October 11. 5:00–6:00 p.m.
TOPIC: How do you work peacefully with someone who thinks or believes differently from you? What guides you? Has your participation in Interfaith Interconnect been helpful? Any participant who wishes to share their personal response (up to 3 minutes) is invited to speak.
Optional breakout discussion groups 6-6:30pm.
Online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89423157061
Meeting ID: 894 2315 7061.
Zoom room opens at 4:45.
Category: Uncategorized
Sukkah raising
Thanks to everyone who made our PVC Sukkah experiment a success! Thanks to Jamie and Solomon for hosting, and Sarah for organizing our crafts. It might not have been the sturdiest, but it sure was fun to decorate!
Sukkot
Join us for our annual outdoor sukkah building on Sunday, October 1st at 10:30am! 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. TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families, affiliated with CSJO. If this sounds like fun, call or email us at (925) 399-8029 or culturaljews@gmail.com for an Evite or for more information about our community.
Jewish Culture School
Get ready for another amazing year of Jewish Culture School! This year we’re doing a deep dive into holidays and life cycles. The fun starts on August 27th, so mark your calendars and tell your friends! JCS is geared towards Kindergarten through Brit Mitzvah (5-14). Meetings will be mostly indoors with good ventilation and air filtration. Located in Pleasanton. TVCJ is an accepting, welcoming, diverse community of Cultural Jews and their families, affiliated with CSJO. Call or email us at (925) 399-8029 or culturaljews@gmail.com for an Evite or for more information about our community.
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Trailer
We’re proud to share this exclusive sneak peek of a 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival trailer spot created by WTBR TV! Join us at the Castro Theatre before the Opening Night screening of Remembering Gene Wilder to see the full SFJFF43 trailer!
We know better now
In Jewish tradition, we remember the yortseit, the anniversary of the death of loved ones. We remember what we loved and valued about them, and we think of how to continue those qualities in our own lives.
June 24 is the yortseit of Roe v Wade, the right of bodily autonomy and the right of doctors to do their jobs. We never thought this day could come, but it did, and it presaged even more attacks on bodily autonomy as evidenced in anti-gay and anti-trans laws in many states.
We were complacent – but we know better now. If you are looking for a way to help, please consider donating the National Council of Jewish Women’s Jewish Fund for Abortion Access at https://www.ncjw.org/act/action/donate-to-abortion-access/
Final JCS of the 23/24 School Year
What a beautiful (and delicious) way to end this Jewish Culture School year! We made Italian Date Cake and Coconut Rocks, and learned how to transform our hands into little faces that can sing Shalom Chaverim! Thank you for a wonderful year–updates coming soon about the fun in store for next year.
JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO DELEGATION
To be included in the San Francisco delegation and start receiving information about lobby week from our co-chairs, please register by April 21st.
Passover Gratitudes
Passover is just around the corner, and Jewish Culture School kids discussed the freedoms they are most thankful for:
to influence our political situation
from fossil fuels
for animals to live without human threats
from chores
to enjoy hobbies without ridicule
to read what you want
to criticize the government
to make decision about our own bodies