Temple Beth Abraham

BBYO meetings
2026-03-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 8 more dates | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States

Weekly Text Study
2026-03-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-03-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-02-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-02-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-02-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-02-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-01-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-01-21 09:00 - 10:00 and 16 more dates | Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom, 4239 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States
All levels of learning are welcome. You do not need to know Hebrew.
But please bring some kind of Chumash/Tanach/Bible with you.
No RSVP is needed. Just show up!

Bet Sefer
2026-03-10 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-03 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-26 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-24 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-12 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-10 16:00 - 18:00 and 38 more dates | CA

Morning Minyan
2026-03-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-19 08:00 - 09:00 and 14 more dates | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Our morning minyan meets every Monday and Thursday in the chapel and lasts approximately one hour. We use the older Conservative siddur (prayer book) compiled by Rabbi Morris Silverman for daily prayer.The service is always followed by a light breakfast in the social hall, lovingly prepared by minyan regulars.

Morning Minyan
2026-03-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-12 08:00 - 09:00 and 35 more dates | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Our morning minyan meets every Monday and Thursday in the chapel and lasts approximately one hour. We use the older Conservative Siddur (prayerbook) for daily prayer compiled by Rabbi Morris Silverman.The service is always followed by a light breakfast in the social hall lovingly prepared by minyan regulars.

No Intro to Judaism--Rabbi Away
2026-03-08 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-22 19:30 - 20:30 | CA

No Confirmation Class--Rabbi Away
2026-03-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-25 18:00 - 19:00 | CA

Adult Haftarah Trope
2026-03-08 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-03-01 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-22 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-15 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-08 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-01 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-25 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-18 11:30 - 12:30 and 16 more dates | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Trope/Adult BBM
2026-03-08 10:45 - 11:45, 2026-03-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-22 10:45 - 11:45, 2026-02-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-15 10:45 - 11:45, 2026-02-08 10:45 - 11:45, 2026-02-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-01 10:45 - 11:45 and 6 more dates | CA

Adult Alef Bet Class
2026-03-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-18 10:00 - 11:00 and 10 more dates | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Trope/Adult BBM
2026-03-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Mah Jongg - Come, learn & play
2026-03-07 12:45 - 14:15, 2026-02-21 12:45 - 14:15, 2026-02-07 12:45 - 14:15, 2026-01-17 12:45 - 14:15, 2026-01-03 12:45 - 14:15, 2025-12-20 12:45 - 14:15, 2025-12-06 12:45 - 14:15, 2025-11-15 12:45 - 14:15 and 4 more dates | Outside of Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, CA, 94610, United States
Contact Karen Bloom for details Blooms21@hotmail.com

Shabbat Mishpacha for ages up to 5 years old
2026-03-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-02-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-06 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-06 10:00 - 11:30 and 2 more dates | Gan Classroom-Gimmel
Little ones up to 5 years old gather to enjoy songs, prayers, socializing and playground fun! Service begins at 10:30am in Gan classroom Gimmel, but gather at 10am to enjoy a snack. You are invited to join the congregation for Lunch after the service.

T'fillat Y'ladim
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-02-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 11:30 | CA

Shabbat Services with WTBA
2026-03-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Sanctuary, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Our Shabbat service is available in our sanctuary and online at https://TBAoakland.org/stream.
Our Shabbat service is both Conservative and egalitarian. The siddur (prayerbook) we use, Shirat Avraham or The Song of Abraham, was written by TBA’s Rabbi Mark Bloom as “a siddur dedicated to those who wish to increase the meaning and accessibility in traditional Jewish prayer.”
We invite all to join in a Shabbat Kiddush following the service.

