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COMMMUNITY-WIDE ISRAEL CELEBRATION!!
May 8 is Israel’s 60th birthday, and the Silicon Valley Jewish community will be celebrating with a variety of free events. More
Help the victims of the Myanmar cyclone
Click on the image to donate through Federation's Emergency Aid Campaign. All donations will go through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), one of Federation's overseas partners.
$1,500 camp scholarships for current 5th, 6th, and 7th graders
BBYO is participating in the J-West Campership initiative, partnering with the Foundation for Jewish Camping to send incoming middle-school students to summer camp! More
A film and music event for Israel@60 on May 8
“It’s Now or Never” is a dramatic re-enactment of the events leading to the Declaration of Independence of Israel. The film depicts, step by step, the crucial and dramatic six months before the Israel was born. More
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School's Foothill Century Bike Ride
It's time for the Foothill Century: The Only Kosher Ride in the West! Register now for SPHDS's Annual Foothill Century, Sunday, May 18. The Foothill Century offers beautiful scenery and a memorable, healthy day for everyone! More
Spring into Shabbat with a JSN shabbaton
Join the Jewish Study Network for another Shabbaton filled with intellectually stimulating classes, festive dining, inspiring services, extensive childrens' programming, and more. More
6th Annual Homes of Vines & Roses Tour
The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center (APJCC) will host its 6th Annual Home and Garden Tour in Silicon Valley, on May 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds from the home tour will benefit the recreational, health and fitness, social and cultural needs of the APJCC. More
Diaspora Dinner XV at Temple Emanu-El May 31
The theme of Diaspora Dinner XV is the Ottoman Empire! Your tastebuds will be regaled with a host of different flavours, originating in Turkey and spreading like that ancient empire to Greece, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Romania and others! More
JFS' Silicon Valley Duck Race
On Sunday June 22, at 1 p.m., egg-zactly 10,000 darling rubber duckies will dive under the bridge and into Vasona Lake, racing downstream into a prize picking net. More
"Where Does All the Money Go?"
Israel@60 High Tech Panel
Silicon Valley has a high-tech sibling--Silicon Wadi, in Israel, and they are relatives at their core: similar entrepreneurial infrastructure, high value on risk-taking, tolerance of failure, and a distaste for corporate hierarchies. Don't miss this special opportunity to hear this expert panel share the latest trends in joint ventures. More
Levy Family Campus to be Red Cross emergency center
The Levy Family Campus in Los Gatos is now a Red Cross Emergency Evacuation Shelter. The Red Cross has provided an emergency trailer, along with supplies (100 cots, 200 blankets, and 100 care kits). More
60 Dinners for Israel@60
Check out the celebration blog!
Check out the great pictures from these wonderful dinners all throughout the community on the blog page! Or read the article to see what this was all about. Article Blog
Where your money goes
Few would disagree that elderly Jews – many of whom are Holocaust survivors – deserve to live out their lives in dignity. Yet, hundreds of thousands of elderly live in abject poverty. More
NEW Jewish Professional Directory
Find local doctors, attorneys, realtors, insurance brokers and more. These individuals are involved in the Jewish community! If you need the service, keep it in the family. Directory