Bring your camp counselor energy and your joy in Jewish culture to Tri-Valley Cultural Jews’ Jewish Culture School and help inspire and engage a new generation of Jewish kids through Jewish history, traditions, music and food.

 You’ll work collaboratively with with our head teacher, using our diverse, Secular curriculum to craft engaging classes 2x per month in Pleasanton. We welcome those of diverse Jewish and multicultural backgrounds and people of all gender identities, orientations and presentations.

We compensate for lesson planning and set-up/clean-up. Email us at culturaljews@gmail.com or call (925) 399-8029.

Come see our award-winning artists from our Jewish Culture School now through Sunday at the Alameda County Fair!

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The terrorist Hamas attack against civilians in Israel, leaving over a thousand Israelis dead, is horrifying and inexcusable. No provocation by the Israeli government or right-wing settlers can excuse these outrageous war crimes.

With the death toll in Gaza now approaching a thousand, both Israelis and Gazans are living in terror for their lives, the lives of their children and the lives of the hostages taken by Hamas. We support Israel’s right to defend itself and call upon Israel to act within international law in its response.

Only justice for all who live in the region can ensure a lasting peace. Israel’s existence as well as rights for Palestinians must be assured.

Here are some resources with information on the history and what’s going on now:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/09/gaza-strip-israel-hamas-explained/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/israel-hamas-war-palestine-stand-with-israel-netanyahu.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/10/gaza-strip-israel-history-violence-hamas-occupation/

Here’s how you can help:

New Israel Fund https://www.nif.org/ – help for vulnerable communities in Israel, including Bedouin villages

Dror https://www.drorisrael.org/ – daycare and counselors for kids who have been evacuated from the border and those whose parents are missing or have been called up to serve in the military

Magen David Adom https://afmda.org/ – Israel’s Red Cross sends their 1400 ambulances even into areas under fire

Soroka Medical Center https://www.soroka.org/donate/ – the only major hospital in the Negev region.

Our booth at Castro Valley Pride was full of information about TVCJ and Jewish Culture School and attracted a lot of visits! TVCJ is committed to equal rights for all.

It was a beautiful night to gather around the fire pit. Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value and a basic human right. We’ll continue to destigmatize abortion until access to this medical procedure is restored.