Passover events and seders in the Bay Area

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 | by

The following is a list of Passover-related events (including seders) in the Bay Area. To add your event, use the calendar item submission form.

 

saturday   |   4
“Passover Celebration for Young Children.” Passover storytelling, puppets and treats. At Jewish Gateways, 409 Liberty St., El Cerrito. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. www.jewishgateways.org.


sunday    |   5
“Pesach for Preschoolers.” Children ages 2 to 5 and their parents learn the story of Passover with an age-appropriate seder. At Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. 2-3:30 p.m. (510) 547-2424 ext. 100.

 

monday   |   6
“Interactive Experience of Passover: Modern Meanings in the Ancient Earth-Based Symbols of a Ritual Meal.” Lectures and live music.  Through April 7. At Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 1069 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto. $15-$20. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).


“Before I’d Be A Slave: Passover and the Exodus Through the African-American Spiritual.” At Congregation Shaar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 7-9 p.m. www.pjalliance.org.


wednesday   |   8
Community seder. Dinner, songs and stories. At Richmond Torah Center Chabad, 423 10th Ave., S.F. 8:15 p.m. $40 adults, $20 children, family rates available. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Must RSVP to (415) 518-1931 or visit www.RTChabad.org.


thursday   |   9
Community seder. Dinner, songs and stories. At Richmond Torah Center Chabad, 423 10th Ave., S.F. 8:30 p.m. $40 adults, $20 children, family rates available. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Must RSVP to (415) 518-1931 or visit www.RTChabad.org.

 

friday   |   10
“A Revisiting of the Self — And a Journey for the Soul.” Passover Seder with singing, dinner and acitivities for children. At Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 6 p.m. $25-$30. RSVP to (707) 664-8622.

 

saturday   |   11
Tri-Valley Cultural Jews Passover Seder. Potluck and reading of a secular progressive haggadah. At 1817 Sinclair Drive, Pleasanton.  5 p.m. $10. RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).


Keddem Congregation Community Passover Seder. Kosher dinner with vegetarian option. At Kehillah Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 6 p.m. RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).


“Seder and a Show with the Rat Pack.” Jewish-Italian meal in celebration of Passover with Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin impersonators. At Palio d’Asti, 640 Sacramento St., S.F. 6 p.m. $80. www.paliodasti.com.

 

sunday   |   12
“Passover: Its Significance and Practices.” S.F. Secular/Humanist Chavurah lecture and potluck. At a private home, S.F. 11 a.m. RSVP to (415) 751-3766.


Passover seder. At Or Shalom Jewish Community, 475 Mission Blue Drive, Brisbane. 5 p.m. Free. RSVP to (415) 242-9992.

 

monday   |   13
"Freedom Seder/Freedom From Poverty." Vegetarian dinner and traditional music. At Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $15-$25. RSVP by April 8 to (415) 444-8000.