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.

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 Rose Code by Kate Quinn. See you on Sunday, September 29th 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, affiliated with CSJO. 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? 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.

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.

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.

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 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.