Food For Thought: The Enemies of Peace are the Enemies of Art
Join us for an engaging lecture on how extremists have weaponized art, music, and storytelling in the Middle East.
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Get Up & Go/Beth El Senior Friendship Club: Textiles Art Workshop
PJCC BoardroomJoin us for an exclusive textile workshop that celebrates the beauty of international and Middle Eastern art.
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Jewish Indigeneity: Belonging and the Battle Against Erasure
PJCC BoardroomA paradigm-shifting talk that challenges colonial narratives about Jewish indigeneity in the Middle East and proposes a new framework for reclaiming ancestral roots and restoring the region’s future.
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Chai Society Lunch: The Feminine Reclaimed – Art, Identity & Resistance
Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, CAExplore how beauty rituals, sacred storytelling, and ancestral femineity are tools of spiritual resistance against radical ideologies.
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Chama Mechtaly | Gallery Tour and Meet the Artist
PJCC LobbyChama will talk about her art and display exquisite jewelry from her startup. Moors and Saints, inspired by Moorish design and sacred architecture.
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The New Middle East: Investing in Deradicalization, Protecting Civilization
Chama explores narrative deradicalization emphasizing the power of storytelling in shaping policy and reimagining the Middle East as a space for civilizational renaissance.
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Israel and the Media: Is the World Against Us? – Gil Hoffman
PJCC BoardroomGil Hoffman, Executive Director of HonestReporting and renowned political journalist, shares insights on Israel, media, and global Jewish affairs.
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Fri-J: Tzedakah
PJCC LobbyDon’t miss this chance to engage in some Jewish learning on the value of Tzedakah in the lobby for Fri-J!
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Latkepalooza 2025
FeaturedPeninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, CAOur annual Latkepalooza is back and featuring all sorts of fun events for you and your whole family! Don’t miss out on this incredible celebration of culture, community & Hanukkah […]
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Food for Thought: Jews, Schmaltz, and Crisco in the Age of Industrial Food
FeaturedPJCC BoardroomDiscover how Crisco’s early “truly kosher” campaign transformed Jewish cooking and redefined who holds authority in the modern Jewish kitchen.
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Book Club: The Secret War Of Julia Child by Diana R. Chambers
PJCC Classroom DThe book follows the life of Julia Child, tracing her unexpected path during World War II as she became involved in the secret intelligence world in Asia, an experience that […]
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Journeys Through Jewish Music
PJCC Conference Room AExplore how Jewish music evolves from ancient chant to modern hip-hop in this four-week journey led by Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, PJCC’s Chief Jewish Experience Officer.
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