Zikaron BaSalon
2023-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Zikaron BaSalon (“Remembrances in the Living Room”) is a special way to commemorate the Holocaust. Taking place annually in thousands of private living rooms and public settings, it passes the torch from official, large-scale ceremonies to conversations and stories told in more intimate, meaningful gatherings.
Please join us in hearing and honoring the Holocaust story of Arie (Lev) Levin z”l as told by his son Asriel (Uzi) Levin. This event will include opportunities to reflect, ask questions, and ground our awareness and education about the Holocaust in a warm and supportive community.
May the memory of Arie (Lev) Levin z”l and all lost in the Holocaust be a blessing.
זיכרונם לברכה
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Family Funday!
2023-04-23 10:30 - 12:00 | CA
Join us in the JCC courtyard for some family fun. Each Funday offers active entertainment by local professionals and explores a Jewish value.
Something for everyone! Bubbles, bubbles everywhere. Bubble wands, bubble sticks, bubble tables…come play and experiment with Stephen and his magical, bubble play stations. This program is perfect for children ages 2-8. For older children, ages 8-13. Come be the next Ninja Warrior! Ninja sports with XFit Training.
Light breakfast for adults and snacks for children, sponsored by Hebrew Free Loan. Please bring personal water bottles as we celebrate Earth Day and all try to do our part in taking care of our environment.

Art & Artists: Highlights from the Cleveland Museum of Art
2023-04-24 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
Internationally renowned, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 61,000 works of art from around the world. Join Museum professional, Arielle Levinem, for a series of three lectures, each highlighting one of the museum’s stunning collections of French, Spanish, and German art. Register here.

Still Traveling: Quaint & Quirky Québec
2023-05-01 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-05-08 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-05-15 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-05-22 11:00 - 12:15 | CA
The capital of Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province (re: “the Europe of North America”), Québec City is “the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates, and defensive works which still surround Old Québec.” No wonder the Old City is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Join a professional guide for 4 virtual “trips” including: 1) The New France, 2) Lower Canada: Under the British Rule, 3) The Canadian Confederation in 1867, and 4) The Jewish History of Québec City.

Science on Tap
2023-05-01 19:30 - 21:00 | CA
The JCC East Bay is partnering with ScienceAbroad to present Dr. Jonathan Gropp and his tale of tiny microbes. Learn how cow burps warm our planet. Dr. Gropp will discuss how tiny microbes that evolved billions of years ago affect our climate and our future existence on earth.
An engaging evening with refreshments sponsored by our friends at ScienceAbroad.
About Dr. Jonathan Gropp:
Jonathan Gropp received his PHD in biogeochemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and is currently a post-doctoral researcher at UC Berkeley in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science.

Klezmer Dance 101
2023-05-07 13:30 - 15:00, 2023-05-14 13:30 - 15:00, 2023-05-21 13:30 - 15:00 | CA
Join the Yiddish Theatre Ensemble with co-director and celebrated teaching artist Bruce Bierman in a warm inclusive circle to experience the joy and soul of the Yiddish dance repertoire including: the freylekh, bulgar, joq, husidl and patsch tanz. Workshops include archival video footage, historical cultural context and patient teaching. Read more about this three-part workshop series and sign up here.

Tkiya en Español
2023-05-07 15:30 - 17:00 | CA
Come sing, dance, and celebrate! It’s our last session of Tkiya en Español so let’s have a fiesta!
¡Ven a cantar, bailar y celebrar! Es nuestra última sesión de Tkiya en Español así que ¡hagamos una fiesta!

Movie, Nosh, Discuss
2023-05-21 16:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Swifties rejoice! We’re closing out our year of teen films with the Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana, which covers a transformational year of the iconic pop artists’s life. After the film, teens are welcome to join in the group discussions over snacks.
*All food provided will be vegetarian. Please email our Director of Youth & Teen Programs Brianna with any food allergies or dietary restrictions.

Teen Dodgeball Tournament
2023-05-21 17:30 | CA
Dodgeball is back and only time will tell which team will be victorious! Teens can register individually or as a team of five for this bracket-style tournament and test their grit, stamina, and warrior-like courage. First time playing dodgeball? No worries! We’ll teach you how to play. Winning teams will receive special prizes.

The 35th Annual East Bay Tikkun: A Day of Learning on Shavuot
2023-05-26 14:00 - 20:00 | CA
Once again, in partnership with dozens of Bay Area synagogues and organizations, we will offer a day of community learning on the holiday of Shavuot.
For safety and security, event pre-registration is required.
Please register here.
VENUE
All classes will be held at the JCC East Bay on 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Shortly before the event, all pre-registered attendees will receive a schedule of classes emailed to them.
SHAVUOT FOR FAMILIES!
The JCC East Bay will be offering programming in partnership with Studio 70 and Edah for families with children in preschool through 5th grade. Families are invited to create art, play games in Hebrew, dance, and learn some Torah.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
This list will be continually updated as Community Partners are confirmed.

