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art
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission St., S.F.
“Ned Kahn: Negev Wheel.” Huge kinetic sculpture containing sand from the Negev desert by sculptor Ned Kahn. Through Jan. 8, 2017. “Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition.” Extensive exploration of works by the “2001” filmmaker, including his unfinished project “Aryan Papers,” a Holocaust survival story. Through Oct. 30. “In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art.” Latest installation in long-running CJM exhibit featuring collaboration between local artist Kota Ezawa and contemporary dancer James Kirby Rogers. Through Jan. 17, 2017. www.thecjm.org
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St., S.F.
“Haiku and Prayers: Where Jewish and Japanese Converge.” Exhibit by local photographer Sonia Melnikova-Raich on the spiritual and literary connections between the cultures. Through Dec. 11. www.jewishlearningworks.org (See story, 35)
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
“From Mendelssohn to Mendelssohn.” Exhibit exploring the illustrious German-Jewish family of composers. Through Dec. 16. “The Jewish World: A Book Installation.” Exhibition of selected pages from the Magnes’ illustrated catalog of artifacts. Through June 30, 2017. www.magnes.berkeley.edu
Save the date
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Oct. 2
Erev Yom Kippur
Oct. 11
jewish calendar
Sept. 2, 2016 / Av 29, 5776
Light candles at 7:19 p.m.
Shabbat ends at 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 9, 2016 / Elul 6, 5776
Light candles at 7:08 p.m.
Shabbat ends at 8:04 p.m.