saturday | 14
“Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming.” Second installment of the “Jewish Literature : Identity and Imagination” series. With Naomi Seidman of the Graduate Theological Union. At Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave., Kensington. 2 p.m. Free. (510) 524-3043.
“Modern Hebrew slang, globalism and Internet in the Hebrew Language.” With Professor Edna Aphek. At the Albert Einstein Residence Center parlor room, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento. 7:30 p.m.
sunday | 15
“Jewish Gangsters: Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky.” Speaker: Ron Arons.
At Jewish Community High School,
1835 Ellis St., S.F. 12:30 p.m. Free.
www.jewishgen.org/sfbajgs.
“Kabbalah and (the) Madonna: It’s Nothing New.” With Rabbi Kennard Lipman. At Congregation Beth Sholom, 1455 Elm St., Napa. 3 p.m. (707) 253-7305.
monday | 16
Death penalty teach-in. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. (510) 893-1063.
tuesday | 17
“What is Jewish Spirituality
Anyway?” With rabbinic student Tsvi Bar-David. At 580 Funston Ave., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. (415) 387-6890.
“On One Foot.” Crash course in Judaism. At Jewish Study Network, 2584 Leghorn St., Mountain View. 7:30 p.m. (650) 961-4576.
wednesday | 18
Lecture by Thomas Cahill, author of “The Gifts of The Jews.” At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. (415) 751-2535.
“Crash Course in Jewish History — From Ezra to Einstein.” With Rabbi Josh Strulowitz. At Adath Israel, 1851 Noriega, S.F. 8 p.m. Free. (415) 564-5665.
thursday | 19
“Yiddish Comedy: On Stage and on Film.” With professor Joel Schechter of San Francisco State University. At Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro. 10:15 a.m. (510) 839-2900.
Evening with author Wayne Allyn Root. Sponsor: Republican Jewish Coalition of Northern California. At Crowne Plaza Hotel, 400 Sutter St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. RSVP to (310) 478-0752.
“Single and Seeking (Again).” With j. columnist Rachel Sarah. At Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. (510) 848-0237 ext. 132.
Lecture and book-signing. With Rodger Kamenetz, author of “What I Learned About Judaism from the Dalai Lama.” At Addison Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 7:30 p.m. $10-$25. www.svjcc.org.
friday | 20
“The Shape and Direction of the New Court.” With professor Jesse Choper of Boalt Hall School of Law. At Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 25 Hillcroft Way, Walnut Creek. 6:30 p.m. (925) 933-5397.
saturday | 21
“Darfur, Genocide and American Jewry.” With Rabbi David Saperstein. At Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. 4 p.m. (925) 939-7218.
sunday | 22
“The Torah of Parenting.” With Rabbi Kennard Lipman. At Congregation Beth Sholom, 1455 Elm St., Napa. 10 a.m. (707) 253-7305.
“Profits and Prophets: A Jewish Look at Business Ethics.” With Rabbi Aaron Schonbrun. At Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. 10 a.m. (408) 257-3333.
monday | 23
“Creation of the Universe.” With Rabbi Ephraim Chaim Trakhtenberg. At Chabad of the Greater South Bay, 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. $25. (650) 424-9800.