Events

Join trip leader James Sokol and zoom away to spend a few hours of “April in Paris” with our terrific, professional guide with perfect English!

Embark on an operatic journey to Paris with popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol.

Join our JCC colleague and popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to discover or re-discover some of the great men of opera.

Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to focus on songs from an array of musical genres – Broadway, pop, opera, jazz & more! – which pay tribute or are set in this glorious city!

Join culinary host James Sokol and cheesemaker Pat Ford for some cheesy stories and a guided tasting of limited edition “changed" cheddars.

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Hadassah Lieberman author of Hadassah: An American Story In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Correspondent

Pour yourself a cup of mint tea and let James Sokol zoom you away on our virtual “trips” to this magical North African country.

Learn stories of spirits that still lurk in the shadows backstage and some truly spooky sightings: acrobats, costume designers, playwrights, actors, and even a priest!

Be a part of a lively discussion on the topic of the day, every first Tuesday and Third Thursday.

Join James Sokol for a festive, musical journey through songs of a variety of genres that are from or about Mexico.

Take a front-row seat at your computer and join pianist Ian Scarfe as he discusses & performs an all-classical program of piano music inspired by improvisation.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo! After our sold-out salsa tasting last year, we’re thrilled to partner again with our dear friends at the Santa Fe School of Cooking to explore one of American's favorite condiments, dips, ingredients – salsa!

Honor The National Day of Prayer with popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol’s exploration of songs.

Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore the creative ways lyrics of love are expressed in a variety of melodies.

Join us to learn from business owner and expert in assembling delicious and eye appealing charcuterie boards.

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Pam Jenoff author of The Woman with the Blue Star

Pour yourself a cup of mint tea and let James Sokol zoom you away on our virtual “trips” to this magical North African country.

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Judy Batalion author of The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Sharon Stone author of The Beauty of Living Twice, in conversation with Gloria Estefan

Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore the creative ways lyrics of love are expressed in a variety of melodies.

In honor of Shavuot when we eat dairy, Cyndi will teach us how to make cheese blintzes with fruit sauce and vanilla mousse cheesecake.

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with a live cooking demo for Shavuot with Paula Shoyer author of The Instant Pot® Kosher Cookbook.

Celebrate and Learn Together with the JCC East Bay in honor of Shavuot, the JCC East Bay will be hosting A Day of Learning. This is a free program for all.

Come together with people from across the spectrum of Jewish life for a free, revelatory night of study, film, music, dance, yoga and more in celebration of Shavuot.

Be a part of the lively discussion on the topics of the day at our ongoing Current Events Discussion Group!

Let singer & storyteller Gilda Solve transport you back in time with a special program featuring some of the most brilliant Jewish Jazz composers ever!

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Sen. Amy Klobuchar author of Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age

The Valley JCC's monthly Readers Club is now meeting live via Zoom. This month's book: "The Language of Sand" by Ellen Block

Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore the creative ways lyrics of love are expressed in a variety of melodies.

Grab paper and pen and join us for another fun-filled night of Trivia with prizes via Zoom!

Pour yourself a cup of mint tea and let James Sokol zoom you away on our virtual “trips” to this magical North African country.

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Andrew McCarthy author of Brat: An '80s Story

Songs of Peace: A Multi-Genre Musical Celebration of Buddha Day Wed, May 26 11am-12:15pm (PT) $5 w/Advance Registration! "Vesak", “Wesak,” or “Buddha Day” occurs on [...]

Join popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol to explore the creative ways lyrics of love are expressed in a variety of melodies.

Book Festival In Your Living Room Live Continues with Jennifer Weiner author of That Summer

Join culinary host James Sokol for an interesting, delicious, and fun guided tasting & discussion with Dan Stevens (Founder) and Tarran Hatton (Pastry Chef) of BlissBomb Donuts. 

Pour yourself a cup of mint tea and let James Sokol zoom you away on our virtual “trips” to this magical North African country.

Kick-off Pride Month with a musical journey led by popular San Francisco Bay Area instructor James Sokol.

Be a part of a lively discussion on the topic of the day, every first Tuesday and Third Thursday.

Join pianist & historian Ian Scarfe for a live, classical piano concert in which he whisks us away for a musical “Grand Tour Italy.”