Shabbat Service & Torah Study | Ki Teitzei
2025-09-06 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Ki Teitzei (Deutoronomy 21:10-25:19)Saturday, September 6thEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
Watch Rabbi Cat's Musings on Parshat Ki Teitzei from last year 5784/2024 here.

Access Information

Location: Rabbi Cat’s home in Oakland, about 0.5 miles from MacArthur BART Station. Address will be provided once you register.
Accessibility: There are 4 steps to enter the house and 4 steps to the backyard (if people choose to go there). The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There are couches, chairs, and floor pillows for seating. Please try to be scent-free. Services may be held outdoors (weather permitting); please dress accordingly. No shoes indoors, if possible. Indoor and outdoor space available for eating. A cat lives in the home. A retriever/labrador dog lives in the home but will not be present.
COVID: Masks are optional. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms. Air filter provided. Windows can be opened if requested.
Please email us if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Save the Date: Talit Making Workshop
2025-09-07
Join Beyt Tikkun and a guest teacher on a workshop to make your own Talit! More information and registration coming soon!
📅 Date: Sunday, September 7th⏰ Time: TBD📍 Location: TBDAccessibility: TBD

Walk, Pray, Eat with Rabbi Cat
2025-09-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-10-14 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-12-09 08:00 - 09:00
On the second Tuesday of each month, Rabbi Cat will lead a morning Walk, Pray, Eat.
You can meet R’Cat in Emeryville, CA (she will also have her phone and do it on Zoom as well!) and join her (and her lovely dog Dodi!) for morning prayers while walking and if you want, you can stop and grab some food (along the way or at the end).
We will walk along the Emeryville Greenway, which is accessible to all people (flat, level, wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, etc.). Bring your dog if you want as well. We will meet at 8:00am PT at the park and leave for our walk at 8:10am.
The prayers will last about 30-45 minutes.
You can stay as long or short as you are able. We will have the prayers (in English and Hebrew transliteration) available on paper as well as online.

In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat & Potluck Oneg
2025-09-12 18:00 - 21:00
Join Beyt Tikkun’s Monthly Music & Meditation Rosh Chodesh Circle!
Rosh Chodesh marks the start of the Jewish month and the New Moon—a powerful time for renewal and reflection. Our circle weaves together communal singing, guided meditation, teachings, and discussion inspired by the themes of the month and the astrological new moon.
Led by Marissa Munn (they/she)—Beyt Tikkun’s Program & Outreach Manager, Meditation Teacher, and Mindfulness Coach—each gathering features guest musicians who guide the music. Feel free to bring a song to share!
Please note: This gathering is held by Anti-Zionist Jews and Allies. All are welcome.
Cost: Sliding scale starting at $9. Give what you can—no one will be turned away. Need support? Email Marissa at marissa@beyttikkun.org.
Upcoming Circle:

Date and Time: Sunday, April 27, 4:00-5:30pm
Location: Outdoors in an Oakland Park

Exact location will be emailed after registration
0.3 miles from 19th Street BART
Rain plan will be indoors, masks required in Oakland (near MacArthur BART)

Themes: The Jewish month of Iyar and the New Moon in Taurus
Co-Facilitator: Hyazinth Baumann (they/them) of Jews of the Diaspora

Accessibility:

The park is wheelchair accessible; we will be gathering on the grass
Masks optional

If you have any questions, or are interested in collaborating with Marissa on the musical portion, please reach out to Marissa: marissa@beyttikkun.org.
We look forward to creating this meaningful space together.

Shabbat Service & Torah Study | Nitzavim
2025-09-20 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Nitzavim (Deutoronomy 29:9-30:20)Saturday, September 20thEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.

Access Information

Location: Rabbi Cat’s home in Oakland, about 0.5 miles from MacArthur BART Station. Address will be provided once you register.
Accessibility: There are 4 steps to enter the house and 4 steps to the backyard (if people choose to go there). The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There are couches, chairs, and floor pillows for seating. Please try to be scent-free. Services may be held outdoors (weather permitting); please dress accordingly. No shoes indoors, if possible. Indoor and outdoor space available for eating. A cat lives in the home. A retriever/labrador dog lives in the home but will not be present.
COVID: Masks are optional. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms. Air filter provided. Windows can be opened if requested.
Please email us if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Save The Date: Erev Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-22
Join Beyt Tikkun for High Holidays ritual, reflection, and celebration.
More information and registration Coming soon!

