JCC East Bay

¡Cantamos!
2025-01-26 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Experience the rhythmic fusion of Jewish and Latin traditions with Verónica Freidkes, our creative musician, child educator, and Argentinian singer. Together, through joyful singing and movement, we’ll embrace our shared cultural bond in this lively musical rendezvous.
We will be getting ready for Tu B’Shvat with songs, crafts, and special snacks!
Tailored especially for families with children ages 0-8. All are welcome!
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Experimente la fusión rítmica de las tradiciones judía y latina con Verónica Freidkes, nuestra música creativa, educadora infantil y cantante argentina. Juntos, a través de cantos y movimientos alegres, abrazaremos nuestro vínculo cultural compartido en esta animada cita musical.
¡Nos estaremos preparando para Tu B’Shevat con canciones, manualidades, y refrigerios especiales!
Diseñado especialmente para familias con niños de 0 a 8 años. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Register here.

¡Cantamos! is a collaboration between JCC East Bay, Olamim, Jewtina y Co., and Tkiya.
¡Cantamos! es una colaboración entre JCC East Bay, Olamim, Jewtina y Co., and Tkiya.

Yiddish Conversation
2025-01-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-12-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-12-11 10:30 - 11:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join us for Yiddish Conversation!
Participants will take turns reading various Yiddish passages aloud – laughing at the stories together, connecting with like-minded community members, and keeping the art of the Yiddish language alive!
Please email Gravity to RSVP: gravity.goldberg@jcceastbay.org

Advanced Mah Jongg
2025-01-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-08 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-18 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-11 10:00 - 13:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
A JCC East Bay group that meets weekly on Wednesdays to play American Mah Jongg!
This group is for more experienced players or those wanting to sharpen their competitive edge. Join for good company, tea, and fierce games of Mah Jongg. Drop-ins are welcome.
For more information email Gravity (gravity.goldberg@jcceastbay.org).

Canasta Group
2025-01-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-17 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-10 11:00 - 13:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Play Canasta at the JCC East Bay!
This group is intended for players experienced in classic Canasta, not modern Canasta. If you are a beginner looking to learn, please stay tuned for a beginners group!
This group will meet weekly, on Tuesdays, from 11am – 1pm.
RSVPs are requested, limited space each week.

Register here.

MLK Weekend Day of Service
2025-01-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Tiny House Village, Richmond, CA
We are thrilled to partner with Repair The World on this Day of Service project.
Join us on MLK Weekend to help construct the new Richmond Tiny House Village Garden and Farm. We will be building, planting, and offering prayers and blessings for this new home.
This event is suitable for children ages 10 and up. Parents/guardians will need to sign an additional waiver for their children to participate.

Register here.

Nosh With Your Neighbors
2025-01-16 11:30 - 13:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Each month we invite you to join us at the JCC East Bay to enjoy lunch with your community! This is a BYOL (bring-your-own-lunch) with delicious dessert, coffee, and tea provided. RSVP is required.

Register here.

Older Adults Book Club
2025-01-16 10:00 - 11:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join the JCC East Bay Older Adults Book Club!
Our book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month from 10-11:30am, right before our monthly Nosh With Your Neighbors gathering. The group will collaborate to decide which book they want to read based on the members’ interests and preferences!
Participation in the book club is free and folks are encouraged to join at any time.

Register here.
Questions?
Reach out to Noah Curtis-Goldstein: noah.curtisgoldstein@jcceastbay.org.

Science Bar: Women's Health 101
2025-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join us for Science Bar with Dr. Neta Gotlieb!
Inspired by Israel’s culture of casual intellectualism and night life learning, the JCC East Bay is excited to bring back Science Bar! In this series, you have the opportunity to learn from Israeli scientific experts while enjoying delicious drinks and nosh.
Dr. Gotlieb’s talk is entitled Women’s Health 101. From puberty to menopause, women’s bodies are constantly changing, but there’s no emphasis on the importance of body literacy. Join us in breaking the taboos to talk about menstrual cycles and hormones across different reproductive chapters. We’ll discuss questions like: How is the brain related to menstrual cycles? Why is the menstrual cycle considered a vital sign? How can reproductive health serve as a window to overall health?
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Dr. Neta Gotlieb earned a Master’s Degree in Biological Psychology from Tel Aviv University and a PhD in Reproductive Neuroendocrinology from University of California Berkeley, where she focused on the neural regulation of menstrual cycles, pregnancy, and birth. She has also received the Women in Tech Global Technology Leadership Award. A mother of two daughters, Dr. Gotlieb is the author of the children’s book, Every Body’s Brain, and Product Manager and Clinical Research Scientist at Oura.
Science Bar is generously sponsored by Science Abroad.

Register here.

Older Adults: Classical at The Freight
2025-01-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
All JCC group ticket seats for this event have been sold. To be added to the waitlist, please email Noah (noah.curtisgoldstein@jcceastbay.org).
This month’s Classical At The Freight concert is a celebration of Mozart’s birthday. Featuring violinist Hrabba Atladottir, violist Ben Simon, cellist Samsun van Loon, and a very special guest, Bay Area pianist Robert Schwartz, this concert presents Mozart’s dramatic Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor plus a masterpiece for string trio, the Divertimento in Eb Major.

Older Adult Chanukah Luncheon
2024-12-19 11:00 - 13:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
It’s time for Chanukah at the JCC East Bay!
Celebrate the festival of lights with a catered lunch at the JCC East Bay. Join us for a delicious meal, Chanukah music, and a chance to connect or reconnect with your community. Whether you’re a regular at the JCC East Bay – or this is your first event with us – we would love to see you there!