A Taste of Text Study
2026-03-07 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-28 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-21 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-14 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-02-07 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-31 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-24 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-17 09:00 - 09:30 and 18 more dates | CA

Kabbalat Shabbat
2026-03-06 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-02-27 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-02-20 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-02-13 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-02-06 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-01-30 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-01-23 18:15 - 19:15, 2026-01-16 18:15 - 19:15 and 18 more dates | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Join us as we welcome the Shabbat. Singing and participation is encouraged in this warm uplifting service, which is both conservative and egalitarian. The Siddur we use is, The Song of Abraham, written by our own Rabbi Mark Bloom. "A Siddur dedicated to those who wish to increase the meaning and accessibility in traditional Jewish prayer". For more information see http://www.tbaoakland.org/pages/variety_of_services

Morning Minyan
2026-03-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-29 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-22 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-15 08:00 - 09:00 and 11 more dates | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Our morning minyan meets every Monday and Thursday in the chapel and lasts approximately one hour. We use the older Conservative siddur (prayer book) compiled by Rabbi Morris Silverman for daily prayer.
The service is always followed by a light breakfast in the social hall, lovingly prepared by minyan regulars.

BBYO meetings-Check chapter messages
2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 and 16 more dates | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States

WTBA-Bingo at Reutlinger Community, Danville
2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-02-04 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-01-07 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-03 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-11-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Contact Stacy Margolin at stasch.margolin@gmail.com for details
WTBA sponsors and staffs Bingo at the Reutlinger Community the first Wednesday of every month. Bingo starts at 1:15 and runs an hour at most. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 1:00 to check in and help with passing out Bingo supplies and welcoming residents. Bingo is a fun hands-on activity for the residents and volunteers alike. Everyone goes home a winner!

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Stacy Margolin at stasch.margolin@gmail.com for more information.

Purim Rock'n'Roll and celebration
2026-03-02 18:15 - 20:15 | CA

Intro to Judaism
2026-03-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-08 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-18 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-11 19:30 - 20:30 | CA

Confirmation Class
2026-03-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-11 18:00 - 19:00 | CA

Beginning Adult Hebrew
2026-03-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-15 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-11 11:00 - 12:00 and 8 more dates | CA

NO Trope/Adult BBM
2026-03-01 10:45 - 11:45, 2026-03-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-15 10:00 - 11:00 | CA

NO Trope/Adult BBM
2026-03-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Junior Congregation
2026-02-28 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-22 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-20 10:00 - 11:30 | CA

Shabbat Services
2026-02-28 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-21 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-14 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-07 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-31 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-24 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-17 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-10 09:30 - 12:00 and 15 more dates | Sanctuary, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

TBA Board Meeting
2026-02-24 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-11-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom

NO Bet Sefer
2026-02-19 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-30 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-23 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-27 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-25 16:00 - 18:00 and 2 more dates | CA

Office and Gan Closed for Presidents Day
2026-02-16 | CA

No Confirmation Class--Ski Week
2026-02-15 18:00 - 19:00 | CA

Men’s Club Preps & Serves Dinner at CityTeam
2026-02-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-21 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-16 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | CA
Anyone 14 and older can volunteer: http://tbamensclub.cityteam.volunteerhub.com/

TBA Book Club: Heart of a Stranger by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
2026-02-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Contact Judy for Zoom Link JudyGlick@gmail.com
Wewill meet on Tuesday, February 10, via Zoom, to discussthe memoir Heart of a Stranger, by Angela Buchdahl. The book is333 pages, and was published in 2025. We may have to change the date for thisbook, as it is very new, and is in high demand. Nevertheless, here is the urlfor Link+: https://csul.iii.com/search?/XHeart+of+a+Stranger&SORT=DZ/XHeart+of+a+Stranger&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=Heart+of+a+Stranger/1,1609,1609,B/detlframeset&FF=XHeart+of+a+Stranger&1,1,.