Save The Date: Rosh Hashanah Day 1
2025-09-23

Save The Date: Rosh Hashanah Day 2
2025-09-24

Save The Date: Kol Nidre
2025-10-01

Save The Date: Yom Kippur
2025-10-02

Save The Date: Sukkah Building
2025-10-05
More information and registration Coming soon!

Sukkot Shabbat Service & Torah Study
2025-10-11 09:30 - 12:30
Sukkot Shabbat Services & Torah Study Saturday, October 11thEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
Sukkot is a joyous celebration of the fall harvest and a reminder that our ancestors lived in tents in the desert, often feeling a lack of stability throughout our history. During the service, we will celebrate the universe with morning prayers, including Hallel prayers for the festival, the shaking of the etrog and lulav, and reading selections from Kohelet (Ecclesiastes).
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
Watch Rabbi Cat's reflections on Sukkot from last year 2024.

Registration Coming Soon

Shabbat Service & Torah Study | Lech Lecha
2025-11-01 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)Saturday, November 1stEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
You can watch last year's Torah Study on Lech Lecha here.
Registration Opening Soon!

Access Information

Location: Rabbi Cat’s home in Oakland, about 0.5 miles from MacArthur BART Station. Address will be provided once you register.
Accessibility: There are 4 steps to enter the house and 4 steps to the backyard (if people choose to go there). The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There are couches, chairs, and floor pillows for seating. Please try to be scent-free. Services may be held outdoors (weather permitting); please dress accordingly. No shoes indoors, if possible. Indoor and outdoor space available for eating. A cat lives in the home. A retriever/labrador dog lives in the home but will not be present.
COVID: Masks are optional. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms. Air filter provided. Windows can be opened if requested.
Please email us if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Walk, Pray, Eat with Rabbi Cat
2025-11-11 08:00 - 09:00
On the second Tuesday of each month, Rabbi Cat will lead a morning Walk, Pray, Eat.
You can meet R’Cat in Emeryville, CA (she will also have her phone and do it on Zoom as well!) and join her (and her lovely dog Dodi!) for morning prayers while walking and if you want, you can stop and grab some food (along the way or at the end).
We will walk along the Emeryville Greenway, which is accessible to all people (flat, level, wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, etc.). Bring your dog if you want as well. We will meet at 8:00am PT at the park and leave for our walk at 8:10am.
The prayers will last about 30-45 minutes.
You can stay as long or short as you are able. We will have the prayers (in English and Hebrew transliteration) available on paper as well as online.
Registration Coming Soon!

Shabbat Service & Torah Study | Chayei Sarah
2025-11-15 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)Saturday, November 15thEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
You can watch Rabbi Cat's Musings on Chayei Sarah from last year 2024/5785.
Registration Opening Soon!

Access Information

Location: Rabbi Cat’s home in Oakland, about 0.5 miles from MacArthur BART Station. Address will be provided once you register.
Accessibility: There are 4 steps to enter the house and 4 steps to the backyard (if people choose to go there). The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There are couches, chairs, and floor pillows for seating. Please try to be scent-free. Services may be held outdoors (weather permitting); please dress accordingly. No shoes indoors, if possible. Indoor and outdoor space available for eating. A cat lives in the home. A retriever/labrador dog lives in the home but will not be present.
COVID: Masks are optional. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms. Air filter provided. Windows can be opened if requested.
Please email us if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Shabbat Service & Torah Study | Vayishlach
2025-12-06 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Vayishlach (Genesis.32.4-36.43)Saturday, December 6thEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
You can watch Rabbi Cat's Musings on Vayishlach from last year 2024/5785.
Registration Opening Soon!

Access Information

Location: Rabbi Cat’s home in Oakland, about 0.5 miles from MacArthur BART Station. Address will be provided once you register.
Accessibility: There are 4 steps to enter the house and 4 steps to the backyard (if people choose to go there). The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There are couches, chairs, and floor pillows for seating. Please try to be scent-free. Services may be held outdoors (weather permitting); please dress accordingly. No shoes indoors, if possible. Indoor and outdoor space available for eating. A cat lives in the home. A retriever/labrador dog lives in the home but will not be present.
COVID: Masks are optional. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms. Air filter provided. Windows can be opened if requested.
Please email us if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Save The Date: Chanukah Party
2025-12-20
Join Beyt Tikkun for a Chanukah party!
More information and registration Coming soon!

