Vegan Chinese Cooking Class: Tofu: 4 Different Ways

Chanukah First Night Candle Lighting at the Angela Peralta/Primera Noche de Chanuka al lado del Teatro Angela Peralta

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Lecture 1. "Table Hopping Through History."  From the Greek Symposium to the banquet table of Henry VIII

Israel: Where Are We Now? Martin Fletcher leads a series of discussions on Israel’s changing reality.

Latke-making Coffee Klatsch

Join Daniel Lessner and others in learning and discussing thousands of years of Jewish Wisdom. No need to be religious, “a believer” or Jewish. All are welcome.

Masorti Shabbaton from 5:30PM Friday, December 19 to 11:00AM Sunday, December 21. See link for details.

Masorti Shabbaton desde las 5:30 p. m. del viernes 19 de diciembre hasta las 11:00 a. m. del domingo 21 de diciembre. Consulte el enlace para obtener más detalles.

Masorti Shabbaton from 5:30PM Friday, December 19 to 11:00AM Sunday, December 21. See link for details.

Masorti Shabbaton desde las 5:30 p. m. del viernes 19 de diciembre hasta las 11:00 a. m. del domingo 21 de diciembre. Consulte el enlace para obtener más detalles.

Masorti Shabbaton from 5:30PM Friday, December 19 to 11:00AM Sunday, December 21. See link for details.

Masorti Shabbaton desde las 5:30 p. m. del viernes 19 de diciembre hasta las 11:00 a. m. del domingo 21 de diciembre. Consulte el enlace para obtener más detalles.

Annual Chanukah Party: Celebrate the holiday of survival and renewal. Live Music and Latkes. Dance, dreidels and Donuts. Activities and a piñata for the kids. A wine and margarita bar for the adults. Fun for all.

Fiesta Anual de Janucá: Celebre la festividad de la supervivencia y la renovación. Música en vivo y latkes. Baile, dreidels y donas. Actividades y una piñata para los niños. Un bar de vino y margaritas para los adultos. Diversión para todos.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Crossing the River: Screening and Q and A with Canadian filmmaker Allan Novak with a heartwarming 30-minutes film telling the  emotional tale of his family...the oldest Holocaust survivor siblings in the world.

Aprendemos, editamos, pintamos y hablamos al respecto a la parasha de semana..

Learn, meditate, draw and talk about the weekly Torah portion. In Spanish.

Film Talk with Producer and Director Jeremy Kagan: Crown Heights, with a special short documentary to open.

Join Daniel Lessner and others in learning and discussing thousands of years of Jewish Wisdom. No need to be religious, “a believer” or Jewish. All are welcome.

Please join us on Zoom for this Conservative (traditional/egalitarian) service led by Dan Lessner (mostly in Hebrew, conducted in Spanish), just before sundown. Click on the blue graphic for details.

Únase a nosotros en Zoom para un servicio conservador (tradicional/igualitario) dirigido por Dan Lessner. El servicio se llevará a cabo principalmente en hebreo, con guía en español, y comenzará justo antes del atardecer. Haga clic en el gráfico azul para obtener todos los detalles.

Conducted mostly in Hebrew as well as Spanish and English, in person and via Zoom. Following services, about 12 noon, is a pot-luck kiddish luncheon (vegetarian or dairy only). Please bring a dish to share. Click on the blue graphic for more details.

El servicio se llevará a cabo principalmente en hebreo, así como en español e inglés, tanto en persona como por Zoom. Después del servicio, alrededor de las 12 del mediodía, habrá un almuerzo de kiddish tipo “pot-luck” (solo platos vegetarianos o lácteos). Por favor, traiga un platillo para compartir. Haga clic en el gráfico azul para más detalles.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Aprendemos, editamos, pintamos y hablamos al respecto a la parasha de semana..

Learn, meditate, draw and talk about the weekly Torah portion. In Spanish.

Join Daniel Lessner and others in learning and discussing thousands of years of Jewish Wisdom. No need to be religious, “a believer” or Jewish. All are welcome.

First Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Israel: Where Are We Now? Martin Fletcher leads a series of discussions on Israel’s changing reality.

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, led by Carol Schor

Join Daniel Lessner and others in learning and discussing thousands of years of Jewish Wisdom. No need to be religious, “a believer” or Jewish. All are welcome.

The Secret Jewish History of the World's Most Iconic Bread Pudding A search for Truth on Two Continents and Across 500 Years by Todd Kliman

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Refusing to Simplify. Luis de Carvajal and the Courage of Both/And presented by Todd Kliman

Lecture 2: “The 19th Century Dining Revolution’ A new century and a new table.”

Bruce Sarbit will talk about Jewish Cookbooks, their importance (the importance of food!) in Jewish culture and family life.

Join Daniel Lessner and others in learning and discussing thousands of years of Jewish Wisdom. No need to be religious, “a believer” or Jewish. All are welcome.

Join us for a special staged reading of Harold Pinter’s acclaimed one-act play The Dumbwaiter, a gripping, darkly comic exploration of tension, power, and absurdity.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Save the Date: Presentation by Caminos de Agua

The Importance of Jewish characters and identity in contemporary fiction with author Lynne Golodner

Israel: Where Are We Now? Martin Fletcher leads a series of discussions on Israel’s changing reality.

Melissa Boher Jacobson presents "Barbra, Bette and Carole." A Tribute to Three Icons celebrating the legendary voices and unforgettable music of Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, and Carole King.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Wednesday Mornings with Bea: Kracjberg, From the Fires of the Holocast to the the Fires of Amazonia

Chronic Pain and the Mind-Body Connection
What is it? Why does it take hold? How to recover from it?

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Lecture 3.  "Everyday Life and Dining at Chateau Versailles” Spectacular food presentations, music, dancing, fireworks and gambling .

Wednesday Mornings with Bea: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. How This German Expressionist Artist Succeeded to Build an Artistic Bridge to a Strident Abrasive Modernity. DIE BRÜCKE!

Israel: Where Are We Now? Martin Fletcher leads a series of discussions on Israel’s changing reality.

The Boy From North Country by Sam Sussman, led by TBA

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Jewish Women Writers

JC3/CHESMA is pleased to announce that Judith Jenya will host our 2026 Jewish Writers of San Miguel literary event.

Wednesday Mornings with Bea, KEES VAN DONGEN 1877-1968. THE BLUE-EYED FAUVE THE PAINTER OF WOMEN

Israel: Where Are We Now? Martin Fletcher leads a series of discussions on Israel’s changing reality.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Wednesday Mornings with Bea, The Art of Forgery, David Stein

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Wednesday Mornings with Bea, Louise Bourgeois 1911 - 2010, “ART IS MY THERAPY”

When the Stones Speak by Doron Spielman, led by Evelyn Howard

First Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Lecture 4. History of the  Chef, His Kitchen and the first Restaurants.   A kitchen comes alive when you cook in it……….

Wednesday Mornings with Bea, Odilon Redon, 1840 - 1916, The Prince of Dreams Beyond the Visible

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

First Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.

Graceful Aging and Fall Prevention: Feldenkrais for Seniors.