Community Afternoon of Abundance and Gratitude

Sunday, November 14, 2-3:30pm In the Chochmat CourtyardFeatured Storyteller – Jhos SingerChochmat members only – RSVP’s requiredMembers – contact the office if you did not get the registration link What are you grateful for? Where does your abundance lie? How do you express it? Share a story, a song, an artwork, a dance, a poem, […]
Shabbat – 1st Fridays

Cultivating the Wisdom of Our Heartswith Lior TsarfatyFridays, 5:30 – 6:30pmOn ZoomMeeting ID 826 946 797Passcode 941869 Join Lior in chants and a meditation circle. Share support, care, and the sweetness of our community as we prepare to enter Shabbat. DONATION INFOOur Shabbat services are supported by donation. Each donation, small and large, allows us […]
God of Vengeance – Back by Popular Demand

An artful adaptation of Sholem Asch’s ground-breaking 1906 play. Presented by the Yiddish Theatre EnsembleDirected by Bruce BiermanEnglish translation by Caraid O’Brien Streaming from Sunday May 2 thru Monday, May 31, 2021 (video 100 min) Back by popular demand for the month of May! This recent production was hailed by audiences as a “Zoom masterpiece”… “a […]
Speaking and Listening with Authenticity and Kindness

An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication During the Counting of the Omer with Kathy Simon, Ph.D. Tuesdays | 7 – 8:15pmApril 6, 13, 20, 27 Tickets for the 4-class series$80 – Chochmat Members$120 – General PublicOr Pay What You CanThis is a fundraiser for Chochmat HaLev! Tickets In our tradition, so many of the things about […]
God of Vengeance

An artful adaptation of Sholem Asch’s ground-breaking 1906 play. Presented by the Yiddish Theatre EnsembleDirected by Bruce BiermanEnglish translation by Caraid O’Brien Streaming from Saturday, March 20 @ 8:30pm to Tuesday, March 23 @ 11:30pm PSTYour access information will be sent today (March 20) at 6pm Pacific Time. You may view multiple times.Run time 100 min. […]
Purim with Puppets!

with Jen Miriam and Melita (from Octopretzel)Thursday, February 25 | 5-6pm | on Zoom$20 per familyCo-sponsored by Chochmat HaLev, Urban Adamah, and Kehillah Synagogue Register Join Jen and Melita for a fun Purim celebration geared toward kids and families. Their interactive Zoom concert will include original and traditional songs, as well as their take on the […]
“Deli Man” – A Nosh & Schmooze

with …. Erik Greenberg Anjou, Deli Man director Peter Levitt, Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Saul’s Deli, Berkeleyand Joel ben Izzy, author and storyteller, as the MC Tuesday, March 16 | 7-8:30pm | on Zoom For Chochmat Members – RSVP to get your linkNot a member? Sign up here RSVP for Chochmat Members For some, delicatessen food is […]
Moses: A Human Life

with Dr. Avivah ZornbergSunday, May 23 | Live from Jerusalem10am Pacific / 8pm Israelcosponsored by Kehilla Synagogue, B’nai Tikvah, Beth Israel, Beyt Tikkun, Netivot Shalom, JCC-East Bay, Beth El, Coastside Jewish Community, Mendocino Coast Jewish Community TICKETS$10 – Chochmat Members$10 – Members of Co-Sponsoring Organizations$18 – General Public Tickets Moses fails to enter Canaan not […]
What is Shabbat?

JewCurious – An Intro to Judaismwith Lisa Strongin, Olivia Kurz, and Jeffrey KesslerWednesday, March 10 | 6:30 – 8:30pm | by donationCo-sponsored by Moishe House Oakland – Rockridge RSVP Entering Shabbat, our palace in time.The ritual of Shabbat is a gift to slow down, to stop doing, and enjoy simply being. We will share in […]
We Rise

Building an Anti-Racist Jewish Community With Yavilah McCoy Sunday, February 21, 4pm PST Hosted by Kehillah Community Synagogue and co-sponsored by Chochmat HaLev Tickets What does consciously anti-racist Jewish community look like? How can the process of building such a community deepen our awareness of structural racism and activate our capacities for collective liberation? Relevant […]