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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat & Ami Goodman | Parsha Ki Tisa(HYBRID)
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35)With Rabbi Cat Zavis and Music Director Ami GoodmanSaturday\, March 7HYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St\, Oakland\, CA 9461210:00am Shabbat service // 11:00am Torah studyQUESTIONS: Email rabbi@beyttikkun.org \nYou 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. \nA kid-friendly art area with paper\, crayons\, and markers will be available during the service\, welcoming artists of all ages. \nYou can watch Torah Study of  Ki Tisa from last year 2025/5785. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccess Information \n\nLocation: 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.\nMasking Requirements: Masking Optional\nScents: Please arrive scent-free or low scent.\nWheelchair accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible.\nSeating: Wooden chairs without arms with backs\nParking: There is street parking\, as well as several nearby car garages.
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/shabbat-service-torah-study-w-rabbi-cat-ami-goodman-parsha-ki-tisahybrid/
CATEGORIES:Shabbat Service
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SUMMARY:Co-Sponsored Event: Purim for Palestine - Masking Required -(IN-PERSON in Oakland)
DESCRIPTION:Purim for Palestine\n​It is so exciting to have Purim for Palestine for the second year in a row\, both in celebration of the iconic Jewish holiday and in solidarity with Palestine! Co-sponsored with Beyt Tikkun + JeWitch Collective.
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/co-sponsored-event-purim-for-palestine-masking-required-in-person-in-oakland/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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SUMMARY:Family Kabbalat Shabbat & Potluck with JVP Kids (IN-PERSON in Oakland)
DESCRIPTION:Date: March 13\, 2026Location: First Unitarian Church of Oakland: 685 14th St\, Oakland\, CA 94612Time: 5:15pm- services; 6:30 – vegetarian potluckPotluck: Following family services\, we’ll share a community meal. Please bring a vegetarian dish to contribute. \nJoin Beyt Tikkun\, JVP Kids & Families and Acorn Shabbat for an evening of song\, crafting\, and Shabbat ritual! We will provide a youth-centered Kabbalat Shabbat\, including a sing-a-long\, painting the Shabbat candles\, and celebrating a sense of “hereness” as part of Diasporism – building community where we are right now\, and in this particular movement moment. \nThis short-but-sweet interactive Kabbalat Shabbat is best geared towards families with young folks aged 3-8. However\, all ages are welcome and encouraged to join us in community. Potluck dinner to follow\, with an opportunity to meet other young families\, and envision the future of youth and family programming in the Bay Area. \nAccessibility: \n\nMasks optional\nWheelchair accessible\nSeating includes chairs with backs\nPlease avoid scented products\nIndoor and outdoor space available for eating\n\nPlease email marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/family-kabshab-jvp/
CATEGORIES:Kabbalat Shabbat,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Bearing Witness: Writing Memory and Change\, Led by Abby Caplin (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:DATE: March 18\, 2026TIME: 6pm-8pm PTLOCATION: Online (Zoom link sent after registration)PRICE: Members: $18 // Non-Members: $2718% of all donations will go to our Beyt Tikkun fund for Palestine QUESTIONS: If you have any questions\, please contact marissa@beyttikkun.org \nEVENT DESCRIPTION:This is an online generative poetry and writing workshop exploring memory\, belief\, and moral awakening. Through shared poem examples and gentle guided reflection\, we will write into those moments when we became aware that the narratives taught to us about Israel and zionism no longer matched our lived experiences. Participants will be invited to share what they have written afterward. No prior writing experience is necessary\, and sharing is always optional.  \nABOUT THE FACILITATOR:Abby Caplin is the author of the poetry chapbook A Doctor Only Pretends (Ocean Light Press\, 2022)\, praised for its wisdom\, wit\, and compassion. A Pushcart Prize\, Best New Poets\, and Best of the Net nominee\, her poems have appeared in AGNI\, North American Review\, Spoon River Poetry Review\, The MacGuffin\, The McNeese\, New Verse News\, and Tikkun\, among others. Abby  is a retired physician and counselor\, living in San Francisco\, CA\, and is a board member of Beyt Tikkun. www.abbycaplin.com. \nTICKETS:Members: $18 // Non-Members: $2718% of all donations will go to our Beyt Tikkun fund for Palestine.No one turned away for lack of funds. Email lia@beyttikkun.org for a different ticket price. \n 
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/bearing-witness-writing-memory-and-change-led-by-abby-caplin-online/
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SUMMARY:Liberation Shabbat: Songs of Resistance with Rabbi Cat and Rev Leah Martens - MASKS REQUIRED (IN-PERSON in Oakland)
DESCRIPTION:*Photo credit: Vera Chang \nMASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS SHABBAT \nDate: March 20\, 2026Location: First Unitarian Church of Oakland: 685 14th St\, Oakland\, CA 94612Time: 6:00pm- doors open; 6:30 – service followed by potluckPotluck: Following services\, we’ll share a community meal. Please bring a vegetarian dish to contribute. \nWith Rabbi Cat Zavis and Reverend Leah Martens\, one of the founders and leaders of Singing Resistance\, Bay Area\, and Sean Potts on drums. \nJoin us for a celebratory Kabbalat Shabbat\, where will blend traditional Jewish prayers with inspiring songs of resistance that many of us have been singing at protests. We will dance\, sing\, and celebrate Shabbat as we call in the world to come.  \nRev. Leah Martens is a singer-songwriter\, musician\, and the founding pastor of Haven Berkeley Faith Community\, an inclusive\, progressive independent spiritual community in Berkeley rooted in the Christian tradition. Over the last year\, she had also been leading song regularly in the streets at vigils and actions in collaboration with Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity. She is one of the founders and leaders of Singing Resistance\, Bay Area. Rabbi Cat and Rev Leah traveled together to MN\, have been arrested together\, and love making good trouble together! \nAccessibility: \n\nMasks required (K/N95 or equivalent)**Please note that facilitators Rabbi Cat\, Rev. Leah\, and drummer Sean will not be masked\, and will COVID test prior to the event**\nWheelchair accessible\nSeating includes chairs with backs\nPlease avoid scented products\nIndoor and outdoor space available for eating\n\nPlease email marissa@beyttikkun.org if you have questions or other accessibility needs.
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/liberation-shabbat-songs-of-resistance-in-person-in-oakland/
CATEGORIES:Kabbalat Shabbat,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service & Torah Study w/ Rabbi Cat | Parsha Vayikra  (HYBRID)
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat Services and & Torah Study: Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26)With Rabbi Cat ZavisSaturday\, March 21stHYBRID:Online on Zoom &In-Person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th St\, Oakland\, CA 9461210:00am Shabbat service // 11:00am Torah study \nQUESTIONS: Email rabbi@beyttikkun.org \nYou 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. \nYou can watch Torah Study of Vayikra from last year 2025/5785. \n \n \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				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.
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/shabbat-service-torah-study-w-rabbi-cat-parsha-vayikra-hybrid/
CATEGORIES:Shabbat Service
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SUMMARY:Co-Sponsored Event w/ Jewish Progressive Coalition: Solidarity Seder (IN-PERSON in San Francisco)
DESCRIPTION:Date: Sunday\, March 29th\, 2026Time: 6:00pm-8:00pmLocation: IN-PERSON in San Francisco.First Unitarian Church of San Francisco\, 1187 Franklin St.\, San FranciscoMore Information here: https://www.jewishprogressivecoalition.org/Questions: Email jewsofconscience.bayarea@gmail.com
URL:https://beyttikkun.org/event/solidarity-seder/
CATEGORIES:Passover
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