May 2013

* 5 (Sunday): 11:00 AM — Bagel Brunch: Emma Goldman
Our speaker today will be Dr. Candace Falk, archivist and director, The Emma Goldman Papers Project at U.C. Berkeley. Bring your questions and comments as well as your appetite for our wonderful lox and bagel spread. Members: $7.50; Public: $10. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

* 8 (Wednesday): 7:00 PM — Berkeley/Albany/El Cerrito Havurah
The Havurah will meet at Doris Mendell's home but will be hosted by Sarita Mathiasen. Please call Sarita as soon as possible to tell her you are coming and what you plan to bring to share. If for any reason you tell Sarita you are coming but then cannot come, please let her know.

* 11 (Saturday): 2:00 PM — Book/Film Group
The group will meet at Sally and Jim Osman's home to discuss The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes. Call Ann Ehrmann if you are planning to come.

* 19 (Sunday): 4:00 PM — Jewish Civilization Between Cross and Crescent
This session's topic, from our newest video series, will be "Moses Maimonides' Philosophy of Judaism." Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

* 24 (Friday): 7:30 PM — Shabbat: Inspiration and the Sabbath
Please join us at our member-led humanistic Shabbat. Music and song-leading will be provided by Ben Brussell. Alana Shindler will make a presentation on inspiration and the Sabbath, focusing on the TED Talks and a short video. The May birthdays of our members will also be celebrated, so come join in the festivities. Please bring something to share for the oneg, and non-perishable item(s) for the food bank. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

June 2013

* 2 (Sunday): 11:00 AM — Annual Business Meeting
Members-only business meeting to elect board members, vote on the annual budget, and hear an update on our community; lunch provided. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

* 9 (Sunday): 11:00 AM — Bagel Brunch: Local Human Services
Our speaker today will be Rob Tufel, MSW, MPH, of Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay. Bring your questions and comments as well as your appetite for our wonderful lox and bagel spread. Members: $7.50; Public: $10. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

* 28 (Friday): 7:30 PM — Shabbat
Please join us at our member-led humanistic Shabbat. Music and song-leading will be provided by Ben Brussell. Please bring something to share for the oneg, and non-perishable item(s) for the food bank. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

July 2013

* 21 (Sunday): 4:00 PM — Jewish Civilization Between Cross and Crescent
This session's topic, from our newest video series, will be "Jewish Beginnings in Christian Europe." This lecture traces the early history of Ashkenazic Jews, focusing on the formation of the first merchant and scholarly Jewish communities in Christian Western Europe. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

* 26 (Friday): 7:30 PM — Shabbat
Please join us at our member-led humanistic Shabbat. Music and song-leading will be provided by Ben Brussell. Please bring something to share for the oneg, and non-perishable item(s) for the food bank. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

August 2013

* 4 (Sunday): 4:00 PM — Jewish Civilization Between Cross and Crescent
This session's topic, from our newest video series, will be "The Church and the Jews prior to 1096." This lecture locates the origins of anti-Judaism in Christian scriptures and shows the antagonism expressed in policies of the church fathers in the centuries leading up to the first crusade in 1096. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.

* 11 (Sunday): 11:00 AM —Tour of Badè Museum
Tour of the Badè Museum of BIblical Archaelogy at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA, led by Museum Director Dr. Aaron Brody. Optional lunch afterwards at a local restaurant. Please RSVP to the tour here, or by calling 510-428-1492.

* 23 (Friday): 7:30 PM — Shabbat
Please join us at our member-led humanistic Shabbat. Music and song-leading will be provided by Ben Brussell. Please bring something to share for the oneg, and non-perishable item(s) for the food bank. Albany Community Center, Rooms I and II.