Benefits & social events

friday | 24

Pasta Shabbat. Sponsor: YAD. At private home. 7 p.m. $15. (415) 512-6280.




saturday | 25

"A Night to Remember." Party honoring Laura Heller Lauder. At St. Regis Hotel, 125 Third St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $180. (415) 406-1035 ext. 1001.




sunday | 26

Family fun day. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5-$12. (415) 292-1200.

Hikers Havurah. Lecture, slideshow and walking tour commemorating the 1906 anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake and fire. At Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St., S.F. 12 p.m. Lecture is free and the walk is $5. (415) 749-0850.

Veggie Jews Young Adults Brunch. At Udupi Palace, 1901 University Ave., Berkeley. 11:30 a.m. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).




monday | 27

Meet the Kellermans, the first family of crime fiction. At Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St., Berkeley. 6:30 p.m. $75-$180. (650) 497-2272.

Smooth Monday. YLD of the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay. At Blake's, 2367 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10. (510) 839-2900 ext. 208.




thursday | 30

SVYAD — San Jose Sharks game. Meet at Seven Lounge, 754 The Alameda, San Jose, at 6:30 or at San Jose Arena at 7:30. $27. (408) 280-1644.




saturday | 1

Sea Chanty Sing. Yeashore Community. Meet at Jefferson & Hyde, S.F. 7:30 p.m. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Elegant Chocolate Affair. Benefit for Israeli children's hospital. At Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 8 p.m. $40-$50. http://www.paloaltojcc.org.




sunday | 2

"Brunch and Conversation for Jews by Choice." At JCF of the Greater East Bay, 300 Grand Ave., Oakland. 10 a.m. (510) 839-2900 ext. 249.

"Yiddish Songs of Work and Play for Families." With children's music teacher Gerry Tenney. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 2 p.m. (415) 567-3327 ext. 703.




monday | 3

Annual dinner. Mendocino Coast Jewish Community. At Ledford House, 3000 N. Highway 1, Albion. 6 p.m. $45. http://www.mcjc.org.