Celebrate Sukkot with us! We’ll build our Sukkah and spend the morning schmoozing and decorating it. The fun starts on October 20th at 10:30am in Pleasanton. Please bring a branch to put on top of the sukkah, a fruit to hang as decoration and a dish to share. We will have crafts and fun for all.
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Yom Kippur
Join us for an afternoon of thoughtful discussion and reflection at our Yom Kippur Observance on October 12th from 2-5pm in Livermore. After a short ceremony in English, we’ll break into discussion groups on a variety of interesting topics. We’ll end with a memorial ceremony and those who like to will go to dinner together. We will have art materials available for children, but the afternoon may be longer than suitable for them.
TVCJ Hikes
Members Only Perk! Join Tri-Valley Cultural Jews for a hike at Lake Chabot on September 14 from 9am-11:30am. The hike is kid and dog friendly, on-leash, so bring your littles and fur babies. The hike is an easy out-and-back trail, approx. 6 miles.
Rosh Hashanah Family Day
Got apples and honey? Get in the Rosh Hashanah mood at our Free Family Day on September 22nd from 10:30am-12pm. We’re cooking, crafting and making the music that makes this time of year special. Come see what Jewish Culture School is all about. Located in Pleasanton, CA.
Rosh Hashanah Celebration
Join us for a sweet start to the new year at our Annual Rosh Hashanah Celebration on Sunday, October 2nd in Livermore. We’ll share a potluck dinner at 6:30pm, with an hour-long ceremony of readings in English and music at 7:30pm. Not child-centered, but child-friendly. Zoom option available for ceremony at 7:30pm.
Jewish Culture School 2024
Jewish but not religious? Find out more about Tri-Valley Cultural Jews’ Jewish Culture School. We welcome those of diverse Jewish and multicultural backgrounds and people of all gender identities, orientations and presentations. Come explore Jewish traditions through history, music and, of course, food! Classes are 2x per month in Pleasanton. Our new year starts Sunday, August 25th with a journey through Jewish history using art, and an opportunity for our own Jewish Artists to explore different styles of expression.
Rosh Hashanah Celebration
Join us for a sweet start to the new year at our Secular Rosh Hashanah Celebration on Sunday, October 2nd in Livermore. Hear the shofar and taste some apples and honey with us. We’ll share a potluck dinner at 6:30pm, with an hour-long ceremony of readings in English and music at 7:30pm. Not child-centered, but child-friendly.
Philosopher’s Cafe
Our friendly discussion group, Philosophers’ Cafe, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 1st on Zoom. What are we talking about? You’ll find out when you join the zoom call! Join us!
TVCJ’s Not a Book Club
TVCJ’s NOT a Book Club is our chance to read something we might not have otherwise picked up. Join us for our discussion of The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss.
After that we’ll read Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet and Ourselves, by Nicola Twilley.
See you on Saturday, August 24th at 3pm at Judy and David’s!
Jewish Culture School
Jewish History Through Art–our new year of Jewish Culture School starts Sunday, August 25th with a journey through Jewish history using art, and an opportunity for our own Jewish Artists to explore different styles of expression. Do you know someone who’s looking for a Jewish education for their children? We welcome those of diverse Jewish and multicultural backgrounds and people of all gender identities, orientations and presentations. Come explore Jewish traditions through history, music and, of course, food! Classes are 2x per month in Pleasanton.