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Nov 21, 2009It’s getting chilly outside, but T’KEYA and Jews’ Next Dor are warming things up with a Spicy Havdala Dessert Party. The night starts with cozy havdala goodness and fire, wine, and spices. You are welcome to bring your own implements of havdaluction. Our spice boxes can play together. Potluck dessert and wine party to follow. Join us! Please brin […]
Dec 1, 2009Tuesday, December 1, 7pm, Toy Wrapping Party Join SVYAD, Jew's Next Dor and Jewish Family Services for our annual gift wrapping party! Starting October 6, new toys for ages 0-17 in their original packaging, are being collected in the lobby of the Levy Family Campus (14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos CA 95032) and Congregation Beth David (19700 Prospe […]
Dec 9, 2009Wednesday, December 9, 7pm, Meet & Greet @ Cafe Baklava "Because Middle Eastern Food, is like home" Come to the Jews Next Dor Meet and Greet at Cafe Bakalava, 341 Castro St, Mountain View, CA Great food and awesome friends, what more can you ask for? We'll be enjoying these vegetarian/dairy treats. Please let us know your prefer […]
Dec 15, 2009Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Jews' Next Dor invites you to a Hanukkah House Party, bring your Hanukkiah (and candles), and a potluck vegetarian/dairy (fried or not) dish to share to celebrate the 5th night of Hanukkah. Try your hand at dreidel and more. RSVP to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org for the San Jose address. Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, […]
Nov 15, 2009Please help us to plant 100 pounds of fava bean seeds before the rains. This cover crop will allow us to resume our planting in spring 2010! A cover crop is a temporary planting, usually done in the fall, that protects the soil from wind and water erosion and adds organic matter. Crops grown for soil improvement are called green manure crops and […]
Nov 15, 2009"S’rugim" are the knitted kipot worn by the hip and religious. You will love the nine episodes of the smash-hit Israeli television series that depicts the lives of 30-something highly educated, and modern religious professionals in Jerusalem. It’s compared to "Sex in the City" but in this Israeli series the people are all reli […]
Nov 16, 2009In this time of raised tensions in the Middle East and a weakened world economy, anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head all over the World. There have been over 100 anti-Semitic incidents in 2009 that ADL has cataloged in Europe alone from grave desecration and synagogue firebombings to physical harassment and abuse. The false rumor that began in […]
Nov 16, 2009Part of "Sex and the Shtetl" - the Seventh Annual Eli Katz Yiddish Conference This live performance and video by Argentinian-born, Jerusalem-based artists the Sala-Manca Group is an homage to Sidney Goldin and Ivan Abramson’s "East and West" and a study in cultural and linguistic translation. It tells the story of Yaakov, an O […]
Nov 16, 2009The November Blue Monday is at 5A5, a swanky new lounge close to downtown! Join over 200 of your closest YAD friends for cocktails, conversation, and groovy music at this great SOMA hot spot. For over 30 years, Blue Mondays have been the premier Jewish Happy Hour in the Bay Area. At Blue Monday you will join young Jews in a fun, lively environmen […]
Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto has a regular daily minyan. This Thursday, December 25th, minyan will includes some Hanukkah additions and foods.
It’s your chance to check out Thursday morning minyan! Minyan will
begin late this week – at 8 am instead of 6:45 – because it is a
Federal holiday. It’s not a Federal Holiday becauseof Chanukah, but it
certainly is Chanukah and we will have our Chanukah celebration. That
means: hallel (in addition to our usual davening), and breakfast
afterward with latkes and sufganiyot (in addition to the pickled
herring and hard boiled eggs)! In case donuts and pickled herring
doesn’t sound like a good combination to you, you are free to pick and
choose what you’d like. Bring your chanukiah, if you’d like, and we
can light up the morning. (Same number of candles as the night
before.)
Several Thursday morning “regulars” are out of town so your attendance
would be especially appreciated.
Bob and Bob (fine Jewish gifts and books) invites you to join them for their second annual Christmas Kumsitz. They are located at 4500 El Camino Real, Los Altos, California. Here’s their invitation:
join our second annual christmas kumsitz
thursday, december 25, 1-4
with elaine moise, lead singer of the klezmakers and souska and mordecai of hot kugel
bring your guitar, tambourine, accordian, bongos, mandolin, your clapping hands or just your singing voice
we’ll sing hebrew songs, yiddish songs, camp songs, union songs, pop songs and whatever songs pop into our heads
While Jews’ Next Dor decided to just do the Light It Up pre-Hanukkah Party this year, you won’t be short of ways to celebrate Hanukkah this year. There’s something for all types of people. Here’s a crude run down of Haukkah around the Bay this year, did I miss something? Share it with us in the comments. Come on, celebrate like the oil won’t run out.
The first candle is Sunday night, December 21.
If there aren’t enough choices in the community, and you’re having your own party, the Jewish Study Network (JSN) would love to come give a 5-minute power talk on Hanukkah for you and your guests.
4:00 pm
Palo Alto City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave 94301
Despel the darkness of the world. Spread the joy and light of Chanukah. Latkes, Cider, Live Music, Crafts, Chanukah Gelt. Sponsored by Chabad of the Greater South Bay.
An afternoon of Chanukah community celebration, bowling fun , delicious sufganiot and fabulous Arts n’ Crafts for the children.
Featuring the Menorah of Giving! Help build a giant Menorah made up of canned foods (bring your own) which we donate to the needy through Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley.
Happy Hanukkah! Click the image to see the full album from Light It Up!
Light It Up! brought Jewish young adults from around the Bay to the Koret Pavillion last night for a (not-yet) Hanukkah Party. We filled a few barrels with food for Feeding America (formerly Second Harvest Food Bank), DJ-Doff rocked the house, as we tore up the dance floor. Thanks to all of our bartenders who kept the drinks flowing. Thanks as well to all the organizations and volunteers who pitched in to help organize, setup and cleanup the event. We’d love to get your feedback, by either filling out this Word document (save it with your comments) and send it to JewsNextDor[at]gmail.com as an attachement or by submitting this PDF form online to us (just hit the send e-mail button).
Chabad of the Greater South Bay invites the Jewish community of the Greater South Bay to come out for some 4th night of Hanukkah fun on December 24.
Come and join us for an enjoyable Chanukah ice skating evening! Wednesday, December 24, 5 – 8 p.m. Skate to Jewish music! Food, crafts for the kids, Menorah lighting and more! At the Vallco Ice Skating Rink 10123 North Wolfe Road Cupertino, CA 95014. Adults $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Children $8 in advance and $10 at the door
To RSVP or for more information please call 650-424-9800 or chabadgsb[at]gmail.com
Menorah lighting
Skate to Jewish music
Latkes & Cider
Raffle
Make your own Menorah
Donut decorating
Food for sale
Dreidels & more
co-sponsored by Chabad of Palo Alto, Chabad of Cupertino, Chabad of S. Jose, and Congregation Emek Beracha
Sure we could honor the eight days of Hanukkah individually but who has the patience for all that. Instead we decided to pack all eight into one big night. Read the rest of this entry »
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