From Amazon:

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
From the first Asian American to be ordained as arabbi, a stirring account of one woman’s journey from feeling like an outsiderto becoming one of the most admired religious leaders in the world
Angela Buchdahl was born in Seoul, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother andJewish American father. Profoundly spiritual from a young age, by sixteen shefelt the first stirrings to become a rabbi. Despite the naysayers and periodsof self-doubt—Would a mixed-race woman ever be seen as authentically Jewish orchosen to lead a congregation?—she stayed the course, which took her first toYale, then to rabbinical school, and finally to the pulpit of one of thelargest, most influential congregations in the world.
Today, Angela Buchdahl inspires Jews and non-Jews alike with her invigorating,joyful approach to worship and her belief in the power of faith, gratitude, andresponsibility for one another, regardless of religion. She does not shy awayfrom difficult topics, from racism within the Jewish community and the sexismshe confronted when she aspired to the top job to rising antisemitism today.Buchdahl teaches how these challenges, which can make one feel like a stranger,can ultimately be the source of our greatest empathy and strength.
Angela Buchdahl has gone from outsider to officiant, from feeling estranged tofeeling embraced—and she’s emerged with a deep conviction that we are all boundto a larger whole and mission. She has written a book that is both memoir andspiritual guide for everyday living, which is exactly what so many of us craveright now.
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Adult Ed - with Susan Hirshfield - Navigating Change
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:30 | CA

Adult Ed with Susan Hirshfield - Navigating Change
2026-02-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-27 19:00 - 20:00 | CA

Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class
2026-02-01 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-01-25 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-01-18 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-01-11 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-21 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-07 09:30 - 10:30 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

No Intro to Judaism
2026-01-25 19:30 - 20:30 | CA

TBA Board Meeting
2026-01-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-16 19:30 - 21:00 | in person

Office and Gan closed for Martin Luther King Day
2026-01-19 | CA

Men's Club Poker for All Adults
2026-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States

TBA Book Club: Hotel Cuba by Aaron Hamburger
2026-01-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Contact Judy Glick for Zoom Link
Wewill meet on Tuesday, January 13, via Zoom, to discussthe fiction book, Hotel Cuba, by Aaron Hamburger. The bookis 379 pages and was published in 2023. It is available in book, electronic,and audiobook formats. The book may be ordered through Link+: https://csul.iii.com/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=hotel+cuba&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xmemoirs+of+gluckel+%26SORT%3DDZ.

From Amazon:
“Deeplymoving, compulsively readable, Hotel Cuba chronicles the earlytwentieth century immigrant experience with a profound understanding andcrackling urgency I’ve not previously encountered. I could not put it down andI could not stop thinking about it long after I’d reached its stunning conclusion.In short: You need to read this book. Right now.”—Joanna Rakoff, bestsellingauthor of My Salinger Year
Fleeing the chaos of World War I andthe terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl Kahn and herlovestruck, impulsive younger sibling Frieda sail for America to join theirsister in New York. But discriminatory new immigration laws bar their entry,and the young women are turned back at Ellis Island. With few options, Pearland Frieda head for Havana, Cuba, convinced they will find a way to overcomethis setback.
At first, life in big-cityProhibition-era Havana is overwhelming, like nothing Pearl and Frieda have everexperienced—or could have ever imagined in the rural shtetl where they grew up.As the sisters begin to adjust, their plans for going to America togetherbecome complicated. Frieda falls for the not-so-dreamy man of her dreams whilePearl’s life opens up unexpectedly, offering her a taste of freedom and headyromance, and an opportunity to build a future on her own terms. Though to doso, she must confront her past and the shame she has long carried.
A heartbreaking, epic familystory, Hotel Cuba exploresthe profound courage of two women displaced from their home who strive tocreate a new future in an enticing and dangerous world far different fromanything they have ever known.

Warriors Jewish Heritage Night with Men's Club
2026-01-11 17:30 - 18:30 | To Purchase tickets contact BryanSchwartzesq@gmail.com
Folks- it’s time to get together to cheer for our favoriteteam again. Hopefully the Warriors will be making a push for the playoffs byJanuary and back to winning ways.
The Sunday 5:30 p.m. game will be great for families!Upper-level seats are estimated to be $110/each and lower-level (sections126/127 possibly) are estimated to be $170/each.
Please RSVP to me as soon as possible and not later thannext Friday, December 12th so we can try to secure some nice blocks of seatstogether.
Bryan Schwartz
BryanSchwartzesq@gmail.com
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Guest Speaker American Hindu Foundation
2026-01-10 | CA

WTBA Girls Night Out: Creative Writing Event
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Watch for details

Office Closed for New Years
2026-01-01 | CA

BBYO Installation
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Sanctuary, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Light Chanukah Candles beginning December 14-21
2025-12-14 - 2025-12-21 | CA

WTBA Girls Night Out-Cookie and Jewelry Exchange
2025-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States
Back by popular demand, the jewelry and accessoryexchange will happen again this December. Bring jewelry and accessories thatyou’re ready to part with, and go home with some new treasures!! All extraswill be donated to the Youth Homes Thrift Store, which supports foster careyouth.

