Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County

Don't miss this next film of the Jewish Film Festival Sonoma County. June 18th, 1:00 and 7:00. Go to the Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol for tickets ahead. Rialto Cinemas Sonoma County

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann | Menemsha Films Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouch...

Rialto Cinemas will team with the JCC to present a monthly film series showcasing a diverse selection of films that celebrate Jewish heritage, culture, and identity.

Since the Fall of 2000, the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County has called Rialto Cinemas home for its annual Jewish Film Festival. Produced and programmed by the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Film Festival presents films about the Jewish experience, both past and present, here at home and around the globe.

Over the years, this festival has become a cherished tradition, presenting captivating films that explore the rich tapestry of the Jewish experience, spanning both historical narratives and contemporary stories.

For more information: https://rialtocinemas.com/festivals-series/jewish-film-festival/

The children of JCC SoCo Preschool have worked diligently over the past week to create their own hanukiahs! We started with sanding our wood, before painting and adding jewels and corks. They finalized their masterpieces with candle holders to prepare for the 8 nights of Hanukkah. We made sure to make our Shamash (helper candle) taller than the rest! Chag Sameach! Happy Hanukkah 🩵

The JCC of Sonoma County stands in solidarity with the people of Israel. We mourn the losses and strongly support the brave men and women of the IDF, Israeli Police and Fire services. Our prayers are with the heroes of Israel and the whole state of Israel. Many of us in Sonoma County have family and friends in Israel. Some of them are fighting now for the continuation of our homeland. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families. The People of Israel Live. Am Yisrael Chai!

President, Matt Epstein

Teacher or Sub (preschool) - education / teaching - job employment - craigslist The Jewish Community Center Sonoma County (JCC So Co) is a Jewish community center without walls committed to providing cultural, educational, social, recreational, and spiritual opportunities for a...

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Shabbat Shalom from JCC SoCo Preschool! Children made challah dough yesterday and were able to add toppings this morning. Join our community: enrolling students 2 - 5 years old!

Let your light shine! Happy Hanukkah from the Friendship Circle of the JCCSoCo! 🪬

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out yesterday! The Jewish Film Fest launch was a big hit! If you MISSED "ROSE" you can watch the film online until Dec 20th. Come join us next Tuesday Rialto Cinemas for LOST TRANSPORT!

ROSE | Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival 2022 A widow rejects societal pressure to "act her age" and reminds us it's never too late to seek happiness.

The Jewish Film Festival starts TOMORROW! Last day to buy a Season Pass! Join us Rialto Cinemas Tuesday for ROSE:

Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival 2022

The SoCo Jewish Film Festival begins in 2 weeks - November 29! Get your season pass now! See you at the Rialto! https://socojff2022.eventive.org/welcome

Shabbat Shalom!

Virtual Daily: Jews Stand for Reproductive Rights Plus: Jewish-Muslim Le***an Comedian Couple Performs Standup! Judaism and Reproductive Choice The Bay Area Jewish community has long demonstrated consensus in support of reproductive rights. Every Ame

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2022 Israeli Film Festival! Whether you watched online or in-person at the Rialto or joined us for film talks - we hope you enjoyed the incredible films.

Our film festival director Irene Hodes interviewed talented filmmaker Tammy Federman today. Ms Federman's film, BLACK FLOWERS (link below in comments), is one of the finest documentaries we have presented. It is streaming online until May 17 at our SoCo Israeli Film Festival.

Filmmaker Talk: Tammy Federman, Black Flowers Tammy Federman joined the Sonoma County Israeli Film Festival in conversation about her film Black Flowers.Black Flowers, Documentary, 2021, Israel/UKFive Ho...

Last night the City of Healdsburg presented a proclamation declaring May 2022 as Jewish American Heritage Month for the city. Our JCC invited all Jewish households that we have records of (over 100) to join us to celebrate the proclamation. The response was wonderful! Neighbors met neighbors they didn’t know as well as meeting new residents. Connecting the Jewish community is what the JCC does and last night was so meaningful to those who attended.
Thank you Healdsburg, California !

Join us *tomorrow* for two truly beautiful documentaries - 3 pm, 5/5, Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol. Learn more & get tix: https://socoiff2022.eventive.org/schedule/623908deb4518600ac92b765.

Good Shabbas, Sonoma County! Enjoy some excellent Jewish videos, art, and food articles. (While you're at it, check out our film festival and take in a new Israeli film, at home, this weekend!)

Virtual Daily: Jewish Celebrities Talk Antisemitism in New Video Plus: Feminists are funny in Sonoma County It's the weekend! Why not take in a movie? You can screen 7 of the best new Israeli films from the comfort of home. There really is a film for everyone! Lear

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Our community is gathering online this Sunday, May 1st to commemorate and remember. Please join. Follow the link below. Registration is required.
https://www.jccsoco.org/main/yom-hashoah-commemoration/

Yom Hashoah Commemoration The JCC. Something for Everyone! The JCC connects people and creates community - Jewish community. Helping you discover the inviting array of opportunities to connect Jewishly in a comfortable way - no matter what level of commitment you may have – and providing those options to you is what your Je...

