Events
A continuously updated list of in-person and online events celebrating Jewish diversity
Online Events
During COVID-19, join us for livestreamed events on Facebook, or watch archived videos of the events below.
Friday, January 15, 2021
#WhyIPause with Robin Washington: Honoring MLK’s Legacy
Online
On this special Shabbat, the Friday before we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and impact on social justice, we’re joined by a leader in the Jewish Community, Robin Washington, in partnership with Be'chol Lashon.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - Saturday, January 16, 2021
9th Annual Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival
Online
Each year, the Schomburg Center’s Black Comic Book Festival brings creators, illustrators, writers, and independent publishers together with thousands of collectors, blerds, and nerds for two days of programming and activities. The highly-anticipated community event includes interactive panel discussions, a vendor marketplace featuring exclusive titles by Black creators, a cosplay show, and more.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The Jewish Community and Race: Contemplating the Future: Challenges and Opportunities
Online
Be'chol Lashon's Marcella White Campbell and Shekhiynah Larks, and Moishe House Chief Program Office Tiffany Harris will speak with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback on restoring the historic relationships between the Black, Jewish, and Black Jewish communities on new terms. Part three of a three-part webinar series on Judaism and race.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Jewish Community and Race: Perspectives on the Present
Online
Journalist LZ Granderson and Ginna Green of Bend the Arc will discuss Black Lives Matter, antisemitism, and white Jewish racism with AJC Los Angeles Regional Director Rick Hirschhaut. Part two of a three-part webinar series on Judaism and race.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Meditations on Forgiveness with Be’chol Lashon
Online
Join Victoria Washington and Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder as they reflect on forgiveness as it relates to race and politics as well our personal lives. Then, use your Shabbat ritual as a moment to reflect on what forgiveness means to you.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Sins, Stars and Shofars! A JewBelong Virtual Rosh Hashanah Experience
Online
Join some of the most influential figures in entertainment, politics, and activism, for a service of learning, community, meaning, music, and can’t miss stories. Benefitting Be'chol Lashon.
Friday, September 11, 2020
Hispanic Heritage Month Kabbalat Shabbat
Online
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with a special Hispanic Heritage Kabbalat Shabbat led by Be’chol Lashon’s Latin America Director, Rabbi Juan Mejía.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Learn to Make Moroccan Fish with Daniella Bensimon
Online
Moroccan Fish for Rosh Hashanah? Yes please! Join us Tuesday September 8, 2020 at 4PM PT / 7PM ET on Facebook Live as award winning Bay Area chef, Daniella Bensimon, teaches us how to make one of her favorite Rosh Hashanah dishes.
Friday, August 28, 2020
Ladino Kabbalat Shabbat
Online
Rabbi Nissim Elnecavé will lead a Sephardic-style service, with musical selections from singer Sarah Aroeste and historical context provided by Prof. Devin E. Naar of the University of Washington.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Diversity & Jewish Values: What Does it Mean Today?
Online
Shekhiynah Larks and Marc Dollinger in Conversation: Can Proposition 16 restore equal opportunity for all? Be’chol Lashon’s program coordinator Shekhiynah Larks brings her personal and diversity-training experience into conversation with historian and SFSU Jewish Studies professor Marc Dollinger.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin
Online
A conversation between the artist Siona Benjamin, an Indian-American Jewish artist originally from Mumbai now residing in the United States, and art historian Ori Soltes.
Sunday, July 26, 2020 - Friday, July 31, 2020
Camp Be’chol Lashon Online
Online
We’re bringing the fun of camp right to you, along with innovative new activities that take advantage of everything technology has to offer.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Instagram Live Conversation with Isha Clarke
Online
Diller Award recipient Isha Clarke in conversation with Be'chol Lashon's Shekhiynah Larks on racial, environmental, and social justice. Join us at 3:00PM PT / 6:00PM ET on our Instagram account (@globaljews).
Friday, June 19, 2020
Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat
Online
Join Rabbis Sandra Lawson and Isaama Goldstein-Stoll for a special Kabbalat Shabbat service to mark Juneteenth.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Multiracial Processing Space for LGBTQ Jewish Teens
Online
Join LGBTQ Jewish teens in grades 8-12 from around North America as we process the events of the last few weeks. This program will be facilitated by Rabbi Becky Silverstein. Advance registration is required.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Gathering of Jewish QTPOC Teens and College Students
Online
Join LGBTQ Jewish teens and college students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color as we process the events of the last few weeks. This is a space exclusively for LGBTQ Jews of color in high school until age 22. Advance registration is required.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Talking About Race with Our Jewish Kids
Online
Don't miss Kveller's Facebook live panel featuring Be'chol Lashon's own Marcella White-Campbell where She'll be on about how to talk to our Jewish kids about race.
