March 19th, 2026

Passover - Evening of Wed, Apr 1, 2026 – Thu, Apr 9, 2026

FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SF - Docent Tours with Anne Burns Johnson and Karen Libby 

MON, MAR 23 • 10:30 AM - 12 PM

Online (Via Zoom)

This Week's Theme: Look Again!

Using the design and construct of the 1000 year old Mimbre Culture of Arizona and New Mexico, contemporary artist Al Farrow has created a piece which speaks to our times. This tour will look at a number of objects which will cause us to literally look again.

DINE & DONATE
Mountain Mikes Pizza, Santa Rosa

4501 Montgomery Dr. Santa Rosa, CA

WED & THURS
MAR 25 & 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!

ENROLLING SUMMER 
& FALL 2026

Our summer sessions 
are nearly full!


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!

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.

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This program is free



Attendees must register ahead of time. 

Please know security is a top priority at this event. 
The security plan has been both reviewed and approved by our community security partners.

Attendees can expect security support from the second they arrive and park their cars, through to, and during the entire event.


Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns: yomhashoahsoco@gmail.com 

SEE YOUR NAME

ON THE BIG SCREEN! 

The Film Fest is returning for another exciting year of entertaining and educational Jewish Films on the big screen, right here in Sonoma County.

In the lead up to announcing this year's dates and film selections we want to invite you to show your support of this program by becoming a sponsor.

When you become a sponsor (starting at $250), you are investing in this year-long Festival, Jewish arts and culture, and our local community. We hope you will review the sponsorship levels, consider the opportunity and share widely! 


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.

EMBRACING OUR NEIGHBORS - Immigrant Stories and How to Help


SUN, MAR 22 • 1 PM
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa

The Social Action Committee would like to invite you and the members of your organization to this special event. We all are aware of the devastating impact of the policies of this administration including ICE enforcement is having on our country.

Come learn from a panel of community members as they address the real day to day struggles.

Learn concrete ways to help.

Free.

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.

The Community Seder is FULL. 
Click Here to add your name to the waitlist. 

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.

UNLEARNING JEWISH ANXIETY

With Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv

THURS, MARCH 26 • 7 - 8:15 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati (and online via Zoom)

Rabbi Caryn Aviv’s new book, Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy and Less Suffering, arrives at a critical moment in Jewish history, when anti-Jewish contempt and harm have visibly increased. It’s completely understandable that Jewish people are feeling increasingly anxious about our safety, worthiness, and belonging in the United States. And it’s not inevitable that we should suffer so terribly from this contempt. We can learn how to respond differently, by noticing, with awareness, what we need from moment to moment, to care for ourselves, and choose wisely, rather than from an anxiety or trauma response. 



Unlearning Jewish Anxiety explores the insidious impact of anti-Jewish contempt, and how this harm shows up in our everyday habits and responses to fear and uncertainty. Unlearning also harnesses neuroscience and Jewish wisdom to better understand and unlearn our inherited cultural anxiety habits with compassion and kindfulness. The broader goal? Helping Jews, loved ones, and our allies engage in tikkun atzmi (healing our souls and our nervous systems) to expand our capacity for tikkun olam (healing our own broken world).

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

$10 Ner Shalom members
$20 guests,

or pay what you can afford  

COMMUNITY SEDER

Led by Rabbi Irwin & Friends

THURS, APRIL 2 • 
5 - 8:30 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati

Registration Closes March 25th

@ 5PM

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!

NITZANIM FAMILY DISCOUNT! Families currently enrolled in the 25-26 Nitzanim program receive 15% off! Use the code NITZANIM when you register to receive the discount.

LARGE RESERVATIONS (5 or More): 
Please contact the office at info@nershalom.org to let us know.

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

PASSOVER AT OUR ANNUAL SEDER

THURS, APRIL 2 • 5 PM

Shir Shalom, Sonoma

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.

RSVP
Call (707) 360-3000 
Email office@bethamisr.org 

Visit https://bethamisr.org

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).

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.

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