The Peaceful Parent Project – Nurture Yourself, Nurture Your Children and become the parent that you truly desire to be! A six week live immersive group experience to teach, support and nourish parents. Each session integrates Jewish text and wisdom with parenting teaching and mindfulness-based practices. For parents of children of all ages, from toddler to young adults.…
The JCC East Bay will be collecting school supplies and backpack donations throughout the month of February for Jewish Family and Community Services’ East Bay resettlement operation program. Your donations will support newly arrived Afghan and Ukrainian refugee children as they begin their education in the Bay Area. Only new backpacks and supplies will be…
Go on a musical journey of love songs from over 40 Broadway shows from Show Boat through “The Golden Age” to recent hits. Through audio and visual clips, instructor James Sokol will guide you through the creative ways lyrics of love are expressed in a variety of melodies, soaring ballads, heartbreaking torch songs, and more! Come…
Our monthly film series of the year returns for February! Join us as we dive into the digital world of social media, exploring the unintended and devastating consequences it has on society from polarization, to isolation, to low self-esteem and beyond. In part one of watching The Social Dilemma, we will see how social media corporations exploit…
Celebrate the birthday of the trees with the JCC East Bay, Edah, and PJ Library in Tilden Park. Join us at the Mineral Springs picnic site for an afternoon of Tu B'Shevat activities among the trees. In the event of rain, our celebration will take place at the JCC East Bay.
JCC ACTS is excited to be joining Repair the World this Tu B’Shevat for a farm workday! Together we’ll weed, mulch, plant, and celebrate the holiday with some Jewish learning and ritual. For more information and to register, click here.
Back by popular demand, join a Zoom excursion with a professional guide through the gorgeous and romantic City of Light! Our virtual Paris trips include: Paris and the Founding Fathers (Feb. 6),The Other Versailles (Feb. 13), Jewish Paris (Feb. 20), and Little-Known Museums of Paris (Feb. 27).
Join us as we learn some classic Israeli dances, shmooze, and enjoy moving our bodies during this cold winter. This class will be a trial run with the goal of eventually offering recurring dance classes of different kinds. Your feedback will be most welcome! Register here in advance. Drop-ins are also welcome.
How can we make our study of Torah not only "interesting," but truly transformative in our lives? Rabbi Josh Feigelson, President and CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, answers this question and many more in his recently-published book Eternal Questions: Reflections, Conversations, and Jewish Mindfulness Practices for the Weekly Torah Portion. Joining R. Feigelson in conversation…