RSVPs are required.
Cost: $20/per person.
Register here.

Intergenerational Chanukah Lantern Walk
2024-12-18 16:30 - 17:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join us for the JCC East Bay Intergenerational Chanukah Lantern Walk!
This brand new collaboration between the JCC East Bay Preschool and our Community Engagement team will bring together our preschool students, their families, and our Older Adult community. We will begin by gathering at the JCC East Bay for coffee and hot cocoa and a caroling practice before embarking on a short (less than one mile) walk around the neighborhood. Our preschoolers will light the way with lanterns they made in class, and we will all sing lively Chanukah songs. Lanterns for parents and older adults will be provided!

Register here.

Beginner Mah Jongg Class
2024-12-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
The JCC East Bay Beginner Mah Jongg Class is back!
This 3-part class is an in-depth, comprehensive tutorial on how to play American Mah Jongg, led by our esteemed JCC East Bay instructors.
Class Descriptions:
Class 1: Introduction to the tiles, rules on how to play, and the (Jewish) history of American Mah Jongg
Class 2: Practice Playing – with close instructor supervision
Class 3: Practice Playing – with instructor supervision as needed
What is provided during this class?:
2024 Mah Jongg card
Light nosh and drinks
Learning in community!

The 3-part course fee is $80 per person.
Registration is required and participants must attend all three sessions.
Register here.

Light Up The Night: Teen Chanukah Party
2024-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
It’s a teen-led Chanukah Party brought to you by Midrasha!
Join us for a Chanukah party featuring delicious sufganiyot, Israeli Chanukah rituals, a dreidel competition, dancing, and so much more. This event has been planned by the Midrasha Holiday and Event Planning Leadership Track.

Register here.
Cost: $5/person
This event is open to teens in grades 8-12.

Chanukah Around the World
2024-12-15 14:00 - 17:00 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Light up your Chanukah!
Join us at the JCC East Bay with our partners Camp Tawonga, Maccabi Sports Camp, Eden Village West, Camp Newman, The J, Jewish Contemporary Museum, and Berkeley Moshav on a journey around the world. We’ll have crafts, music, games, food, and more!

Collect passport stamps as you explore a variety of global Chanukah customs and traditions
Learn how to play Toma Todo – the Mexican six-sided dreidel game
Create a hanging menorah like those from Morocco
Decorate yourself with henna tattoos from India
Sample fried treats from around the world
Plus: candle-making, olive-pressing, and dreidel spinning smoothies

Come celebrate the amazing diversity of the Festival of Lights!
Register here.

Older Adults Book Club
2024-12-12 10:00 - 11:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join the JCC East Bay Older Adults Book Club!
Our book club will meet on the third Thursday of each month from 10:30-11:30am, right before our monthly Nosh With Your Neighbors gathering. The group will collaborate to decide which book they want to read based on the members’ interests and preferences!
Participation in the book club is free and folks are encouraged to join at any time.

Register here.
Questions?
Reach out to Noah Curtis-Goldstein: noah.curtisgoldstein@jcceastbay.org.

The Joy of Jewish Music and Dance
2024-12-08 12:30 - 15:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Join our monthly series celebrating The Joy of Jewish Music and Dance! Great for musicians, dancers, and enthusiasts to meet, schmooze, or simply to take in the beauty of these rich traditions. Bring your instruments and dancing shoes.
This month’s workshop is all about Sephardic music and dance! Dror and Jamie will teach beautiful Sephardic melodies while Miriam teaches traditional Sephardic dances. Sephardic music and dance traditions are beautiful, rich, and often overlooked, so you won’t want to miss this!
During the first 90 minutes, participants can choose between spaces to learn multi-ethnic music and dance technique and styles. Participants will all come together for a 30 minute dance party focusing on the dances and tunes taught in the prior hour. The remaining segment will be an informal music jam in one or more of the classroom spaces at the JCC East Bay.
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Single session tickets: Sliding scale $25-54
Full series ticket: $180
Full series tickets: Register here
Single session tickets:
December 8, 2024 – Dror Sinai, Jamie Barsimantov, and Miriam Peretz
January 26, 2025
February 23, 2025 – Ilya Shneyveys and Sarah Myerson
March 23, 2025
April 27, 2025
May 18, 2025

Presented in partnership with KlezCalifornia’s Yiddish Culture Fund.

¡Cantamos!
2024-12-08 10:00 - 11:30 | JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Experience the rhythmic fusion of Jewish and Latin traditions with Verónica Freidkes, our creative musician, child educator, and Argentinian singer. Together, through joyful singing and movement, we’ll embrace our shared cultural bond in this lively musical rendezvous.
We will be getting ready for Chanukah with songs, crafts, and special snacks!
Tailored especially for families with children ages 0-8. All are welcome!
Please note: this session of ¡Cantamos! runs from 10-11:30am
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Experimente la fusión rítmica de las tradiciones judía y latina con Verónica Freidkes, nuestra música creativa, educadora infantil y cantante argentina. Juntos, a través de cantos y movimientos alegres, abrazaremos nuestro vínculo cultural compartido en esta animada cita musical.
¡Nos estaremos preparando para Janucá con canciones, manualidades, y refrigerios especiales!
Diseñado especialmente para familias con niños de 0 a 8 años. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Register here.

¡Cantamos! is a collaboration between JCC East Bay, Olamim, Jewtina y Co., and Tkiya.
¡Cantamos! es una colaboración entre JCC East Bay, Olamim, Jewtina y Co., and Tkiya.
