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LAST CALL TO BECOME A SPONSOR!
Thank you to our over 15 sponsors who have joined as supporters this year. There is still time to join!
When you become a sponsor (starting at $250), you are investing in this year-long Festival, Jewish arts and culture, and our local community.
Last year the Jewish Film Fest sold near 2,000 tickets. We look forward to celebrating this season with our Sponsors and continuing to bring together talented filmmakers and enthusiastic audiences who believe in sharing Jewish life and history through film with our community.
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DINE & DONATE
Mountain Mikes Pizza, Santa Rosa
4501 Montgomery Dr. Santa Rosa, CA
TODAY
THURS • MAR 26 • 10AM - 10 PM
Mark your Calendars!
When you order pizzas from Mountain Mikes in Santa Rosa on either March 25th or 26th 20% will be given back to JCC SoCo Preschool as a fundraiser.
What a fun way to make a difference!
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ENROLLING SUMMER
& FALL 2026
Some summer sessions
still available!
Our JCC SoCo kehillah (community) continues to grow stronger each year, and we couldn't be more excited to welcome back alumni families for another wonderful summer, while also opening our doors to new friends joining us for the first time. Welcoming ages 2-6 for summer!
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SONOMA COUNTY
YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION
SUN, APRIL 19 • 3 PM
Santa Rosa, CA
This is a very special event and we'd be honored if you'd join us. This year’s theme will center on the impact of the Shoah on children of survivors, who are now tasked with carrying on the legacy and experiences of their parents. Three of those second-generation survivors will discuss how those experiences have shaped their lives.
There will be musical performances, as well as candle lighting by Jewish survivors, lighters for the Roma, LGBTQ, Disabled, Righteous Among the Nations, and Political Prisoners, and those targeted by genocide.
This program is free
Attendees must register ahead of time.
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Please know security is a top priority at this event.
Attendees can expect security support from the second they arrive and park their cars, through to, and during the entire event.
The security plan has been both reviewed and approved by our community security partners.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns: yomhashoahsoco@gmail.com
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COMING UP: SONOMA COUNTY & BEYOND
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YOU KNOW THE HEART OF THE STRANGER: A Passover Collage Workshop
SUN, MARCH 29 • 12 - 3 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati
I have been a stranger in a strange land."
– Exodus 2:22
In this workshop, we'll explore feelings of estrangement—from ourselves, our families, or our communities—through hands-on collage making. Each participant will create two collage cards: one reflecting a place of estrangement, the other a resource that helps you feel seen and supported.
Through this creative process and group reflection, we'll uncover what it means to belong, both to ourselves and to others. You'll leave with your cards as personal touchstones, a deeper sense of your own inner home, and a renewed appreciation for the shared human need for connection and recognition.
This workshop will be led, in person only, by Sheridan Gold and Sally Churgel
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$10 Ner Shalom members
$20 guests,
or pay what you can afford
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"SHE IS A TREE OF LIFE" -
2 Part Series
SUN, APRIL 3 • 12:30 - 2 PM
SUN, APRIL 24 • 12:30 - 2 PM
Online (via Zoom)
Exploring the Kabbalistic Tree of Life Through the Sacred Practice of Counting the Omer:
A Psycho-spiritual Journey
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life offers a fascinating framework for understanding our human experience on spiritual, mental, emotional and embodied levels. During the period between Passover and Shavuot, the sacred practice of counting the Omer provides a gateway for engaging with the wisdom of the Tree of Life as a daily practice for transformation, release and soul growth. Join us for an experiential class series. Bring your journals, artmaking supplies, and open minds and hearts!
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GOD IS IN THIS PLACE
A Conversation with Rabbi George Gittleman & Rabbi Irwin Keller
THURS, APRIL 16 • 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati (and online via Zoom)
What is the role of “place” in our individual spirituality and our collective Jewish imagination? Jacob has a dream of angels and attributes his vision to the site itself, saying, “God is in this place and I didn’t know it.” References to the Land of Israel populate our prayers; the climate of Israel dominates our calendars. Others among us feel closeness to the Divine in other site-specific ways: ancient ruins, graveyards, mountains, canyons, oceans.
Join Rabbi George Gittleman and Rabbi Irwin Keller as they explore what it is in place itself that enlivens spiritual experience, and what are the perils of spirituality that is bound up with particular geography.
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COMMUNITY SEDER
Led by Rabbi Irwin & Friends
THURS, APRIL 2 •
5 - 8:30 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati
Registration Closed March 25th
We come together on the second night of Pesach to retell our Story and let it do its work.
There will also be activities for children so that they can move freely from table to project and back.
Vegan, vegetarian and salmon dinner options are available.
We look forward to sharing our Pesach Seder with YOU!
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FAMILY SEDER
WED, APRIL 1 • 4 - 6 PM
B'nai Israel Jewish Center, Petaluma
TRADITIONAL SEDER
WED, APRIL 1 • 7:15 - 11:45 PM
B'nai Israel Jewish Center, Petaluma
COMMUNITY SEDER
THURS, APRIL 2 • 6 - 8:30 PM
B'nai Israel Jewish Center, Petaluma
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PASSOVER AT OUR ANNUAL SEDER
THURS, APRIL 2 • 5 PM
Shir Shalom, Sonoma
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PASSOVER SEDER
THURS, APRIL 2 • 6:15 - 9 PM
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa
What plagues you? What liberates you?
This Passover at Shomrei Torah, we will gather for more than the retelling of an ancient journey. Our interactive Seder invites us to reflect on the forces that still bind us—and the courage, community, and hope that lead us toward freedom. Together, we will honor the Exodus as a living story and recommit ourselves to the ongoing pursuit of justice, equality, and liberation for all.
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FREE MINDFULNESS/MEDITATION PRACTICE
EVERY TUES • 5:30-6:30 PM
Online (via Zoom)
This free series of mindful/meditation practices continues! This will be a time for grounding, sitting practice and a "Dharma/Torah" teaching. Everyone is welcome.
Please contact Shomrei Torah's office: cst@cstsr.org for the Zoom link.
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COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER ON THE SECOND NIGHT - Led by Rabbi Ron Koas
THURS, APRIL 2 • 6:30 PM
Beth Ami, Santa Rosa
Welcoming all ages, affiliations, interfaith & LGBT communities, members, and non-members. The meal will be fish, dairy and vegetarian, with a special dessert.
Members: adults $40, youths $16
Family Maximum: $100, under 6 years old free.
Non-members: Adults $45 Youth $18,
Family Maximum: $120, under 6 years old free.
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RSVP
Call (707) 360-3000
Email office@bethamisr.org
Visit https://bethamisr.org
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PASSOVER DINNER -
With Rick Concoff
FRI, APRIL 3 • 6 - 9 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati
As in many years past, La Bodega in Sebastopol is sponsoring an amazing Passover Seder vegetarian /vegan dinner led by local Jewish musician, educator, and Jewish community leader Rick Concoff.
Rick will guide us through a joyful, meaningful and creative Seder (Not long).
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PASSOVER RITUAL &
LIBERATION CELEBRATION
SAT, APRIL 4 • 4 - 8:30 PM
Salmon Creek School, Occidental
Gather with Makom Shalom for a participatory Passover ritual and liberation celebration. Anchored by the Four Cups and the Passover story, we will gather in the forest to offer our gratitude for our world, face the grief-ridden narrows, see our way to liberation, and celebrate our freedom. This will not be your Bubbe’s seder!
Kids will have a journey of their own to soak in Passover themes, have fun in the forest, and create a Passover play.
Sliding scale, free for members
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