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Talks & Conversations

Ages 18+

At the JCCSF, we’re always on a quest for something intangible but ever-so valuable: ideas! As a community, sharing thoughts and ideas is part of our core mission. Fresh dialogue fuels our sense of discovery. And it brings us even closer together.

To keep the ideas coming and the conversations going, we bring you thought leaders, entertainers, authors and innovators.

Whether in panel discussions, intimate chats or virtual workshops, these distinguished guests offer diverse perspectives and windows into other cultures and mindsets.

Over the years, we’ve welcomed many luminaries to our stage. Some are well known. Others are rising stars and ones to watch. All are making an impact and elevating our sense of purpose.

Schedule

Schedule
April 2025
Wed
30

Arts & Ideas

Jewish Songwriters: Tin Pan Alley

Date
Wed, April 30
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Learn about Jewish tunesmiths who shaped popular music. Enjoy many of their biggest hits, fascinating novelty songs and unknown gems performed live.
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Free
May 2025
Tue
6

Arts & Ideas

DANIEL MENDELSOHN – THE ODYSSEY

Date
Tue, May 6
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
America’s greatest living classicist brings new life to the ancient epic with his landmark new translation of Homer’s The Odyssey
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$25
Thu
8

Arts & Ideas

Jewish Mothers: A New Perspective

Date
Thu, May 8
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Gain an understanding of how the Jewish Mother stereotype became iconic. Using targeted positive humor and song we’ll challenge that myth.
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Free
Mon
12

Arts & Ideas

MEREDITH HAYDEN – THE WISHBONE KITCHEN COOKBOOK

Date
Mon, May 12
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Rediscover the joy in cooking with 100 dreamy recipes from one of social media’s most popular personalities and the creator of @wishbonekitchen.
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$45 includes book
Tue
27

Arts & Ideas

AN EVENING WITH JESSE EISENBERG

Date
Tue, May 27
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Academy Award-nominated multihyphenate discusses his journey as a writer-actor-director and the making of A Real Pain, his critically acclaimed, melancholic yet funny exploration of Jewish loss and belonging.
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$40
June 2025
Thu
5

Arts & Ideas

DAVID NAYFELD – DAD, WHAT’S FOR DINNER?

Date
Thu, June 5
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Michelin-trained chef (and dad) behind Che Fico invites you to cook the way he does at home with eighty unfussy, uncompromising recipes to avoid meltdowns, have fun in the kitchen and keep your kids well fed.
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$42 includes book
Wed
25

Arts & Ideas

ISABEL ALLENDE – MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE

Date
Wed, June 25
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The living literary legend returns to the JCCSF to discuss her captivating new historical novel that follows a daring young writer who journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father – and herself.
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$40 includes book

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