Join Tri-Valley Cultural Jews as we celebrate Tu B’Shvat, or what is often called The New Year of the Trees, or Jewish Arbor Day. This year we are celebrating with a farm day and a potluck in Livermore, CA on Sunday, February 16th from 1-4pm. Learn about the history of historic ranches, followed by a Secular seder and potluck. Our event will be outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
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 Typically Jewish, by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell. See you on Sunday, January 12th at 3pm!
This special group is a perk for our members. Want to find out more about who we are and what we do? TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families. Email us at culturaljews@gmail.com or call (925) 399-8029 if you have questions or want to find out more about our community.
Jewish but not religious? Join us for Tri-Valley Cultural Jews’ Hanukkah Celebration on Saturday, December 21st at 5pm in Pleasanton. Celebrate the festival of light with us as we light candles and fry potato pancakes called latkes. There will be crafts and games for all! Please bring your favorite latke topping and a dish to share.
Still looking for a way to celebrate Hanukkah? Join us for Tri-Valley Cultural Jews’ Hanukkah Celebration on Saturday, December 21st at 5pm in Pleasanton. Celebrate the festival of light with us as we light candles and fry potato pancakes called latkes. There will be crafts and games for all! Please bring your favorite latke topping and a dish to share.
Here is a new movie perk for our members! Join us on December 7th at 3pm for a screening of the documentary film, Remembering Gene Wilder. From the film website, “Interviews and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the life, career and legacy of actor and comedian Gene Wilder. The star of “Willy Wonka,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein” and many more is remembered by those who knew and loved him in this documentary.” Located in Castro Valley. Please bring a snack to share!
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.