TBA Book Club: The memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln
2025-12-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Contact Judy Glick for Zoom Link
Discussthe nonfiction book, The Memoirs of Glückel of Hameln, by Glückel,of Hameln; translatedwith notes by Marvin Lowenthal. Link+ has an edition published by SchockenBooks in 1977, which is 295 pages long. There are only 5 or 6 copies available;so hopefully, we’ll stagger our reading. Link+: https://csul.iii.com/search?/Xmemoirs+of+gluckel+of+&SORT=DZ/Xmemoirs+of+gluckel+of+&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=memoirs+of+gluckel+of+/1%2C4%2C4%2CB/frameset&FF=Xmemoirs+of+gluckel+of+&SORT=DZ&1%2C1%2C
Thebook is available on Kindle, and there are used copies for sale for under$6.00.

From Amazon:
Begun in 1690, this diary of a forty-four-year-old German Jewishwidow, mother of fourteen children, tells how she guided the financial andpersonal destinies of her children, how she engaged in trade, ran her ownfactory, and promoted the welfare of her large family. Her memoir, a rareaccount of an ordinary woman, enlightens not just her children, for whom shewrote it, but all posterity about her life and community. Gluckel speaks to uswith determination and humor from the seventeenth century. She tells of war,plague, pirates, soldiers, the hysteria of the false messiah Sabbtai Zevi,murder, bankruptcy, wedding feasts, births, deaths, in fact, of all the humanevents that befell her during her lifetime. She writes in a matter of fact wayof the frightening and precarious situation under which the Jews of northernGermany lived. Accepting this situation as given, she boldly and fearlesslypromotes her business, her family and her faith. This memoir is a document inthe history of women and of life in the seventeenth century.

NO Adult Haftarah Trope
2025-12-07 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-23 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-09 11:30 - 12:30 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Shalom Play
2025-11-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Social Hall, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Shalom Play(formerly Kindergym) is a joyful, donation-based play program designed for children under 5 from families raising Jewish children—proudly sponsored by PJ Library and Temple Beth Abraham.
If you have a beginner walker or a speedy little mensch who's climbing, running, and jumping off everything, this kvell-worthy space is for you! Our spacious, activity-filled room is packed with fun:

Climbers, slides, rocking horses, cozy coupe cars, see-saws, fire trucks, and push cars for beginning walkers
A small trampoline, puzzles, a ball pit, and painting easels
Jewish music and stories, parachute play, singing, and a closing Havdalah circle to bring a sweet Shavua Tov or other Jewish holiday specific activities!

Come schmooze with other Mishpachas (families), let your little ones explore, and enjoy a warm kehillah (community) atmosphere. Siblings are welcome!
We offer secure parking and on-site security so you can relax while your children play. Pre-signup is appreciated to help us prepare, but drop-ins are always welcome—b’rachot (blessings) to all who join!
Attendees do not need to be Temple Beth Abraham members—however this a wonderful opportunity to tour our grounds and learn about our onsite Jewish preschool and vibrant community.
Dates:
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025Last candle
Sunday, January 25, 2026Sunday, February 22, 2026Sunday, March 22, 2026Sunday, April 19, 2026Sunday, May 31, 2026

No Adult Alef Bet Class
2025-11-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Morning Minyan-Thanksgiving
2025-11-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Morning Minyan-Thanksgiving
2025-11-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Office Closed for Thanksgiving
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28 | CA

Men's Club Poker
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States

WTBA Membership Appreciation Event-Games and Grub
2025-11-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Social Hall, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Mark yourcalendars now for an afternoon of games, snacks and socializing as we celebrateour WTBA members! We will start off with a group ice breaker, have some yummyfood, then break into smaller groups to play a variety of games. You won’t wantto miss the fun!
This event is open to WTBA members only, so be sure to sign up! Membership Signup Link

Learning about End of Life with Sinai Memorial Chapel-Zoom Event
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:00 | PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – Please use this link to register for the event.
Planning for the future can feeloverwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Join us on zoom for aninformative and thoughtful session on Jewish end-of-life traditions and funeralplanning.

