5pm – 6:30pm
Fischer Library, Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit Street, Oakland
A kid-friendly potluck Shabbat dinner for the LGBTQ+ community at Temple Sinai and their families, friends and allies. Free; registration requested.
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5pm – 9pm
Hillel at Stanford, 565 Mayfield Ave, Stanford
Stanford alumni in their reunion year gather at Hillel for a social hour, a Conservative-style Shabbat service and a kosher dinner with students and staff. Free; RSVP requested.
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7pm – 9pm
JCCSF, 3200 California Street, San Francisco
A queer Jewish Shabbat evening with storytelling, live performances and an open mic, with Keshet and partner groups.
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7:30pm
Chabad Palo Alto, 3070 Louis Rd, Palo Alto
A Mexican-themed Friday night Shabbat dinner for young professionals at Chabad Palo Alto. Tickets are $25.
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7:30pm – 9pm
Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto
A Friday evening service revisiting the familiar melodies that long defined Etz Chayim's Shabbat worship. No signup needed.
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9am – 1pm
Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
A roughly four-mile Shabbat hike with clergy and docent naturalists, discussing the weekly Torah portion along the trails.
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5:45pm – 6:30pm
Urban Adamah, 1151 Sixth Street, Berkeley
People in their 20s and 30s gather a flower bouquet from the farm's beds before Kabbalat Shabbat. Free.
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6pm – 7:15pm
Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California Street, San Francisco
A Kabbalat Shabbat for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a speaker from Sharsheret.
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6pm – 8pm
Congregation Netivot Shalom (Sanctuary & Social Hall), 1316 University Ave, Berkeley
A Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by drinks and snacks; free, with friends and community members welcome.
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6:30pm – 7:30pm
Congregation B'nai Tikvah, 25 Hillcroft Way, Walnut Creek
A free Friday evening Shabbat service led by Rabbi Jennie Chabon, featuring a talk by poet and scholar-in-residence Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer.
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9:30am – 12pm
Temple Beth Abraham (Sanctuary), 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
Shabbat morning services featuring a guest talk by Israeli professional soccer player Leo Krupnik, followed by Kiddush.
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JCCSF, 3200 California Street, San Francisco
A hands-on clay workshop where participants build and glaze their own pair of Shabbat candlesticks.
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7:15pm
Congregation Beth Sholom, 301 14th Avenue, San Francisco
A Friday-night dinner and conversation between Rabbi Russell and Mohammad Darawshe of Givat Haviva on building a shared future for Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel. Registration required.
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Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto
A pop-up band builds a Shabbat service from Halloween-themed songs, linking spooky folklore to Jewish texts and prayer themes.
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1pm
Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince Street, Berkeley
A commuter Shabbat retreat on Jewish spirituality and the elder years, opening with an afternoon in Tilden Park and running through Saturday.
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5pm – 6:30pm
Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake Street, San Francisco
A harvest-themed Shabbat for young children and their families with dinner, songs and movement.
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1:15pm – 2:15pm
Congregation Kol Emeth, 4175 Manuela Avenue, Palo Alto (Sanctuary)
Rabbi Doron Rubin, CEO of Israel's Masorti movement, gives a post-service briefing on Masorti Jewish life in Israel.
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6pm
North Peninsula (venue not listed)
An evening of communal challah baking for adult women, led by challah teacher Rochie Pinson. General admission is $50.
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5:15pm – 8:30pm
Sanctuary, Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills
Community dinner, Shabbat service installing Rabbi Heath Watenmaker with guest Rabbi Rick Jacobs, and an oneg with Israeli dancing.
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5:30pm – 9pm
Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga (Social Hall)
A Global Shabbat service with African rhythms marking the Beta Israel holiday of Sigd and Jewish communities across Africa. Free with RSVP.
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6pm – 9pm
Congregation Sinai, 1532 Willowbrae Avenue, San Jose
An evening service followed by a community Shabbat dinner cooked by the Sinai Cooking Club; priced per adult and child, RSVP required.
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Temple Emanu-El, 1010 University Ave, San Jose
Musical Shabbat service honoring Legacy Society members, followed by a fall oneg.
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Richmond Playground Park, Lake Street, San Francisco
An outdoor Shabbat morning for families at a Richmond District playground, with play time and snacks.
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5:45pm – 8:45pm
Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA
Havdalah and Thanksgiving dinner with Netivot Shalom and the Pacifica Institute, bringing together neighbors of different faiths.
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3:30pm – 5pm
Social Hall, Congregation Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City
A pajama-themed Havdalah gathering for young families with the Jewish Baby Network.
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Congregation Netivot Shalom (Sanctuary), 1316 University Ave, Berkeley
A Shabbat celebrating the congregation's young people, with youth of all ages leading different parts of the service.
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Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake Street, San Francisco
A Chanukah-themed pajama Tot Shabbat for young families with dinner, music and movement.
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6pm – 7:30pm
Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont
A musical Kabbalat Shabbat marking the first night of Hanukkah with communal candle lighting, followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner.
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Congregation B'nai Tikvah, 25 Hillcroft Way, Walnut Creek
A family Shabbat evening combined with a Hanukkah celebration.
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Newman Hall, Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California Street, San Francisco
A post-service Chanukah Shabbat dinner with music and dancing; tickets required.
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Sanctuary, Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit Street, Oakland
A Hanukkah Shabbat evening service that rededicates the sanctuary, with music from the adult choir. Also livestreamed.
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Temple Emanu-El, 1010 University Ave, San Jose
Hanukkah-themed Shabbat service with the Rock Shabbat Band, rabbi and cantor.
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Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California Street, San Francisco
Christmas-night Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a festive oneg with Chinese food.
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