Shabbat Service & Torah Study | Miketz
2025-12-20 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17)Saturday, December 20thEmeryville, CA & online9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
You can watch Rabbi Cat's Musings on Miketz from last year 2024/5785.
Registration Opening Soon!

Access Information

Location: Rabbi Cat’s home in Oakland, about 0.5 miles from MacArthur BART Station. Address will be provided once you register.
Accessibility: There are 4 steps to enter the house and 4 steps to the backyard (if people choose to go there). The bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. There are couches, chairs, and floor pillows for seating. Please try to be scent-free. Services may be held outdoors (weather permitting); please dress accordingly. No shoes indoors, if possible. Indoor and outdoor space available for eating. A cat lives in the home. A retriever/labrador dog lives in the home but will not be present.
COVID: Masks are optional. Please don’t come if you have any symptoms. Air filter provided. Windows can be opened if requested.
Please email us if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat | Parsha Vayechi (HYBRID)
2026-01-03 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Parsha Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26)With Rabbi Cat Zavis Saturday, January 3rdHYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St, Oakland, CA 946129:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.

Access InformationLocation: First Unitarian Church of Oakland in Oakland’s Uptown district, 7 minute walk from BART, and near several AC Transit bus lines.Masking Requirements: Masking OptionalScents: Please arrive scent-free or low scent.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible.Seating: Wooden chairs without arms with backsParking: There is street parking, as well as several nearby car garages.
Please email Mar Munn at marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Kabbalat Shabbat with JVP Kids - Masking optional - (IN-PERSON in Oakland)
2026-01-09 18:30
Masking is Optional for January 9th Kabbalat ShabbatDate: January 9, 2025Location: First Unitarian Church of Oakland: 685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612Time: Doors open at 6:00pm. Services begin promptly at 6:30 PM.Potluck: Following services, we’ll share a community meal. Please bring a vegan, gluten-free dish to contribute.
This will be a short kid-friendly kabbalat shabbat service followed by a vegetarian Shabbat Potluck. Kiddos and families that eat on the earlier side Option to start eating alongside Kabbalat Shabbat services.
Accessibility:

Masking is optional in January; optional and required on different months (see schedule below)
Wheelchair accessible
Seating includes chairs with backs
Please avoid scented products
Indoor and outdoor space available for eating
Please email marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs

Mark your calendars!Monthly (mostly!) In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat SchedulePlease see the schedule below for future dates. This is subject to change; You will have to register for each event individually

January 9, 2026 - masking optional
February 13, 2026 - masking optional for special community-led Valentine's day Shabbat
March 13, 2026- masking required
April 10, 2026 - masking required
May 1, 2026 - masking optional
June 12, 2026 - masking required
July 10, 2026 - Special Members & Volunteers Shabbat - masking optional

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May

May Day Kabbalat Shabbat Rabbi Cat (Masks Required, IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 01, 2026

Time

6:15 pm - 8:30 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

AntiZionistJudaism Havdalah Judaism judaism beyond zionism

Website

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Friday, May 1

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15

May

Community led Anti-zionist covid-cautious Kabbalat Shabbat service - MASKS REQUIRED (IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 15, 2026

Time

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

family kabbalat shabbat

Friday, May 15

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Local Activist Gathering - (IN-PERSON in Berkeley)
2026-01-15 18:00 - 20:00
Date: Thursday, Jan 15, 2025Time: 6-8pm PTLocation: Animal Rights Center West 2414 Sixth St, Berkeley, CA 9471
Join us for a Beyt Tikkun Bay Area Activist Gathering — a community-powered space for changemakers of all kinds! Whether you’re already deeply involved in work like immigrant rights, Palestinian solidarity, food justice, trans rights, or you’re just beginning to find your place in activism, this gathering is for you.
We’ll share what we’re each working on, explore ways to collaborate, brainstorm creative actions, and support one another as part of our growing Beyt Tikkun community. Come meet fellow activists, spark new ideas, and help weave a web of solidarity, care, and joyful resistance.
All are welcome — bring your passion, your curiosity, and your whole self. Let’s build something beautiful together.
Vegan potluck - please bring something vegan to share if you are able!
Accessibility:

Masking: Optional

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Bathrooms: 2 gender neutral individual bathrooms

Seating/Standing: Chairs with backs

Pets/Animals: Animals have been in the space but none will be present

Parking: Street parking

Please email marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

15

May

Community led Anti-zionist covid-cautious Kabbalat Shabbat service - MASKS REQUIRED (IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 15, 2026

Time

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

family kabbalat shabbat

Friday, May 15

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Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat | Parsha Vaera (HYBRID)
2026-01-17 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Miketz (Exodus 6:2-9:35)With Rabbi Cat Zavis Saturday, January 17thHYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St, Oakland, CA 946129:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
You can watch Rabbi Cat's Musings on Vaera from last year 2025/5785.

