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Rosh Hashanah Celebration

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Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Secular New Years Celebration invitation on a blue background with pomegranates, apples, honey, purple flowers and greenery on September 16th at 4pm in Livermore

Join us for a sweet start to the New Year at our Secular Humanist Rosh Hashanah Celebration on September 16th. Dip your apple in some honey and start your New Year with our moving Secular Humanist program. Our ceremony is in English, and includes readings, poetry and music. TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families, affiliated with CSJO. Call or email us at (925) 399-8029 or culturaljews@gmail.com for an Evite or for more information about our community.

Jewish Culture School

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Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Jewish Culture School. Music. Cooking. History. Dance. Starts August 27 Kindergarten - Brit Mitzvah, ages 5-14 www.trivalleyculturaljews.org

Get ready for another amazing year of Jewish Culture School! This year we’re doing a deep dive into holidays and life cycles. The fun starts on August 27th, so mark your calendars and tell your friends! JCS is geared towards Kindergarten through Brit Mitzvah (5-14). Meetings will be mostly indoors with good ventilation and air filtration. Located in Pleasanton. TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families, affiliated with CSJO. Call or email us at (925) 399-8029 or culturaljews@gmail.com for an Evite or for more information about our community.

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Rosh Hashanah Family Day

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A picture of a pomegranate, an apple and a jar of honey, along with details about Rosh Hasha nah Family Day. September 10 at 10:30am

Got apples and honey? Get in the Rosh Hashanah mood at our Family Day on September 10th. We’re cooking, crafting and making the music that makes this time of year special. Come see what a Secular Jewish Culture School is all about. TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families, affiliated with CSJO. Call or email us at (925) 399-8029 or culturaljews@gmail.com for an Evite or for more information about our community.

New Year of the Animals Gathering

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Three cows with the slogan "Happy Moo Year"

What’s better than 1 New Year’s Celebration? Four of them! Come celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Cows by sharing your pets at our Pawsome gathering on Sunday, August 20th at 10:30am in Pleasanton. If your pet isn’t people or other-pet-friendly, bring a picture and tell us about it. Cookies provided! TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families, affiliated with CSJO. Call or email us at (925) 399-8029 or culturaljews@gmail.com for an Evite or for more information about our community.

We know better now

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A collection of lit candles

In Jewish tradition, we remember the yortseit, the anniversary of the death of loved ones. We remember what we loved and valued about them, and we think of how to continue those qualities in our own lives.

June 24 is the yortseit of Roe v Wade, the right of bodily autonomy and the right of doctors to do their jobs. We never thought this day could come, but it did, and it presaged even more attacks on bodily autonomy as evidenced in anti-gay and anti-trans laws in many states.

We were complacent – but we know better now. If you are looking for a way to help, please consider donating the National Council of Jewish Women’s Jewish Fund for Abortion Access at https://www.ncjw.org/act/action/donate-to-abortion-access/