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Donating blood saves lives. Do a mitzvah (a good deed) and save a life today! Participate in our upcoming blood drive with Stanford Blood Center, hosted at the PJCC. Each registered donor will receive one $20 eCard with many options to choose from! Sign up for your appointment at the Stanford Blood Center website. For […]
Join us for an enlightening webinar, “Uniting Against Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hate: A Leadership Approach to Confronting Hate.” In this crucial discussion, renowned experts will come together to explore effective strategies for combating bigotry and fostering unity. Through insightful and actionable perspectives, we aim to inspire a collective commitment to tolerance, understanding, and leadership in […]
Discover a captivating array of over a dozen biblical heroines, both familiar and lesser-known, as we explore classic and modern midrashic commentary. Delving into their lives and choices, this Melton course provides multiple perspectives on their roles in Jewish history and literature, portraying them as rich and complex characters. Taught By Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, PJCC […]
Led by Aviv Siegel, Rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion. Join us in studying Jewish stories that are as relevant to life today as they were when written 1,500 years ago. We will read short tales from the Talmud in English and use them to discuss what the Rabbis were trying to teach us […]
Led by Aviv Siegel, Rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion. Join us in studying Jewish stories that are as relevant to life today as they were when written 1,500 years ago. We will read short tales from the Talmud in English and use them to discuss what the Rabbis were trying to teach us […]
Join us in studying Jewish stories that are as relevant to life today as they were when written 1,500 years ago. We will be reading short tales from the Talmud in English and use them to discuss what the Rabbis were trying to teach us about how to lead a meaningful and ethical life. No […]
Yukio Shimomura was born in San Francisco and was in grade school when World War II started. He will be sharing his family’s experience during the 1940’s; how Executive Order 9066 affected his family and many other Japanese who were interned in various incarceration camps in San Bruno, Tanforan racetrack and Topaz, Utah. He will […]
Enjoy refreshments while you self-tour the PJCC Art Gallery and our current exhibition, “Magical Thinking: Superstitions & Other Persistent Notions.” Meet members and engage in conversations about cross-cultural superstitions. Learn about the energies of essential oils from PJCC Chief Jewish Experience Officer, Rabbi Laurie Matzkin. For PJCC Center Members.
Discover a captivating array of over a dozen biblical heroines, both familiar and lesser-known, as we explore classic and modern midrashic commentary. Delving into their lives and choices, this Melton course provides multiple perspectives on their roles in Jewish history and literature, portraying them as rich and complex characters. Taught By Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, PJCC […]
JCRC Bay Area’s recent survey reflects what many of us are feeling, that antisemitism is rising in the Bay Area. Our children are not immune and are facing antisemitism in their classrooms, on the playground, and in their community. We will share best practices and guidance for talking to principals, school board members, etc. about […]
Join us for “Cultivating Hope in a Post October 7th World” on Sunday, February 25th at 2:00pm – 5:00pm. We will hear from experts who can speak to our Jewish young adult experiences here in the SF Bay Area: Amy Albertson, a Jewish advocate and educator from California who empowers young Jews to be unapologetically […]
Join us in studying Jewish stories that are as relevant to life today as they were when written 1,500 years ago. We will be reading short tales from the Talmud in English and use them to discuss what the Rabbis were trying to teach us about how to lead a meaningful and ethical life. No […]
