The Bay Area will host a number of all-night and late-night Torah study sessions, tikkun leyl Shavuot.
The second annual “California Street Corridor Traveling Shavuot” begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 at Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St.,
S.F., and moves on to the JCC of San Francisco, Congregation Emanu-El and Congregation Beth Sholom. For information, call (415) 751-2535.
The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay’s all-night tikkun leyl Shavuot starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 at the JCC, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. For information, call Robin Braverman at (925) 979-1998.
“All-Night Shavuot Seminar: A Taste of Jewish Learning” begins at 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 at Congregation Adath Israel, 1851 Noriega St., S.F. Tickets are $25. For information, call Rabbi Shaye Gittenberg at (415) 347-1576.
Sandra Bernhard headlines Dawn 2010, a cultural arts festival and Shavuot celebration, starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 at the California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, S.F. Tickets are $20. For information, call (415) 593-5509 or visit www.dawnfestival.org.