HOLIDAY MUSIC: Chanukah & Christmas

Woody Guthrie: Happy Joyous Hanukkah | John Zorn, ‘A Dreamer’s Christmas’

H A P P Y C H A N U K A H !

Huge lineup of public menorah lightings

+ HOLIDAY 2010: RitLab
M O R E : Hanukkah Happenings in the Bay Area

HAPPY JOYOUS HANUKAH!
+ Chanukah Songs

HOLIDAY 2010: RitLab

W H A T :    RitLab: After-Work DIY Art-Making
W H E N :    Thursday, December 2, 2010, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
W H E R E : Contemporary Jewish Museum

RitLab is back for a special Hanukkah edition. See artisanal chocolate-making demonstrations by Sweet Earth Chocolates, sample Fair Trade Hanukkah gelt, compete against Major League Dreidel’s 2009 National Champion Johnny Hei’z, and design your own mini-tote to carry your Hanukkah gear.

HOLIDAY ITINERARIES: S I M C H A

W H A T : Firebird Dance Theatre presents SIMCHA: A Chanukah Celebration
W H E N : December 19, 2009
W H E R E : Heritage Theater, 1 W. Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: Hanukkah Celebration

W H A T : Lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah
W H E N : Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
W H E R E : Community Plaza, Downtown Los Altos

M O R E:

• Downtown Los Altos : Events
• Chanukah Songs

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: Living LEGO-cy

W H A T : MOAH: Legendary LEGOs and Terrific Trains
W H E N : Friday, December 11, 2009 – Sunday, January 17, 2009
W H E R E : Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto

M O R E   E X H I B I T S :

• Meccano-Mania!
• Kitchen of the early 20th century
• The Collections Corner
• Early 20th Century General Store
• Print Shop of the 1920s – 30s
• Radio Repair Shop of the 1940s
• Historic gardens undergoing preservation

The MOAH Shop

Building and lighting of balloon menorah, music and latkes
At City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. 4 p.m.

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: Latkepalooza!

W H A T : PJCC’s annual community-wide Hanukkah celebration!

W H E N : Sunday, December 13, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
W H E R E : Peninsula Jewish Community Center, Foster City

M O R E : FREE
Two Tikkun Olam (Repair the World) Projects:

• Please bring a canned good to help support Second Harvest Food Bank.
• Help us make blankets for local homeless shelters in our Community Service Activity Room.

ACTIVITIES:

• Ben Brussell’s Klezmania! will be performing a contemporary representation of klezmer music.
• David Ginsburg’s “Menorah Under the Sea” for kids
• Enrichment programs for Adults
• Olive Oil and Wine Tastings
• Community Sing-A-Long
• Latkes, latkes, latkes!

HANUKKAH CANDLE LIGHTING
December 14 – 18, Daily at 3:00 pm

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: Chanukah Palooza

W H E N : Sunday, December 13, 12:00 – 4:00 PM
W H E R E : SV JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Suite 201, Los Gatos, CA 95032

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: Hanukkah Fun & Festivities

W H A T : Hanukkah Hullabaloo
W H E N : Sunday, December 13, 3:00 – 5:30 PM
W H E R E : T’enna Preschool
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto

M O R E:

• Crafts (shrinky dinks, menorahs, decorating picture frames)
• Games (bingo, latke flipping, dreidel spinning & many more)
• Eat Traditional treats (latkes & sufganiot)

RSVP: Cody Schaffner
FEE:

• Adults: $14 M, $17 NM
• Children 12 & under: $7 M, $10 NM
• Children 2 years & under: FREE

W H A T : Hanukkah Candle Lighting and Hebrew Sing Along
W H E N : Wednesday, December 16, 7:30 pm
W H E R E : Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto

Join us for the lighting of the sixth Hanukkah candle, in the courtyard in front of the Theater. We will light candles, eat Sufganyot (jelly doughnuts), and sing Hanukkah songs in Hebrew.
Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 pm
The event is open to the public, and free of charge

The candle lighting event will be followed by a night of Hebrew Sing Along, hosted by our own musical group, Sheer Ba-Emek.
Room E104
Wednesday, December 16, 7:30 pm
$8 M, $10 NM

HOLIDAY ITINERARY: San Francisco: Super 8 Hannukah Festival

W H A T : The third annual Super 8 Hanukkah Festival

W H E N : Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
W H E R E : THE CJM, SAN FRANCISCO
A D M I S S I O N : $10 presale/ $15 at the door. Must be 21 to attend.

M O R E : HANUKKAH FAMILY PROGRAM:
W H A T : Drop-In Art-Making: Design-O-Menorah: Eight Ways In Eight Days
W H E N : Sunday, Dec. 13; 1-3 PM
W H E R E : THE CJM