Access InformationLocation: First Unitarian Church of Oakland in Oakland’s Uptown district, 7 minute walk from BART, and near several AC Transit bus lines. Exact location will be sent once registered.Masking Requirements: Masking OptionalScents: Please arrive scent-free or low scent.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible.Seating: Wooden chairs without arms with backsParking: There is street parking, as well as several nearby car garages.
Please email Mar Munn at marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Community Led JeWitchy Covid Cautious Shabbat- Masking Required (IN-PERSON in Oakland)
2026-01-23 19:30 - 21:30
Masking Required
Date: January 23, 2026Location: First Unitarian Church of Oakland: 685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
MORE INFO + REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
Accessibility:

Masking is required
Wheelchair accessible
Seating includes chairs with backs
Please avoid scented products
Indoor and outdoor space available for eating

01

May

May Day Kabbalat Shabbat Rabbi Cat (Masks Required, IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 01, 2026

Time

6:15 pm - 8:30 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

AntiZionistJudaism Havdalah Judaism judaism beyond zionism

Website

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Friday, May 1

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15

May

Community led Anti-zionist covid-cautious Kabbalat Shabbat service - MASKS REQUIRED (IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 15, 2026

Time

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

family kabbalat shabbat

Friday, May 15

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Tu B’Shvat Celebration: Shabbat, Torah Study, and Seder
2026-01-31 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services, Torah Study & TuB'Shvat CelebrationWith Rabbi Cat Zavis & Musical Director Ami GoodmanSaturday, January 17th9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study // 11:30am Tu B’Shvat Environmental Seder

HYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612
On Saturday, January 31st, in addition to our regular Shabbat and Torah Study, we will be hosting our special Tu B’shvat Seder - the Jewish environmental holiday. We will begin with our morning celebration of the universe, study Torah, and then have a celebratory environmental seder. All with great teachings and music led by Rabbi Cat Zavis and Musical Director Ami Goodman.
The seder will involve enjoying various fruits, helping us connect with the beauty and bounty of our planet.
If you join us on Zoom, we encourage you to get some of the relevant fruit and grape juice or wine (some red and white) so you can participate fully in the experience. If you join us in person, we will provide the fruits and juice. The tradition is to move from less permeable fruit to more permeable. All you need is one fruit for each of the following stages:

First, those with tough shells and soft edible inside (e.g., walnuts, coconuts, pomegranates, or melons).
Second, fruit with a soft outside but hard inside (e.g., peaches, dates, apricots, olives, cherries, dates, plums, etc.).
Third, fruit that is soft both on the outside and the inside (e.g., strawberries, figs, blueberries, pears, grapes, apples, etc.).
In the 4th stage, we will visualize a higher level of connection to the earth and the cosmos (no fruit needed!)

You only need one fruit for each of these stages. If you don’t get them, then just imagine them when we get to each stage. And at each stage we also drink some grape juice or wine .
9:30 am PST: Shabbat celebration of the universe10:30 am PST: Torah study: Beshalach - God continues to harden Pharaoh’s heart and sends Pharaoh and his army after the Hebrews. Exodus 13:17 (sefaria.org) 11:30 to 12:30 pm PST - Tu B’Shvat Environmental Seder.
Access Information
Location: First Unitarian Church of Oakland in Oakland’s Uptown district, 7 minute walk from BART, and near several AC Transit bus lines. Exact location will be sent once registered.Masking Requirements: Masking OptionalScents: Please arrive scent-free or low scent.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible.Seating: Wooden chairs without arms with backsParking: There is street parking, as well as several nearby car garages.

Please email Mar Munn at marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Sweet Shabbat: A Valentine’s & Shevat Celebration (IN-PERSON in Oakland)
2026-02-13 18:00 - 21:00
DATE: Fri, Feb 13 TIME: 6–9:00 PM COST: $18LOCATION: In-person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612 Hosted by Mar + Lia
Celebrate sweetness, connection, and creativity this February! Inspired by Valentine’s Day and the month of Shevat, a time of growth, fruitfulness, and renewal, we invite you to a Shabbat full of joy, playful connections, and a little extra sweetness for yourself and the world.
Join us for an evening of:

Fun, creative activities to express your inner sweetness
Games and mingling to spark new connections
Shabbat blessings and shared warmth
Delicious food and dessert to savor together
Come for the vibes, the friends, and the sweet moments! Please bring something sweet for a dessert potluck!

