing Spiritually for the High Holidays. Saturday, September 6, 10:00 a.m. Shabbat service with Rabbi Daniel Kohn will be mainly for adults and teens to help get ready for the High Holidays. The service will be followed by a light potluck lunch; please bring a dish to share. Sponsored by Gan HaLev, the Jewish Congregation of the San Geronimo Valley, an independent and unaffiliated group that represents a broad spectrum of Jewish life, practice, and backgrounds. At the home of Nancy Brown, 232 Frustuck Ave., Fairfax. Contact: Gan HaLev office, 415.488.4524.
Penina Maier Jewish School Open House. Sunday, September 7, 10:00 a.m. Come meet the Sunday School staff, schmooze with other parents, and enjoy a Sunday morning nosh of bagels and pastries. Everyone is invited. Free. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. Sponsored by Gan HaLev, the Jewish Congregation of the San Geronimo Valley, Marin County. Contact: 415.488.4524.
Ongoing Events
Gan Israel Preschool 2008-2009. Program offers a Jewish education to children of all faiths between the ages of 2-5. Gan Israel currently has many young interfaith families in the Petaluma, Novato and Rohnert Park area. Gan Israel Preschool, B'nai Israel Jewish Center, 740 Western Ave., Petaluma. Contact: Preschool office, 707.763.5136, or Leslee Lauritzen, leslee@bnaiisrael.net
Osher Marin JCC Preschool 2008-2009. A full range of pre-school programs for children ages 2-5. Tours available. Osher Marin JCC ECE, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. Contact: 415.444.8042 or sfarael@marinjcc.org. www.marinjcc.org.
PJ Library. Registration is underway for the PJ Library, a new Bay Area program from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. PJ Library sends high quality Jewish books and music to registered families once a month for two years. Free for families with young children from six months to five and a half years of age who have a Jewish connection. Register online at www.pjlibrary.org. Contact: Vivien Braly, 415.499.1223 ext. 8106 or vivienb@sfjcf.org. Generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.
Parenting Matters: Jewish Wisdom for Mindful Parenting. Beginning mid-October, morning group. Dates and times TBD. Parenting Matters is a parenting discussion group for interfaith and unaffiliated Jewish parents raising young children (5 years and younger). This interactive 8-week learning program from the Jewish Community Federation will explore basic Jewish principles and apply them to our modern parenting concerns. All levels of learners are welcome. Reservations recommended. Cost: $180 per family (scholarships available upon request). Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. Contact: Vivien Braly, 415.499.1223 x8106 or vivienb@sfjcf.org. www.jcfparentingmatters.org
Penina Maier Jewish School. Sunday mornings, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Gan HaLev's Sunday School welcomes children (toddlers through B'nai Mitzvah) and their families for a culturally enriched program of Jewish education and celebration. This year we are again offering our Kinder Class of music and movement for toddlers. Classes are held at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. Contact: Gan Halev at 415.488.4524
Tot Shabbat. First and third Saturday monthly, 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Shabbat prayers using movement and song for children ages 2-5. With Jonathan Bayer. No RSVP needed. Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. Contact: 415.479.3441. www.rodefsholom.org.
If your synagogue or organization is sponsoring an activity of particular interest to interfaith families, please let us know at bridges@sfjcf.org.
Peninsula
Keddem Congregation High Holy Days Services. Beginning Monday, September 29. Keddem is a community-led, Reconstructionist Jewish congregation, passionately committed to infusing tradition with new meaning. Everyone is welcome to attend our High Holy Day services at no charge, as space permits. Advance reservations required. Includes family services, children's activities and more. Visit www.keddem.org for complete listing of times. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. Contact: 650.494.6400 or hhd_reservations@Keddem.org.
Ongoing Events
Parenting Matters: Jewish Wisdom for Mindful Parenting. Beginning mid-October, morning group. Dates and times TBD. Parenting Matters is a parenting discussion group for interfaith and unaffiliated Jewish parents raising young children (5 years and younger). This interactive 8-week learning program from the Jewish Community Federation will explore basic Jewish principles and apply them to our modern parenting concerns. All levels of learners are welcome. Reservations recommended. Cost: $180 per family (scholarships available upon request). Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. Contact: Vivien Braly, 415.499.1223 x8106 or vivienb@sfjcf.org. www.jcfparentingmatters.org
PJ Library. Registration is underway for the PJ Library, a new Bay Area program from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. PJ Library sends high quality Jewish books and music to registered families once a month for two years. Free for families with young children from six months to five and a half years of age who have a Jewish connection. Register online at www.pjlibrary.org. Contact: Vivien Braly, 415.499.1223 ext. 8106 or vivienb@sfjcf.org. Generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.
Tot Shabbat. Third Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs and Torah for families with children up to age six. All are welcome. Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. Contact: 408.358.1751 or office@shirhadash.org. www.shirhadash.org.
If your synagogue or organization is sponsoring an activity of particular interest to interfaith families, please let us know at bridges@sfjcf.org.
East Bay
How Can Jews Who Don't Believe in Bible Stories Still Believe in God? Friday, September 12, 6:15 p.m. Maybe God didn't really part the Red Sea . . . or save Noah and his Ark; does that mean there is no God Jews can believe in? Join us for a lively interactive teaching to explore these questions. Share a delicious, no-experience-necessary Shabbat dinner, eat, laugh, and learn. All are welcome. If your schedule doesn't allow you to bring a dish to share, we offer you the option of contributing $7 toward the dinner. RSVP is required. Jewish Gateways, 409 Liberty Street, El Cerrito. Contact: Rabbi Bridget Wynne at 510.559.8140 or rabbibridget@jewishgateways.org to make a reservation and get directions and your food assignment.
Tri-Valley Cultural Jews High Holiday Observances. TVCJ serves those whose Jewish identity is based on culture, heritage and family, rather than on religion. Non-traditional families and intermarried households are welcome. Open to the public; $10/non-member adults; no charge for children. For a schedule of programs visit our website www.eastbaysecularjews.org. Bothwell Center, 2466 8th St. (between I and G downtown), Livermore. Contact: for information and reservations, 925.485.1049 or CulturalJews@aol.com
Ongoing Events
PJ Library. Registration is underway for the PJ Library, a new Bay Area program from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. PJ Library sends high quality Jewish books and music to registered families once a month for two years. Free for families with young children from six months to five and a half years of age who have a Jewish connection. Register online at www.pjlibrary.org. Contact: Vivien Braly, 415.499.1223 ext. 8106 or vivienb@sfjcf.org. Generously funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.
If your synagogue or organization is sponsoring an activity of particular interest to interfaith families, please let us know at bridges@sfjcf.org.
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