We’ll be joined by Cara Walden, Advance Planning Counselor at SinaiMemorial Chapel, who will guide us through what advance planning entails, howit supports our loved ones, and the steps to take now to ensure peace of mindlater. Together you will discuss:

Why plan in advance?
What in our Jewish tradition encourages advance planning?
Who is Sinai and what do we do?
What are the core things to think about when making an advance plan?
What are the steps to proceed

PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – Pleaseuse this link to register for the event.

TBA Book Club-"The Human Scale" by Lawrence Wright
2025-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | zoom-Contact Judy Glick at bookclub@TBAoakland.org
Wewill meet on Tuesday, November 11, at 7:30, via Zoom, to discuss the fiction book, The Human Scale,by Lawrence Wright. There is a hardbackedition, 429 pages, and a large print edition, 655 pages, available.The book was published in 2025. It may be found at theOakland library, as well as via Link+:
https://csul.iii.com/search?/Xthe+human+scale&SORT=DZ/Xthe+human+scale&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=the+human+scale/1%2C1402%2C1402%2CB/frameset&FF=Xthe+human+scale&SORT=DZ&2%2C2%2C Hardback Edition
https://csul.iii.com/search?/Xthe+human+scale&SORT=DZ/Xthe+human+scale&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=the+human+scale/1%2C1402%2C1402%2CB/frameset&FF=Xthe+human+scale&SORT=DZ&1%2C1%2C Large Print Edition

LawrenceWright at the height of his powers. Centering around the newfound—andforced—relationship between an American/Palestinian FBI agent and a hardlineIsraeli cop, working together uneasily to solve the murder of the Israelipolice chief in Gaza. Moving, thrilling, with extraordinary scope, it does forPalestine and Israel what Gorky Park didyears ago for Russia. In the vein of LeCarré and Graham Greene, this is therare novel that manages to entertain, educate, and deeply move the reader.

Tony Malik is a half-Irish, half-Arab New York based FBI agent, specializing inmoney flowing from drug and arms deals. The novel opens in shocking fashion,with Malik seriously injured by a terrorist-planted bomb. During his lengthyrecuperative process, his life changes radically. A long-term relationshipends, and his job is on the verge of being taken away from him. During thisperiod he learns more about his roots and becomes interested in his father’spast and family – his father came to America years ago from Palestine. Hedecides to make a trip to his father’s homeland to attend the wedding of hisniece, whom he has never met. As a result of his plans, he is given a simpleassignment by his boss at the FBI, partly to see how well he can still do hisjob. That simple assignment becomes extremely complicated.As soon as he arrives in Gaza, the Israeli police chief overseeing the area ismurdered. Malik is at first a suspect. Then, due to his superior investigativeskills, he is invited into the Israeli investigation, seeking the murderer. Atthe center of this novel is Malik’s relationship with Yossi, the hardlineanti-Arab Israeli police officer leading the investigation. They must learn totrust each other because, as they move closer to solving the case, they realizethere is no one else they can trust on either side.Extraordinary three dimensional characters populate this Yossi’s daughter,studying in Paris, trying to escape the violence that surrounds her in Israel;Malik’s niece, whose wedding and life are shattered by the murder; her fiancé,a peacenik whose existence is complicated by the fact that his cousin is highup in the Hamas command; religious leaders on both sides; corrupt Israeli cops;Palestinians thirsting for violence against Israel; Israelis determined tocrush the Palestinians. Lawrence Wright brings a wide and complicatedtapestry to life, one that culminates on October 7 with the deadlyHamas attack on Israel. But he has written more than just a thriller, or evenjust an examination of all these complicated lives. He has written a novel thatmanages to explore and explain much of the devastating history that encompassesthe relationship between Israel and Palestine—and shows it to us in a way thatpoignantly reveals the tragic human scale that is involved.