Accessibility:

Masking is optional in February; optional and required on different months (see schedule below)
Wheelchair accessible
Seating includes chairs with backs
Please avoid scented products
Indoor and outdoor space available for eating
Please email marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs

Mark your calendars!Monthly (mostly!) In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat SchedulePlease see the schedule below for future dates. This is subject to change; You will have to register for each event individually

January 9, 2026 - masking optional
February 13, 2026 - masking optional for special community-led Valentine's day Shabbat
March 13, 2026- masking required
April 10, 2026 - masking required
May 1, 2026 - masking optional
June 12, 2026 - masking required
July 10, 2026 - Special Members & Volunteers Shabbat - masking optional

01

May

May Day Kabbalat Shabbat Rabbi Cat (Masks Required, IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 01, 2026

Time

6:15 pm - 8:30 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

AntiZionistJudaism Havdalah Judaism judaism beyond zionism

Website

View Events Website

Friday, May 1

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15

May

Community led Anti-zionist covid-cautious Kabbalat Shabbat service - MASKS REQUIRED (IN-PERSON in Oakland)

Date

May 15, 2026

Time

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

Beyt Tikkun

Category

In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat Special Event

Tag

family kabbalat shabbat

Friday, May 15

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Co-Sponsored Event: Eyewitness Gaza Whistleblower Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar
2026-02-17 19:00
Eyewitness Gaza: Whistleblower Lt. Col. Anthony AguilarTuesday, February 17, 2026, 7 PMHYBRID:

In-Person or OnlineSt. John’s Presbyterian Church2727 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705ADA accessible. Park in Church garage.

Register here for zoom link

Introduction by Professor Ussama Makdisi

Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar is a retired U.S. Army Green Beret who earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for Valor. In 2025, he led security efforts for the American Israeli outfit, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. When he realized the mission of GHF was anything but humanitarian, he resigned and became a whistleblower. Lt. Col. Aguilar will share his firsthand experience and why he chose truth over silence.

Dr. Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair, Palestinian and Arab Studies, UC Berkeley.

Sponsored by:

NorCal SabeelSt. John’s Presbyterian Church of BerkeleyJewish Voice for Peace – Bay AreaMt Diablo Peace CenterSt. Columba Catholic Church of OaklandBerkeley Women in BlackBeyt TikkunEcumenical Peace InstituteChristians for a Free Palestine (CFP)

Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat | Parsha Terumah (HYBRID)
2026-02-21 09:30 - 12:30
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Parsha Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19)With Rabbi Cat Zavis Saturday, February 21st9:30am Shabbat service // 10:30am Torah study
HYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612
You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.
You can watch last year's Terumah Torah Study here.

Access InformationLocation: First Unitarian Church of Oakland in Oakland’s Uptown district, 7 minute walk from BART, and near several AC Transit bus lines.Masking Requirements: Masking OptionalScents: Please arrive scent-free or low scent.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible.Seating: Wooden chairs without arms with backsParking: There is street parking, as well as several nearby car garages.
Please email Mar Munn at marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs.

Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat | Parsha Tazria-Metzora (HYBRID)
2026-02-24 08:00 - 17:00
Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Parsha Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33)With Rabbi Cat Zavis DATE: Saturday, April 18thNEW START TIME! 10:00am Shabbat service // 11:00am Torah studyHYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612QUESTIONS: Email rabbi@beyttikkun.org

You can join us either in person or on Zoom for Shabbat services and/or Torah study. If you are in the Bay Area, we’d love to have you join us in person. After Torah study, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck meal together and have an opportunity to deepen our connection with one another. If you are able, please bring a vegetarian dish to share with others.

A kid-friendly art area with paper, crayons, and markers will be available during the service, welcoming artists of all ages.

Access InformationLocation: First Unitarian Church of Oakland in Oakland’s Uptown district, 7 minute walk from BART, and near several AC Transit bus lines.Masking Requirements: Masking OptionalScents: Please arrive scent-free or low scent.Wheelchair accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible.Seating: Wooden chairs without arms with backsParking: There is street parking, as well as several nearby car garages.
