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The Jewish Theatre San Francisco, The Hub of JCCSF and JIMENA invite you to join us in welcoming New York City’s acclaimed producer and DJ, Diwon. Founder of Shemspeed Records, The Sephardi Music Festival, Modular Moods Records, and the 40 Days and 40 Nights Campus tour, Diwon is revolutionizing classic Mizrahi and Sephardi music by mixing it with banging modern beats. Joining Diwon from New York will be Ephryme, hip-hop artist and activist extraordinaire.
This event is one night only!
Dan Wolf, Bay Area actor, playwright, hip hop artist, and rising star, will be hosting Diwon and Ephryme as part of Interlude: Four Nights of Entertainment. Interlude comes in the middle of the six-week run of Wolf’s new play, Stateless: A Hip-Hop Vaudeville Experience (which opened to rave reviews and packed houses).
Join SVYAD and Jews’ Next Dor as we travel up to AT&T Park for Jewish Heritage Night as the Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Tickets are $20 and include your ticket to the game in the Jewish Heritage sections and a giveaway Jewish Giants shirt!
We will be organizing carpools and Caltrain-pools for those interested. Space is limited, so RSVPing sooner is generally better.
4-6:30pm:
Tailgate Party in Lot D – Free Kosher dogs & beverages!
(first come first serve)
5:30-7:15p:
“The Ferris Wheels” Live Performance in Willie Mays Plaza
5:15-7:15pm:
Klezmer Music “The Kletztet” in the Scoreboard Plaza
This Yom HaShoah remember the lives of the 6 million Jews and 5 million others who perished in the Holocaust, the struggles of the survivors and the lessons it has to teach us around the SF Bay Area.
Commemorate and Observe with Your Bay Area Community:
Interested in meeting other Jews in a social setting? Want to learn more about causes affecting the world?
‘Mitzvah on the Rocks’ is the newest Bay Area Jewish mixer where you will have the opportunity to make new friends – and also learn a little something. So come on out and get involved with the community in a fun, social environment. You will make a difference just by showing up and having a couple of cocktails!
The official kickoff takes place on Thursday, February 19th, 6:30pm – 9:00pm, at Roe Nightclub (651 Howard Street, SF, Ca), an upscale SOMA venue. Shmooze. Meet new people. Participate in our raffle which will benefit adolescent victims of terror in Southern Israel.
Contribution Details:
100% of cover ($10) and raffle proceeds, along with 10% of bar proceeds will be donated to the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), which will use the funds to take Israeli children who have suffered from Hamas rocket fire away from the war zone in Sderot to a day of peace. The children will have a fun-filled day which will include attending a musical at the Israel Museum, and visiting the Ramat Gan Safari.
While you’re enjoying your night on the town, you will be gratified to know that you’re supporting fun for Israeli children in need. For more information about JAFI’s program, please view the following video:
Late Monday afternoon the SF Holocaust Memorial was defaced with Antisemitic graffiti for the second time in two months. There is a suspect involved in the case.
An important message from a JCRC board member in the SF Chron coverage:
“The fact that there’s this level of intolerance and hatred in a city that’s supposed to be so tolerant is very alarming,” said Cheryl Feiner, president of the board of directors of the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Bay Area chapter. “We can’t ignore this as just a prank because that would condone this behavior as something to be tolerated.”
I recently recieved this message from the SF JCRC with ways to show support and help in the PR war to support Israel
As the situation in Gaza continues to unfold, the JCRC remains in touch with American, Israeli and other sources and is updated regularly. We have released a statement supporting the people of Israel and are urging elected officials, leaders and other influentials throughout the region to express their support for Israel, defend its right to use military force to protect its citizens, and to hold Hamas responsible for the escalation in violence.
TAKE ACTION!
The best ways supporters of Israel can help is by:
1. Write letters to the editors of newspapers, comments on blogs, and call in to talk radio;
2. Contact your Member of Congress and urge him/her to issue a statement of solidarity with Israel
3. Monitor the media and contact us if you hear any anti-Israel bias, so that we can respond as warranted.
Israel has shown restraint. Over 6,300 rockets and mortars have been fired from Gaza towards Israel since the latter’s withdrawal in 2005 that’s about 1 every three hours; more than 3000 were fired in 2008 alone.
Israel has a right to protect its citizens. Israel is not fighting the Palestinian people, it is fighting the terrorist organization, Hamas which has vowed the destruction of Israel. Operation “Cast Lead” is a defensive operation designed to stop Hamas from launching rockets and mortars against Israel; it is a counterattack in every sense of the word. Every government has the duty and right to protect its citizens.
Israel is making every effort to avoid civilian casualties. Israel is targeting Hamas installations only. Every effort has been taken to minimize civilian casualties. We are saddened by the deaths of any innocent civilians. At the same time, Hamas bears the responsibility as Hamas terrorists hide among the civilian population using them as human shields. The contrast is striking. Hamas intentionally targets civilians; Israel makes every effort to minimize civilian casualties.
Israel desires a secure peace with its neighbors. Israel is engaged in the peace process with the Palestinian Authority and supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the past Israel has made sacrifices for the sake of peace and is quite willing to do so again for a better future for all sides. Israel gave up the entire Sinai Peninsula for peace with Egypt, which has resulted in a quiet border for the last 30 years.