Aquarian Minyan

AriYael Jewish Healing Center

BASEBay

Berkeley-Oakland Midrasha

Beth Chaim Congregation

Camp Tawonga

Chochmat HaLev
Congregation Beth El
Congregation Beth Israel
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Embodied Jewish Learning
GatherBay
Hebrew Free Loan
In-the-Know Club
IYUN
J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Jew Oughta Know
Jewish Gateways
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Jewish LearningWorks
Jews on Ohlone Land
Kehilla Community Synagogue
KlezCalifornia
New Israel Fund
New Lehrhaus
Or Zarua, Reconstructionist Havurah of the East Bay
Peleh Residency
Repair the World
Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union
Shalom Bayit
Studio 70
YeaShOre Community

QUESTIONS
Email tikkun@jcceastbay.org and we’ll respond in a timely manner.

Family Pride Fest
2023-06-11 10:30 - 12:00 | CA
The JCC East Bay, PJ Library Bay Area, Jewish Gateways, and Honeymoon Israel invite you to a joyous and celebratory family pride festival at the JCC East Bay. Join us for a pride-themed carnival, a drag story time led by legendary Bay Area drag queen Kylie Minono, snacks, and a dance party! For families with children ages 0-8.

Allies in Action: Combating Antisemitism and Racism
2023-06-26 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
JCC East Bay is pleased to boost the virtual event Allies in Action: Combating Antisemitism and Racism. This free event will feature an opening panel and breakout rooms on the following topics: how to talk about antisemitism with your non-Jewish neighbors; how to have intergenerational conversations about antisemitism; and how to teach about antisemitism to Jewish teens. Come learn how we can overcome this moment of fear through inspiring conversation from leaders in the field. Monday, 6/26 from 4-6pm PT, from the Avodah Institute for Social Change in partnership with the Black Jewish Liberation Collective. Registration is required. View the full event page and RSVP to attend here.

Art & Artists: Gods and Heroes in Ancient Cultures at the Cleveland Museum of Art
2023-07-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-24 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Internationally renowned, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 61,000 works of art from around the world. Join CMA educator, Arielle Levine, for a mini-series of three lectures, each focusing on highlights of one of the CMA’s beautiful collections. This special series follows the theme of “Gods and Heroes” as depicted in the art of ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, India, and the Mayan culture.

Lunch at Wise Sons + Tour of the Contemporary Jewish Museum
2023-07-27 11:00 - 15:00 | CA
Join us for lunch at Wise Sons and a tour of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
We’ll meet at the JCC at 11am and drive into the city together for lunch (with a 15% discount!) at Wise Sons Jewish Deli. After lunch, we’ll join a one-hour docent-led tour which will examine the symbolism imbued in the unique architecture of the museum as it celebrates its 15th anniversary. Deadline to RSVP is July 20.
To confirm attendance, contact Emma here.

Nosh With Your Neighbors
2023-08-17 11:30 - 13:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join us at the JCC East Bay library and courtyard space for a bring-your-own-lunch gathering on the third Thursday of every month. Be sure to bring your own Kosher-style lunch – a delicious dessert will be provided!
Email Sara (sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org) to confirm your attendance.

An Evening Out with Hilary Zaid & Alex Green
2023-08-31 19:00 - 21:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
The JCC East Bay, A Great Good Place for Books, and Keshet present an evening out with award-winning author Hilary Zaid to celebrate the launch of her new book Forget I Told You This.
Joining Hilary in conversation is Alex Green, Editor-in-Chief of Stereo Embers Magazine and host of Stereo Embers: The Podcast. Mood-setting music for the evening provided by The Modest Orchestra (with Mike Waters, Lee Bloom, and Carla Kaufman).

In Forget I Told You This, Amy Black, a queer, single mother and an aspiring artist in love with calligraphy, dreams of a coveted artist’s residency at the world’s largest social media company, Q. When a stranger asks Amy to transcribe a love letter for him, his disappearance leads her straight to Q—with the chance to style herself a 21st-century soferet — and to a group of data privacy vigilantes who want her to burn Q to the ground. A very contemporary Jewish novel about faith, free will and what it means to believe in an age of Artificial Intelligence, Forget I Told You This asks us what it means to see and be seen in a world in which our every move is surveilled.

Hilary Zaid has been a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, a James D. Houston Fellow at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and two-time attendee of Tin House Writers’ Workshop. Her work has appeared in Mother Jones, Ecotone, Day One, The Southwest Review, and The Utne Reader and elsewhere. Hilary’s novel Paper is White was long-listed for the 2018 Northern California Independent Booksellers’ Award for Fiction, is a 2018 Foreword Indies silver medalist and the winner of the 2018 Independent Publishers’ Book Awards (IPPY) in LGBT+ Fiction. Forget I Told You This is the inaugural winner of the Barbara DiBernard Award.

