saturday | 12
Author Michael Chabon. At Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. Berkeley. Free. 7 p.m. www.codysbooks.com.
sunday | 13
“Poetry Workshop for Mother’s Day.” At Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 10 a.m. $5. (408) 970-8891.
Alan Dershowitz: The Case for Israel. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 12:30 p.m. $17-$20. (415) 292-1233.
tuesday | 15
Author Nathan Englander. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $8-$10. (415) 292-1233.
wednesday | 16
“Jerusalem through the Ages.” With professor William G. Denver. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free. (415) 369-2861.
Rabbi Alan Lew in conversation with holistic physician and author Deepak Chopra. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 7:30 p.m. $40. (415) 444-8000.
thursday | 17
Jewish community meet and greet with Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 7 p.m. (415) 359-7933.
“Celebrating Spring – a quick and easy menu for Shabbat and other entertaining.” With Rebecca Ets-Hokin. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. 6:30 p.m. $40 – $45. www.jccsf.org.
friday | 18
“A Jewish View on Stem Cells, Cloning and the Future of Medicine. With Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Michael Broyde. At Emek Beracha, 4102 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. 6:15 Free. (650) 857-1800.
sunday | 20
“Building peace and respect between Islam and Israel: An Arab woman’s journey of transformation.” With Nonie Darwish. At Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10 (510) 848-3988.