Quantify the impact on Israeli’s:
Over 50 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip today (December 29, 2008) alone.
Rocket attacks increased by 500 percent after Israel withdrew completely from the Gaza Strip in August 2005.
The rockets have increased not only in number but also in range; they are now able to reach Yavneh, some 60 km (37 miles) away from Gaza; more than 700,000 Israelis are now in range of the rockets.
The rocket barrage has resulted in at least thirteen deaths, more than 780 wounded and tens of thousands traumatized.
Over 90 percent of Sderot residents have experienced a rocket exploding on their own street or an adjacent one.
For more than three years families in southern Israel have spent nights in bomb shelters rather than bedrooms; during the day school children, adults and the elderly are forced to run for bomb shelters on a regular basis.
Israeli Consulate (456 Montgomery St., San Francisco)
As always, feel free to make your own signs but please no signs or graphics offensive to any racial or ethnic group including but not limited to Arabs, Islam, or Palestinians. Signs in violation of our policies will not be allowed
For more information please contact Julie Bersntein (415) 977-7434 or JBernstein@JCRC.org
Press Release
December 29, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JCRC Supports Israel’s Efforts to Stop Gaza Rocket Attacks
San Francisco – The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) stands with Israel in its military response to continued unprovoked rocket and mortar shell attacks from Gaza threatening the lives of Israeli civilians. While JCRC strongly supports Israel’s negotiations with the Palestinians and the creation of two viable states living side by side in peace, no country can be expected to absorb continuous and unrelenting attacks.
JCRC executive director Rabbi Doug Kahn issued the following statement:
“Israel has exercised extraordinary restraint as Hamas, a terrorist organization that controls Gaza, has continued its attacks against Israelis living in cities and towns within range of its rockets. When Israel withdrew completely from Gaza in 2005, it was with the clear expectation that the Palestinian leadership there would not provoke military confrontation, but rather live in peace with its neighbors. Tragically, Hamas, which seeks the destruction of Israel, has used Gaza as a launching pad for attacking the Israeli people. The impact on Israelis who have had to endure nearly daily assaults has been great – deaths, injuries, and long-term physical and mental trauma. No government, including Israel’s, could be expected to refrain from responding to protect the lives of their citizens.
As noted Israeli author and peace activist Amos Oz wrote, ‘The systematic bombing of the citizens in Israel’s towns and cities is a war crime and a crime against humanity. The State of Israel must defend its citizens. It is obvious to everyone that the Israeli government does not want to enter Gaza; the government would rather continue the ceasefire that Hamas violated and finally revoked. But the suffering of the citizens surrounding Gaza cannot go on.’
JCRC is grateful to American public officials, including Speaker of the House Pelosi, for strongly supporting Israel at this time and recognizing that Israel has made every effort to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza, even while Hamas places civilians in harm’s way.”
SF’s Mission Minyan has been using loaner Torah’s for their Shabbat services, Simchat Torah, etc. They’ve decided it’s time to scribe their own. They’ve done all the leg work to pick the perfect sofer for them in Israel. Now you come in, make this a personal Torah by sponsoring a word to a whole book. I’ll let the Minyan give you all the details:
What is a minyan without its own Torah?We’ve decided to get our very own. It is being scribed RIGHT NOW in Israel. This is a new Torah, written in a gorgeous hand by a scholar whom we selected after a long process of looking at calligraphy for beauty and legibility.
This year the Latke Ball is getting some competion in town. Jewish singles in the San Francisco area, will have two big parties to chose from this year to spend their Christmas Eve together. This year, Let My People Go & J-Date are bringing “The Ball 2008” to San Franciso on December 24 as well. The Ball has been going strong for 13 years in NY and other cities, this year they’re expanding, bringing the Mega Party to San Francisco.
As seen in both The New York Times and The Washington Post, The Ball has been the Nation’s Biggest Jewish Singles Event 13 years in a row! More than 4,300 people attended last year in NYC alone (see videos)! That’s more than attend any Matzo Ball party in the country.
The Ball is so successful because we work hard to attract an amazing crowd of 20’s and 30’s Jewish Singles – the most important element – and because we choose the hippest venues for our events with great music and easy conversation.
This year, The Ball will be held in 25 cities worldwide! In San Francisco, we are partnering with JDate.com for a unprecedented event that we expect to be one of the biggest Jewish Singles events in San Francisco history!
The Ball 2008 in San Francisco will be held on Christmas Eve at Jillian’s and will be an all-night entertainment extravaganza including:
Free billiards all-night long
A great DJ spinning music that’s fun to dance to but never so loud that you can’t talk!
A Martini Bar and VIP Room access
Quieter areas allowing for intimate conversation, meeting new friends and catching up with old ones.
1000+ Jewish Singles ages 21-39 are expected to join us during the course of the night.
Jillian’s at Metreon is a multi-environment destination. The Martini Lounge is a chic and stylish room, equipped with a full service bar, plush decor and cozy round booths create a more intimate atmosphere. Jillian’s also houses a world class Billiards Room and lively Dance Club, 3 private rooms and a 50 ft. HDTV video wall with 13 satellite feeds.
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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