Join us as we celebrate what lights us up at Tri-Valley Cultural Jews’ Hanukkah Celebration on Saturday, December 21st from 5-7pm in Castro Valley. The menorah (or candle holder) will be lit and latkes (potato pancakes) will be fried. Come spin the dreidel and enjoy games and crafts with our warm, welcoming community. Please bring your favorite latke topping and a dish to share.
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Sukkot? Jewish but not religious? Celebrate Sukkot with us! Sukkot is a fall holiday that celebrates the harvest with the tradition of building a temporary shelter called a sukkah. As is our tradition, we’ll build our sukkah and spend the morning schmoozing and decorating it. It is also traditional to share a meal under the sukkah, so we invite you to bring a potluck brunch dish to share. The fun starts on Sunday, 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.
Still looking for a meaningful way to observe Yom Kippur? Jewish but not religious? Join Tri-Valley Cultural Jews on Saturday, October 12 for our Yom Kippur gathering featuring music, readings and discussions. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Livermore. Reservations are required; email culturaljews@gmail.com. Suggested donation: $25/non-member adult. All are welcome, regardless of ability to donate.
Rabbi Judith Seid will lead a short ceremony of repentance and forgiveness at 2 p.m. Discussions sessions following will include mental health, forms of governance, education and invasive/endangered species during which participants will be encouraged to examine how they can have impacts on these social problems in the year to come. The afternoon will conclude with a remembrance (nizkor) ceremony. Quiet activities will be available for children for whom the afternoon might be inappropriate.
Jewish but not religious? Come 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.
Still looking for someone to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with? Join us for our Community Ceremony and Potluck on Wednesday, October 2nd in Livermore. We’ll share an optional potluck dinner at 6:30pm, with an hour-long ceremony of readings in English and music at 7:30pm. Come to one, or both! Not child-centered, but child-friendly. Zoom option available for the ceremony starting at 7:30pm.
On Saturday, October 12, Tri-Valley Cultural Jews will hold a Yom Kippur gathering
featuring music, readings and discussions. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
in Livermore. Reservations are required; email culturaljews@gmail.com. Suggested donation: $25/non-member adult. All are welcome, regardless of ability to donate.
Rabbi Judith Seid will lead a short ceremony of repentance and forgiveness at 2 p.m.
Discussions sessions following will include mental health, forms of governance,
education and invasive/endangered species during which participants will be encouraged
to examine how they can have impacts on these social problems in the year to come. The
afternoon will conclude with a remembrance (nizkor) ceremony. Quiet activities will be
available for children for whom the afternoon might be inappropriate.
Tri-Valley Cultural Jews welcomes those from dual-cultural (intermarried) households
and those from non-traditional families.
Tri-Valley Cultural Jews is affiliated with the Cultural and Secular Jewish Organization
and serves those whose Jewish identity is based on culture, heritage and family, rather
than on religion.
Still looking for a way to celebrate the Jewish New Year? Join Tri-Valley Cultural Jews at our annual Free Rosh Hashanah 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 meet Tri-Valley
Cultural Jews and our Jewish Culture School teachers and families. Located in Pleasanton, CA.
Jewish but not religious? Start your new year off with us 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 the ceremony starting at 7:30pm.
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.
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.
