Job-search workshop geared for older adults
Temple Isaiah’s Employment and Resource Network wants to help individuals over 50 to get “job search savvy” at a workshop 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at Temple Sinai, 2823 Webster St., Oakland.
Participants will get a refresher course on how to update networking sources and job-search strategies, while learning tips for succeeding in a technology-driven economy. S.F.-based Jewish Vocational Service will also pitch in, offering tools necessary to be more competitive in the current job market.
An RSVP is required. For registration and information, visit www.jvs.org/calender.php.
Palestinian doctor to speak at Piedmont synagogue
Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian doctor whose three daughters were accidentally killed by the Israeli military during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, will speak 7 p.m. April 26 at Piedmont’s Kehilla Community Synagogue.
Trained as a physician in Israel, Abuelaish has worked as an advocate for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. After his children were killed when a Israeli tank shells hit his home Jan. 16, he recommitted to peace and was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. His U.S. tour of primarily Jewish institutions is sponsored by Americans for Peace Now.
Kehilla Community Synagogue is located at 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. For more information, call (415) 547-2424.
Women’s Torah Study Night returns to East Bay
The Women of Temple Beth Abraham will sponsor the second annual Women’s Torah Study Night on Thursday, April 23, at the Oakland synagogue Temple Beth Abraham. Several Bay Area women rabbis and cantors will join Jewish women from throughout the East Bay for a night of study, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Among those attending are rabbis Judy Shanks, Chaya Gusfield, Carol Caine, Sara Shendelman, Margie Jacobs and Bridget Wynn, Merkavah Torah Institute instructor Dalia Davis, and cantors Linda Hirschhorn and Jennie Chabon. All women are welcome to the free event.
Temple Beth Abraham is located at 327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. RSVP to Jeanne Korn at JeanneKorn @aol.com or (510) 339-3795.
JCRC wants Jews unified at S.F. pride parade
The Jewish Community Relations Council is calling for a united Jewish community to march in the 39th annual San Francisco Pride Parade this summer.
To gather people and ideas for the June 28 parade, the JCRC will hold a meeting next week for all Jewish gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people — and their Jewish communal allies — who are interested in marching in the Pride Parade and showing support for marriage equality.
The intention, said Margee Churchon of JCRC, is to march together as a “unified contingent of LGBT Jews and a Jewish community.” The initiative marks a departure from past parades, when Jewish individuals and groups often marched as separate delegations.
The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. April 27 at the San Francisco office of the Jewish Community Federation, 121 Steuart Street, S.F. For more information, contact Churchon at [email protected].
JFCS sets up financial workshops for parents, others
In an effort to assist the growing number of people in the Bay Area struggling financially, S.F.-based Jewish Family and Children’s Services is hosting a series of free workshops.
“Financial Literacy for Kids” will focus on how and when parents should discuss financial issues with children. The workshop will take place 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 at Parents Place, 1710 Scott St., S.F. The workshop is for adults only, and pre-registration is required. To register, contact Lisa Caper at (415) 359-2442 or [email protected].
The “Right Sizing Your Lifestyle” workshop at 6 p.m. April 29 will cover such topics as budgeting strategies, managing credit cards and adapting one’s lifestyle to meet new financial changes. It will take place at 2150 Post St., S.F. Pre-registration is required; contact Scott Haessly at (415) 449-1243 or [email protected].
In Marin, JFCS also has expanded its staff to include a financial case manager who has experience helping families manage personal debt and deal with money woes.