TBA MacArthur Clean up and Pizza
2025-11-09 10:00 - 13:00 | CA

Shabbat Services with the Bar Mitzvah of Augie Popper
2025-11-08 09:30 - 12:00 | Sanctuary, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

NO A Taste of Text Study
2025-11-08 09:00 - 09:30 | CA

NO Mah Jongg this week
2025-11-01 12:45 - 14:15 | Outside of Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, CA, 94610, United States

Wasserman Fund Speaker-Rabbi Linda Bernstein speaking about Mitzvah Power Academy Project
2025-11-01 | CA

Adult Alef Bet Class
2025-10-26 11:00 - 12:00 | CA

Shalom Play with Jewish Baby Network
2025-10-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Social Hall-RSVP a must TBAoakland.org/Shalomplay
Shalom Play(formerly Kindergym) is a joyful, donation-based play program designed for children under 5 from families raising Jewish children—proudly sponsored by PJ Library and Temple Beth Abraham.
If you have a beginner walker or a speedy little mensch who’s climbing, running, and jumping off everything, this kvell-worthy space is for you! Our spacious, activity-filled room is packed with fun:

Climbers, slides, rocking horses, cozy coupe cars, see-saws, fire trucks, and push cars for beginning walkers
A small trampoline, puzzles, a ball pit, and painting easels
Jewish music and stories, parachute play, singing, and a closing Havdalah circle to bring a sweet Shavua Tov or other Jewish holiday specific activities!

Come schmooze with other Mishpachas (families), let your little ones explore, and enjoy a warm kehillah (community) atmosphere. Siblings are welcome!
We offer secure parking and on-site security so you can relax while your children play. Pre-signup is appreciated to help us prepare, but drop-ins are always welcome—b’rachot (blessings) to all who join!
Attendees do not need to be Temple Beth Abraham members—however this a wonderful opportunity to tour our grounds and learn about our onsite Jewish preschool and vibrant community.
Dates:
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025Last candle
Sunday, January 25, 2026Sunday, February 22, 2026Sunday, March 22, 2026Sunday, April 19, 2026Sunday, May 31, 2026

Mechina Share A Shabbat - start with dinner in social hall, then service, then dessert
2025-10-24 17:00 - 19:30 | CA

Adult Hebrew with Susan
2025-10-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Shabbat Services with the Bat Mitzvah of Ariella Palchik
2025-10-18 09:30 - 12:00 | Sanctuary, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

TBA Book Club-"one Hundred Saturdays" by Michael Frank
2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:00 | zoom-Contact Judy Glick at bookclub@TBAoakland.org
Thursday,October 16, at 7:30, to discuss the nonfiction book, One HundredSaturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World, by MichaelFrank (Author), andillustrated by Maira Kalman. The book is available in a hardbackedition, is 222 pages, and was published in 2022. It may be found at theOakland and Berkeley libraries, as well as viaLink+:
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FromAmazon:
Oneof Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Books of the Year * Winnerof the National Jewish Book Awards for Holocaust Memoir and SephardicCulture * Recipient of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable BookAward * Winner of the Sophie Brody Medal
The remarkable story of ninety-nine-year-old Stella Levi whose conversationswith the author over the course of six years bring to life the vibrant world ofJewish Rhodes, the deportation to Auschwitz that extinguished ninety percent ofher community, and the resilience and wisdom of the woman who lived to tell thetale. With nearly a century of life behind her, Stella Levi had neverbefore spoken in detail about her past. Then she met Michael Frank. He came toher Greenwich Village apartment one Saturday afternoon to ask her a questionabout the Juderia, the neighborhood on the Greek island of Rhodes where she’dgrown up in a Jewish community that had thrived there for half a millennium.
Neither of them could know this was the first of one hundred Saturdays over thecourse of six years that they would spend in each other’s company. During thesemeetings Stella traveled back in time to conjure what it felt like to come ofage on this luminous, legendary island in the eastern Aegean, which theItalians conquered in 1912, began governing as an official colonial possessionin 1923, and continued to administer even after the Germans seized control inSeptember 1943. The following July, the Germans rounded up all 1,700-plusresidents of the Juderia and sent them first by boat and then by train toAuschwitz on what was the longest journey—measured by both time and distance—ofany of the deportations. Ninety percent of them were murdered upon arrival.
Probing and courageous, candid and sly, Stella is a magical modern-dayScheherazade whose stories reveal what it was like to grow up in anextraordinary place in an extraordinary time—and to construct a life after thatplace has vanished. One Hundred Saturdays is a portraitof one of the last survivors drawn at nearly the last possible moment, as wellas an account of a tender and transformative friendship between storyteller andlistener, offering a powerful “reminder that the ability to listen thoughtfullyis a rare and significant gift” (The Wall Street Journal).

