7pm – 8:30pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Rabbi Stacy teaches at Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael on legacy and memory in Jewish tradition, marking her mother's first yahrzeit; the congregation joins in kaddish.
9am – 3pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Rodef Sholom's annual day of service: hands-on projects for families and adults such as outdoor cleanup, blanket making and card decorating, plus a blood drive.
7pm – 8:30pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Rabbi Brian Lurie, former head of the SF Federation and National UJA, discusses his new memoir on six decades of Jewish leadership and Israel-Diaspora relations. Presented with the Osher Marin JCC.
4:30pm – 6pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
The New Israel Fund and Friends of Givat Haviva host Mohammad Darawshe of Givat Haviva's Center for Shared Society on Jewish-Arab partnership in Israel. Free.
6:15pm – 9:30pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Opening night of a scholar-in-residence weekend with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz: Shabbat services with his sermon, a community dinner and Shabbat Unplugged.
7:30pm – 9pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Havdalah and sweet treats, then an evening of teaching and dialogue on friendship as a blueprint for bridging deep divides. Free and open to the whole community.
4:30pm – 6:30pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Marin Baroque and Eliyahu and Rachel Valfer Sills of the Qadim Ensemble perform Sephardic, Islamic and Christian music from around the Mediterranean in a concert carrying a message of peace.
10am – 12pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
Rabbi Noa Sattath, executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, speaks on advocacy and perseverance. Hosted with the New Israel Fund.
6:15pm – 8:30pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
A festive Chanukah Shabbat service with music, community candle lighting and sufganiyot, followed by a community dinner (RSVP) and Shabbat Unplugged.
5pm – 7pm
North Bay Marin County Fairgrounds, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael
A communal menorah lighting with music, treats and hot cocoa along illuminated pathways at the fairgrounds. All are welcome; registration requested.
6:15pm – 7:30pm
North Bay Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
A Shabbat service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with longtime partner Pastor Floyd Thompkins and songs and prayers on civil rights, justice and interfaith community.