Events for April 25, 2021

An in-person, six-hour nature experience to celebrate the transition between Passover and Shavuot. Led by ritual educator Becca Heisler, nature expert Rivkah Khanin and maggid Jonathan Furst. At an East Bay regional park. $60, with registration.

A facilitated discussion of Anna Solomon’s 2020 novel, which is rooted in the Book of Esther but involves modern narratives, and is this year’s One Bay One Book selection. Presented by Jewish Community Library. Free, with registration.

Rutgers Jewish studies professor Jeffrey Shandler in conversation about his book, which presents the story of Yiddish in the form of a biographical profile. Presented by KlezCalifornia, Jewish Community Library and Chochmat HaLev. Free, with requested donation. Registration required.

Two Stony Brook U. professors who are authors/editors of two books on Jewish Spain address the 2015 Spanish law granting nationality to Jews expelled in 1492 and its implications. Presented by Jewish Community Library. Free, with registration.