The Israeli Film Festival begins tomorrow! Watch online OR see you at the Rialto Cinema at 3 pm the enjoy the comedy "Greener Pastures"! https://socoiff2022.eventive.org/welcome

Sonoma County Hybrid Israeli Film Festival 2022

Five days until the Israeli Film Fest AND the cover of the Bohemian! Come celebrate at the Rialto next Tuesday! Socoiff2022.eventive.org.

Big feature in the Bohemian! One week until the Israeli Film Festival!

Israeli Film Fest Returns - Annual fest to be hybrid | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties The JCC is presenting its 7th annual Israeli Film Festival, which is being shown in a hybrid form, with four screenings at the Rialto Cinema in Sebastopol, and online streaming of all films for three weeks. It’s important to the JCC to maintain the hybrid format going forward—they have no plans ...

Together with 90 guests in attendance, we celebrated the decade long remarkable impact that Friendship Circle Director Jalena Mays had on Sonoma County’s senior community through our program Friendship Circle at a Tribute Luncheon in Honor of Jalena Mays on April 4th, 2022. From cultural, educational, and social events to reaching out to isolated, vulnerable seniors, public service was at the core of Jalena's character. Thank you so much Jalena! Thank you Sandy Sandy Schultz Andresen Program Coordinator, All Friendship Circle Advisory Committee Members, Ray Kaplan Presenter, Volunteers, Catering by Park Avenue, SF Yiddish Combo, Nina Bonos for artwork gifted to Jalena, all guests, family, speakers, & JCC Staff & Board for making this day possible. We will miss Jalena!! The JCC’s upcoming spring programming will include a number of in-person and hybrid (online) programs so please get involved with our JCC! In person luncheons offer a delicious lunch, entertainment, and the opportunity to visit with friends and make new ones! We hope you’ll join us! To learn more visit www.jccsoco.org

We are thrilled to announce the 7th annual Sonoma County Israeli Film Festival - in HYBRID form! That's right! We'll be back at Rialto Cinemas starting April 26 - May 17, and ONLINE!

Check out the films! Tickets on sale now! Shabbat Shalom, everyone, and see you at the movies!

Sonoma County Hybrid Israeli Film Festival 2022 Season Passes are not transferable - single tickets for online and in-person viewing are available - purchase them on the individual film pages.

This program promises to be profoundly inspiring brining together 7 of the Bay Area’s JCC’s including our own in Sonoma County. Registration info is below.

Taube Philanthropies and all 7 Bay Area JCC's come together to bring you an amazing evening filled with the inspiring stories of strong Jewish women- 33 women to be exact. Please join us on Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 pm PT to hear Nadine Epstein and Michael Krasny discuss the book "RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone." Register here: https://bit.ly/36yfdEr

Last week Scott Brrockmsan, our Executive Director, was interviewed by the Press Democrat about the Petaluma resident responsible for the distribution of antisemitic flyers around the Bay Area and country. Quotes below - click the link to read the entire piece.
"...In an interview with The Press Democrat, Minadeo repeatedly emphasized he does not urge violence. So while his internet videos may be racist, gay-bashing and viciously antisemitic, he said he bears no responsibility for any real-world incidents they might trigger.
Jews living in the North Bay find the argument laughable. That was literally the reaction of Scott Brockman, who moved here in August to take a position as executive director of the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County. He laughed out loud when presented with Minadeo’s denial of accountability.
“That’s ridiculous,” he said. “If I were to ask him, what’s the purpose then of his rhetoric? And if he would say to me something like, ‘I want people to be aware of what’s going on’? Well, OK, to what end? Words are not used to just spill out words. Words and thoughts and speech are used to move somebody to action. Whether it’s to purchase a product, or to buy into an idea, or to storm the Capitol.”
In this case, Brockman argued, the inevitable outcome is violence. “Because if you’re teaching hate, that someone is less human than you, less deserving than you, where will that lead? It never leads to anything good..."

How North Bay Jews are confronting antisemitic hate speech All agree that a Petaluma man’s flyers and videos present a real danger, but there is less consensus on how to confront it.

Here at Three Corners Estate we crafted a Pinot that is Purim and Pun forward. Shelosh Pinot is inspired by Haman’s hat which had three corners or in Hebrew “Shelosh Pinot”. Shelosh is three.
Pinot is the plural for corner but pronounced with a hard T at the end.
We think you’ll find this bottled Pinot pun delicious. It pairs well with anyway you celebrate Purim or any Wednesday late winter evening activity.