Men's Club Poker Night
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States

Simchat Torah Service with Luncheon
2025-10-15 09:15 - 11:45 | CA

No Weekly Text Study Simchat Torah Service
2025-10-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom, 4239 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States

Simchat Torah Evening Family Service
2025-10-14 18:15 - 20:15 | CA

Shmini Atzeret Service with Luncheon
2025-10-14 09:30 - 12:00 | CA

Office closed
2025-10-14 - 2025-10-15 | CA

Erev Simchat Torah Service
2025-10-13 | CA

WTBA Girls Night Out with potluck and sing-along in the Sukkah
2025-10-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Sukkah and social hall

No Weekly Text Study
2025-10-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom, 4239 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States

Sukkot Service 1st day with Kiddush
2025-10-07 09:30 - 12:00 | CA

Office Closed for Sukkot
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-08 | CA

Build the Sukkah with Men's Club and WTBA
2025-10-05 10:00 - 13:00 | CA
WTBAand the Men’s Group will be building and decorating the sukkah on 10/5 from 10am – 1 pm. There are roles for everyone, so come join our efforts to build abeautiful sukkah for the congregation!

Shabbat Mishpacha Cancelled this month as we celebrate the High Holy Days.
2025-10-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Gan Classroom-Gimmel

Break the Fast sponsored by The TBA Morning Minyan
2025-10-02 19:30 - 20:30 | CA

Neilah (concluding) Service
2025-10-02 18:30 - 19:30 | CA

Service restarts with Martyrology and Mincha Services -tickets required
2025-10-02 16:30 - 18:30 | CA

Study Session with Joseph Gindi
2025-10-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Chapel, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Youth Service for grades 2-6
2025-10-02 09:45 - 11:30 | Social Hall, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States

Main Service-Tickets are required for entrance
2025-10-02 09:30 - 13:30 | CA

Family Service for ages up to 5 years old
2025-10-02 09:00 - 09:30 | Social Hall-Bring your tickets

Office Closed for Yom Kippur
2025-10-02 | CA

NO BBYO meetings-Check chapter messages
2025-10-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Baum Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, 94610, United States

No WTBA-Bingo at Reutlinger Community, Danville
2025-10-01 13:00 - 14:30 | Contact Stacy Margolin at stasch.margolin@gmail.com for details

Office closes at 1pm for Kol Nidre
2025-10-01 | CA

Adult Adult Hebrew Class/Adult B'nai Mitzvah - Chapel
2025-09-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | CA

NO Bet Sefer - Rosh Hashana
2025-09-23 16:00 - 18:00 | CA

Office closed for Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-23 - 2025-09-24 | CA

Erev Rosh Hashanah-Time to be determined
2025-09-22 | CA

Office Closes at 1pm for Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-22 | CA

Bring Food for Alameda County Community Food Bank
2025-09-18 - 2025-10-16 | CA

WTBA Girls Night Out-Bowling
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Bowlero Alameda, 300 Park St, Alameda, CA, United States
Our new WTBA year is starting! Our first GNO will be abowling outing in Alameda. This venue not only has bowling, but it has anice menu if you are interested in some noshes. And of course, this is agreat time to schmooze and connect with old and new friends.

