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Jewish Culture School

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Enrollment is open for the 2018-2019 year.  If you are looking for a hands-on Jewish cultural experience for your children, JCS is for you.  Our students sing in English, Hebrew and Yiddish, folk dance, cook Jewish foods from all over the world and learn about Jewish history and culture in an interactive respectful welcoming environment.
This year, the curriculum for the older class (ages 10-14) is Jewish life in the Middle Ages.  (2019-2020 is Jewish life in Eastern Europe, 2020-21 is Israel and Sephardic Jews, 2021-22 is holidays and life cycles.)
The younger children will be learning about the shtetl.  They’ll cook foods from the time and place, learn some Yiddish words, hear stories, and of course, sing and dance.
You can come meet us this summer at our family pizza night or hikes, or email us at JCS@tri-valleyculturaljews.org.
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Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Speaker Series

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Jews of India

Tri-Valley Cultural Jews is hosting a three part speaker series highlighting Jews in various countries around the world. The presentations will take place in different restaurants which represent the topic of the presentation. Come join us for a fascinating journey around the world where Rabbi Judith Seid will tell us about the history and contribution of the Jews in each region while we all enjoy food from that location.

First in the series: Jews of India
Saturday, May 26 at 6:00 pm
Sansar Indian Restaurant
2220 First Street, Livermore

No Host – Visit sansarindiancuisine.com for menu and pricing.

Please RSVP at (925) 485-1049 by May 20. Also include your email or phone number so we can contact you if there are any last minute changes.
(Save future dates: June 30, 2018 – Jews of China; and July 28, 2018 – Jews of Central Asia)

Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Passover Seder

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TVCJ’s annual community seder will be held at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th Street in Livermore on Saturday, March 31 at 5 p.m.  Reservations are required.  To reserve a space and receive a potluck assignment, please call (510) 888-1404 or e-mail Reservations@EastBayCulturalJews.org by March 26. Food need not be kosher for Passover.  There is a requested donation of $25/adult non-member of TVCJ.  Children are welcome.  Our secular seder, replete with songs songs of resistance and hope, uses an English-language progressive Secular haggadah highlighting the power of community and the value of freedom.  The hour-long ceremony, followed by a potluck dinner, is family-friendly (but not child-centered).

Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Purim Celebration

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Tri-Valley Cultural Jews will be holding a secular Purim celebration on Sunday, March 4 from 10:30 – 12:30 at the Bothwell Arts Center in Livermore. We will make hamantaschen, have crafts, games, and fun for all ages, and present our annual Purim skit. Attendees are welcome to come dressed as their favorite Purim character. This event is free for TVCJ members, and costs $10 for non-members (which can be applied to a membership if someone wishes to join). The Bothwell Arts center is located at 2466 8th St. in Livermore.

Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Tu B’Shvat Celebration

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Come join Tri-Valley Cultural Jews for our Tu B’Shvat celebration. Great for families with kids! We will have a fun interactive presentation lead by a Naturalist from Tree Frog Treks who will bring some Reptiles & Amphibians. We will get a hands-on look at their Animal Ambassadors and their relationship to the environment.

Date: Sunday, February 4th, 2018
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Bothwell Arts Center, Livermore, California, 2466 8th St, Livermore, CA 94550 (see Note below)

After the presentation, we will have a potluck lunch. Please bring a dish that includes one of the seven species indigenous to Israel (raisins, dates, figs, carob, olive, citrus or almond). Free to members. $5 per adult non-members.

Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Hanukkah

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hanukkah

Join the Tri-Valley Cultural Jews on Friday, December 15 from 6:00 – 8:00pm for an evening of latkes, light, music and yummy food. Our celebration this year will be at the Mogilefsky home, 18929 California St. in Castro Valley. Bring your menorah, and gather as we light our candles together, sing traditional holiday songs, and eat the freshly fried latkes pouring from the kitchen. We blend traditional celebrations with new. $5 per adult non-member. RSVP to Amy at catandchickens@gmail.com.

Sukkot

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sukkot

On October 8th,from 10:30-12:30 the Tri-Valley Cultural Jews will be raising a sukkah! It will be at 19663 Fremery Ct in Castro Valley we will come together to build the sukkah and to enjoy a potluck brunch and other activities for adults and kids. Please bring a branch for the roof of the sukkah, a potluck brunch dish to share and a fruit to hang from the sukkah. Suggested donation for non-members is $10 per adult.

Yom Kippur Observances

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yom kippur
Join Tri-Valley Cultural Jews for two Yom Kippur events.  First, is our Kol Nidre observance on Friday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bothwell Arts Center (2466 8th St.) in Livermore. This will be a one-hour program of readings in English with music.  Suggested donation of $10 per non-member adult.  The following day, Saturday, September 30 will be our Yom Kippur Observance (also at the Bothwell Arts Center) from 2:00pm – 5:00pm.  This will be another program of music and readings in English.  Breakout sessions will focus on working in local interfaith organizations, confronting our privilege, the Enlightenment (historical and personal), and storytelling.  Suggested donation $20 for non-member adults.  We’ll be collecting donations for hurricane relief at both events.