Here is a taste of some of the many exciting events happening in your Jewish Sonoma County.
Visit the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County calendar for a complete listing of upcoming community events.
2011
The Gift of a New Year - Let’s Open It Together
Sunday, September 18, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Ami: www.BethAmiSR.org
Open House with food, friends, families – Info & Activities
4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa
For more info: www.BethAmiSR.org or call 360-3000
High Holy Days to Blow Your Mind
Spirited, musical, thought-provoking, unorthodox, welcoming!
September 24 – Selichot; September 28, 29 – Rosh Hashanah;
October 7, 8 – Yom Kippur
Congregation Ner Shalom: www.nershalom.org, 85 La Plaza, Cotati
For more info & times: www.shalomevents.org or call 664-8622
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
September 28, 29 & 30 - Rosh Hashanah; October 7, 8 – Yom Kippur
Join us for the spiritual journey of these Days of Awe
B’nai Israel Jewish Center: www.bnaiisrael.net
740 Western Avenue, Petaluma
For more info: www.bnaiisrael.net or call 762-0340
Documentary Film Screening & Discussion: Gen Silent
Saturday, October 22, 7:15 p.m.
Highlights issues and concerns of being LGBT and aging
Co-Sponsors: Seniors•At•Home (JFCS) www.SeniorsAtHome.org & Congre-
gation Shomrei Torah’s Social Action Committee: www.Shomreitorah.org
2600 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa
Contact: Paula Simon at SAH/JFCS 303-1510 or Susan Daniel at CST 538-0138
PAST EVENTS
COMMUNITY SEDER
Tuesday, April 19, 6:00 p.m.
Please join our community in celebration of Passover
B'nai Israel Jewish Center: www.bnaiisrael.net
740 Western Avenue, Petaluma
For more info and RSVP: 707-762-0340 or office@bnaiisrael.net
JOIN US FOR COMMUNITY SEDER
Tuesday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
$54 Adult Non-Member; $48 Adult Member – RSVP by April 12
Congregation Beth Ami: www.bethamisr.org
4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa
For more info and RSVP: 707-360-3000 or office@bethamisr.org
4Q-S: THE FOUR QUESTION SEDER
Saturday, April 23 at 6 p.m.
Uplifting & unorthodox. Bring your brain, your heart and your friends!
Congregation Ner Shalom: www.nershalom.org
85 La Plaza, Cotati
For more info and RSVP: 664-8622
COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL OPENINGS
All Faiths Welcome - 4 Classrooms, from 2 years to pre-k with 1:7 ratios
Beth Ami Community Nursery School: www.bethamisr.org
4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa
For more info: 360-3030 or ns@bethamisr.org
ENDURING VOICES: LIVING MEMORIES
Sonoma County’s Yom Hashoah Commemoration
Sunday, May 1, 2 – 4 p.m. Free
Poignant stories of survival, passed down through the generations.
Friedman Center: 4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa
For more info: remember@sonic.net
28TH ANNUAL SSU HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE LECTURE SERIES
Tuesdays Feb. 1- May 24, 4-5:40 p.m.
Warren Auditorium -- Ives Hall on the SSU campus
For speakers, topics and dates visit: www.sonoma.edu/holocaust
For more info: alliance@sonoma.edu or 762-2995
Tuesday, May 10, 4 – 5:40 p.m.
ROBERT L. HARRIS MEMORIAL LECTURE
“Reflections on History, Memory and Testimony”
Michael Berenbaum, Ph.D., Director, Sigi Zierling Institute, American Jewish University
Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, SSU
Reception following: 6- 7:30 p.m.,
Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati
RSVP by May 2 to Christyne Davidian, Alliance President
707-762-2995 or christyne@callatg.com
Parents Place Workshops
Thursday, March 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - The 21st Century Dad
Wednesday, March 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Co-Parenting Through Separation and Divorce
Jewish Family & Children’s Services/Parents Place: www.jfcs.org
1360 N. Dutton Avenue, Ste C, Santa Rosa
For more info & registration: 571-2048 or www.parentsplaceonline.org
Megillah Mia!
“Watch that Girl, Catch that Scene, Diggin’ the Future Queen”
Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m., $24 Reception, refreshments & fun
Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m., $12 admission; kids 12 & under free
Purim score based on ABBA, 1970’s toe-tapping rock
Congregation Beth Ami: 4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa
For more info: 360-3000 or www.bethamisr.org
JCF Super Sunday @ 30: Shaping Our Jewish Future
Sunday, March 13th, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. with two-hour shifts
Federation's Annual Fundraising Day: building a vibrant Jewish community
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties: www.jewishfed.org
Register at www.jewishfed.org/SuperSunday or please answer your phone when a volunteer calls
Shomrei Torah Book Night
Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m.
With Cathleen Schine, author of "The Three Weismann's of Westport"
(a modern, Jewish version of" Sense and Sensibility") - Free to all.
Congregation Shomrei Torah: www.shomreitorah.org
2600 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa
For more info: call 578-5519
AN EVENING WITH ISRAELI LGBTQ TEENS
Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m.
Conversation about Israel from a queer youth perspective with delegates from the Israeli Gay Youth Organization (IGY).
Congregation Ner Shalom: www.nershalom.org
85 La Plaza, Cotati
For more info: 664-8622 or shalom@sonic.net
Purim Carnival - Fun for the Whole Family
Sunday, March 20, 11a.m. – 2 p.m.
Music, food, cupcake walk, face painting and more! Come in costume!
$10 per child includes games, prizes and bouncy house.
Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County - Teen Program
Location: Congregation Ner Shalom: 85 La Plaza, Cotati
For more info: JCC, Sonoma County, www.jccsoco.org or 528-4222
Visit the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County calendar for a complete listing of upcoming community events: www.jccsoco.org/calendar.html