Alex Green is a professor at St. Mary’s College of California, Alex is the Editor-In-Chief of Stereo Embers Magazine, the author of five books and has served as a Speaker/Moderator for LitQuake, Yahoo!, The Bay Area Book Festival, A Great Good Place For Books, Green Apple Books, and The St. Mary’s College Of California MFA Reading Series. He’s the host of Stereo Embers: The Podcast, a weekly program airing exclusively on Bombshell Radio that features interviews with musicians, authors, artists, and actors talking about the current creative moment in their lives. Past guests include Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, Juliana Hatfield, David Duchovny, and Congresswoman Jackie Speier.

Register here.

This event is presented in partnership by the JCC East Bay, A Great Good Place for Books, and Keshet.

Hebrew-Speaking Parent Group
2023-09-07 10:00 - 12:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Hebrew-speaking parents of early-age kids, babies, and expecting parents are invited to join us for an introductory gathering of our Hebrew-Speaking Parent group! Meetings will be led by emotional therapist and parent counselor, Sharon Grosbard. Light refreshments will be served and little ones are more than welcome!

Register here.

Exploring Broadway: Behind-the-Scenes with Stars of David!
2023-09-07 13:00 - 14:15 | CA
Let musical theater instructor and Broadway trip leader, James Sokol, sneak you in the Stage Door at Stars of David! Meet special guests who bring unique expertise, experiences, and insights to the discussion at our exclusive behind-the-scenes visit.
Event dates: September 7, 14, 21, & 28
Register here.

March with JCC East Bay at Oakland Pride!
2023-09-10 10:00 | CA
Join the JCC East Bay as we march in the Oakland Pride Parade on Sunday, September 10. The parade starts at 11am and we will begin congregating at 10am on the corner of 14th St and Clay St.
Click here to sign up and save your spot!

¡Cantamos!
2023-09-10 15:30 - 17:00 | CA
Join JCC East Bay and Olamim for our monthly Spanish music series! Verónica Freidkes, Argentinian singer and children’s educator will share fun songs in Spanish and music from Latin cultures. Through joyful singing, movement, stories, puppets, and more, we will strengthen our multicultural connections to Jewish culture and community. This program is best for families with children ages 0-6 and all are welcome!
¡Únase a nosotros para nuestra serie mensual de música en español! Verónica Freidkes, cantante
argentina y educadora infantil de Tkiya Music, compartirá divertidas canciones en español y música de culturas latinas. A través de cantos alegres, movimiento, historias, títeres y más, fortaleceremos nuestras conexiones multiculturales con la cultura y la comunidad judía. Este programa es para familias con niños de 0 a 6 años y todos son bienvenidos.

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Still Traveling: Jewish Argentina
2023-09-11 11:00 - 12:30 | CA
For this special double-header, let James Sokol zoom you to Argentina to meet our local guide Claudia, who specializes in the country’s Jewish history.
Part I (September 11): focuses on the immigration & history of the Jews in Argentina between the 16th-century and WWII. Learn about the inquisition in Latin America, Jewish gauchos (re: cowboys) and a pogrom in Buenos Aires.
Part II (September 18): looks at the country during WWII through today, including the Nazis & Eichmann, terror attacks, the political & economic crisis, emigration waves, antisemitism and Jewish life & culture today.
Register here.

Art & Artists: The Art of the High Holidays
2023-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Join art educator Nancy Kotz, who brings Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) to life through 1,500 years of Jewish art.
The presentation offers a chronological and topical overview of visual art objects and their symbolism related to these two holidays. Enjoy the powerful art included in the slideshow as well as the in-depth narration.
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The Merchant of Venice (Annotated)
2023-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | The Magnes Collection, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, 94720, United States
Join the JCC East Bay and The Magnes for a Performed Reading and Discussion of Selections from The Merchant of Venice (Annotated), or In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm
What can a play from sixteenth century England tell us about how antisemitism and other prejudicial beliefs operate in our world today? What perceived truths does a play reveal about the society in which it was created, and what ideas within that society does it reinforce?
Bringing together elements of Merchant with Elizabethan history and news from the 21st century, theatre dybbuk’s The Merchant of Venice (Annotated), or In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad takes a kaleidoscopic view of the ways in which members of a society displace their fears on the “other” during times of upheaval.
The presentation at The Magnes will include approximately 75 minutes of readings from the work performed by actors from theatre dybbuk. The performance will be followed by a discussion with the artists behind the work, during which the team will unpack the themes of the piece and share about the research and creation process.
Admission is free.

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