Where – Bowlero in Alameda – 300 ParkStreet
Bowling Alley, Sports Bar, Event Venue, & More |Bowlero Alameda

When – September 11 – let’s meet between6:30 PM and 6:50 PM so that we can start bowling at 7 PM.

Cost – I will be collecting payment of $15PP in advance in order to get us the best price to bowl by purchasingGroupons. Please Zelle Jillifer33@yahoo.com,or if you do not have Zelle but do have Venmo, then you can find me@Jill-Levine-Oggeri-33. Deadline to pay is September 7 to beincluded in the Groupons that I purchase. You may also purchase them withanother person after that date.

Please RSVP for the event: Bowling RSVP

If you would like to join WTBA for the currentyear, please join using this link: WTBA Membership Link

Last day for Etrog and Lulav order
2025-09-11 | Email to Rayna@TBAoakland.org

TBA Book Club-"The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land," by Omer Friedlander
2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:00 | zoom-Contact Judy Glick at bookclub@TBAoakland.org
We will meet on Wednesday,September 10, at 7:30 pm, via Zoom, to discuss acollection of short stories, “The Man Who Sold Air in the HolyLand,” by Omer Friedlander. The book waspublished in 2022, and is 241 pages long. It is available at the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, as well as Link+: https://csul.iii.com/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=The+Man+Who+Sold+Air+in+the+Holy+Land&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=XGone+to+Soldiers%26SORT%3DD

From “a marvelous new voice” (Rebecca Makkai),these “extraordinarily imaginative” (Sigrid Nunez), “revelatory” (NicoleKrauss), “superb” (Kiran Desai) stories transcend borders as they renderthe intimate lives of people striving for connection.
WINNER OF THE AJL JEWISH FICTION AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE
The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land announces the arrival of anatural-born storyteller of immense talent. Warm, poignant, delightfullywhimsical, Omer Friedlander’s gorgeously immersive and imaginative stories takeyou to the narrow limestone alleyways of Jerusalem, the desolate beauty of theNegev Desert, and the sprawling orange groves of Jaffa, with characters thatspring to vivid life. A divorced con artist and his daughter sell empty bottlesof “holy air” to credulous tourists; a Lebanese Scheherazade enchants threeyoung soldiers in a bombed-out Beirut radio station; a boy daringly “rooftops”at night, climbing steel cranes in scuffed sneakers even as he reimagines thebravery of a Polish-Jewish dancer during the Holocaust; an Israeli volunteer ata West Bank checkpoint mourns the death of her son, a soldier killed in Gaza.These stories render the intimate lives of people striving for connection. Theyare fairy tales turned on their head by the stakes of real life, where momentsof fragile intimacy mix with comedy and notes of the absurd. Told in prose ofastonishing vividness that also demonstrates remarkable control and restraint,they have a universal appeal to the heart.

Giants Jewish Heritage Night-Join TBA Men's Club at the game
2025-09-09 18:45 - 21:45 | Oracle Park
TBA’s Men’s Club invites you to come cheer for the Giants at Jewish Heritage Night on Tuesday Sept 9, 2025 @6,45pm
Ticket Information:

Bleachers Section: estimated cost $48

Please let me know asap how may tickets youwould like. Once we have the ticket count, we’ll getback to you with payment info and additional details.

Jewish Heritage Night promises to be an eveningof festivities with pregame performances, music ,food and baseball.
Ticket purchase includes:

Game ticket
SF Giants Themed Menorah
Time to schmooze with friends 🔯

Shalom
Edward Stein eas78733@hotmail.com
650-804-5159

Adult Alef Bet Class starting
2025-09-07 11:00 - 12:00 | CA

T'fillat Y'ladim - Chapel
2025-09-06 10:00 - 11:30 | CA

Shabbat Services with the B'nai Mitzvah of Beanz Neiman
2025-09-06 09:30 - 12:00 | Sanctuary, 327 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
