Talks & Conversations

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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.

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Joe Biden: American Promise Tour at the JCCSF

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.

Alice Waters at the JCCSF
Neil Patrick Harris at the JCCSF
March 2024
Wed
20

Arts & Ideas

NOAH FELDMAN & SHERYL SANDBERG – TO BE A JEW TODAY

Date
Wed, March 20
Time
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
A multifaceted exploration of what it means to be Jewish in our lifetime.
Thu
21

Arts & Ideas

First Light & Radiant Practices: Art Lecture at the JCCSF

Date
Thu, March 21
Time
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Discover the significance of light and its power in Jewish ritual through historic and contemporary art from the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
April 2024
Tue
2

Arts & Ideas

RABBI SHARON BROUS – THE AMEN EFFECT

Date
Tue, April 2
Time
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The founding rabbi of IKAR and one of our country’s most influential rabbis discusses the spiritual necessity of community and offers a blueprint for a more connected and caring world
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$35 (Includes book)
Tue
16

Arts & Ideas

The Big Five: Jewish Swing & Jazz Musicians

Date
Tue, April 16
Time
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Jazz it up! Dig this insider focus on bandleaders Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, trumpeter Ziggy Elman, drummer Buddy Rich and singer Sophie Tucker
Fri
19

Arts & Ideas

NOSH SHABBAT – A Vegetarian Shabbat & Cookbook Party

Date
Fri, April 19
Time
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Dig into a delicious vegetarian, OneTable Shabbat dinner as chef and cookbook author Micah Siva shares her culturally-inclusive, plant-based take on the foods of her beloved Jewish heritage
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$45 (Includes meal & cookbook)
Mon
22

Arts & Ideas

J. Robert Oppenheimer: From Hero to Outcast

Date
Mon, April 22
Time
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join us as we examine the immensely complex but fascinating life of theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer, the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”
Wed
24

Arts & Ideas

Let Freedom Sing: Operas About Liberation

Date
Wed, April 24
Time
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
What better time to explore how ideas about liberty and freedom from oppression have inspired opera composers than during the Passover holiday.
Thu
25

Arts & Ideas

60+ Daytime Passover Seder Gathering

Date
Thu, April 25
Time
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Celebrate the holiday at this unique, abbreviated and meaningful in-person Passover Seder
Thu
25

Arts & Ideas

The Gary Zellerbach Duo - Jazz Guitar & Bass

Date
Thu, April 25
Time
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month. Get in the groove with this live golden opportunity to delight in this iconic American musical genre
Tue
30

Arts & Ideas

Joan Nathan – MY LIFE IN RECIPES

Date
Tue, April 30
Time
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Food, family and memories with the beloved authority on global Jewish cuisine
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$52 (Includes cookbook)

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