Friday, June 5, 2020
OneTable Live Sobremesa de Shabbat: A Night of Alfajores + Conversation
Online
Share your stories and experiences while bringing in Shabbat with Latin American flavor. Jessy Cohen and Martina Bialek are teaching us how to make Alfajores — delicious Argentinian dulce de leche cookies. While we give the dough some time to rise we'll chat about being Latinx and Jewish.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Shavuot Torah Study with Michael Twitty
Online
Keynote Speaker and member of Be'chol Lashon's Speaker's Bureau Michael Twitty will begin at 7PM EST. Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Be'chol Lashon's Director of Education, will lead a parenting workshop at 9PM EST.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Days of Gratitude – Day 8
Online
Be'chol Lashon has partnered with Days of Gratitude to help us lift up our blessings and build our resilience in the face of the pandemic, and the darkness, separation, and serious challenges it continues to pose.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Xenotheque 2020
Online
A multilingual, virtual celebration of language, community, and poetry.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
“Jews in the Digital Shtetl” with Rabbi Juan Mejía
Online
Join Rabbi Juan Mejía in a conversation with Dan Libenson of Judaism Unbound, as they discuss the changing nature of the "Who Is a Jew?" debate, and even the "What is Judaism?" debate in this new digital age.
Past Events
Monday, March 23, 2020 - Sunday, March 29, 2020
The 2nd Jewish Africa Conference & Morocco Trip Extension!
Morocco
The American Sephardi Federation & Association Mimouna invite you to experience Rabat, Casablanca, Essaouira, and Marrakech with scholars and communities members. Apply today! Application deadline January 24, 2020.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Passover around the World
Pico Union Project, Los Angeles, CA
This multimedia concert features Chad Gadya, Who Knows One, and other Passover songs in multiple languages, arranged in traditional and contemporary styles and performed by renowned musicians.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Glimpses of Persian Jewish Life with Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh and Ron Lezell
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco, CA
This evening will feature two unique perspectives on the richness of Persian Jewish religious life. Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh will reflect on the religious life of Persian Jews and discuss the community’s distinctive practices, including a focus on Passover. Ron Lezell will present photographs, video footage, and stories from the three trips he has made to the Jewish communities in Iran since 2014.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Harlem Megillah Reading + Purim Party!
JCC Harlem, New York, NY
This Harlem Purim party has everything: the whole megillah, a theatrical shpiel written and performed by your neighbors, serious hamentaschen, probably some old school Mary J. Blige*, opportunities to contribute charitably in the spirit of the holy occasion, and—of course—food and libations. Come in costume.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
JCC SF Purim
JCC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Throw on your favorite costume and party with us at our Purim festival for the whole family. Munch on Hamantaschen cookies, create Purim-themed crafts like crowns and groggers (a traditional noisemaker), and more!
Sunday, March 8, 2020
JCC Harlem Purim
JCC Harlem, New York, NY
Ready to dance, sing, and celebrate with your little ones? Join us and our friends at PJ Library for this neighborhood celebration! Come play in our costume pop-up corner, make your own mask and get your face painted. There will be fun crafts, a tzedakah (justice) project, games and more!
Sunday, March 8, 2020
About a Teacher
3Below, San Jose, CA
Inspired by filmmaker Hanan Harchol’s real-life experiences as a film teacher in an inner-city public high school, and featuring many of his former students, the intimate and inspiring About A Teacher follows a new and clueless teacher as he struggles to guide his students through class while he learns how to be an effective teacher in a system that doesn’t prepare or support its instructors.
Saturday, March 7, 2020 - Monday, March 9, 2020
About a Teacher
Century 20, Redwood City, CA
Inspired by filmmaker Hanan Harchol’s real-life experiences as a film teacher in an inner-city public high school, and featuring many of his former students, the intimate and inspiring About A Teacher follows a new and clueless teacher as he struggles to guide his students through class while he learns how to be an effective teacher in a system that doesn’t prepare or support its instructors.
