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It Takes One Idea – Unity March
Voices of Unity - March 3rd The Unity March against antisemitism drew over 10,000 people together in a powerful display of solidarity and determination. Here are some heartfelt comments and
Empowering Through Art: A Young Artist’s Spotlight During Women’s History
March is Women’s History Month, and Jewish Silicon Valley is delighted to shine a spotlight on the remarkable talent and passion of a young artist in the Jewish community.At just
Shabbat of Love
Shabbat of Love The atmosphere was filled with warmth and love as teens and families (more than 40) from our RSJ community came together to celebrate this special occasion. The
TuBishvat Tree Hunt
TuBishvat Tree Hunt Over 40 families went on a Tree Challenge scavenger hunt to celebrate Tu Bishvat with the Mercaz Israeli community.The neighborhood streets were packed with little families hunting
Jewbilee 2024 – Thank You
Jewbilee 2024-Longing for the Fruits of the Land This past Sunday over 200 community members gathered for Jewish Silicon Valley's Jewbilee 2024, a Day of Jewish Learning. The multigenerational event
Israeli Family Testimonials
Israeli Family Testimonials https://youtu.be/vzbV5ML8FX8
Liftfest December 2023
Liftfest December 2023 Liftfest’s competitors was mostly women. It's not esay to create a space where women feel comfortable learning and doing big lifts while competing for fun. These are
RSJ: Hanukkah Celebration
RSJ: Hanukkah Celebration It was an amazing event that brought our community together. We got to celebrate Hanukkah, get a breather from all of the news and focus on the
Israel Folk Dance
Israel Folk Dance In these tough times, 15 -18 people from our community are coming together at our Israeli Folk Dance Class. It's become a way for us to stay
Embracing Nahal Oz
About 160 members of our community learned about October 7 in a more personal way. They understood the people behind the faces, the charachter of the kibbutz and how was
Powering Hope 2023
Powering Hope 2023 On Tuesday, Dec 5th, almost 300 people gathered to power hope for our community. We heard moving testimonies, shared in collective song, heard from award winning author
Red Balloons Initiative
Red Balloons Initiative It is so important to help raise awareness about the Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas, in support of Israel, the Jews, and humanity. We enabled
Stand with Israel 2023
Solidarity Gathering for Israel 2023 We Stand With Israel A heartfelt thank you to all who attended, volunteered, supported, spoke, worked, and watched our Solidarity Gathering for Israel. We have
Silicon Valley Pride Parade 2023 – RECAP
Sunday, August 27th, was a glorious, sunny day in downtown San Jose, and Jewish Silicon Valley (JSV) was rallying the community to walk in the 48th annual Silicon Valley (SV)
Two Worlds Dance Performance
Two Worlds Dance Performance On August 6th, 2023 our Healthy Aging program hosted the “Two Worlds” dance performance, by Jill and Amnon Damti. The performance included a unique blend between
RSJ Theatre Event
RSJ Theatre Event This year the RSJ community was proudly presenting our own Purim Shpiel: the original script was written and directed by our community members and all the actors
LGS Big Band
LGS Big Band Serving a need for the older adult's community to have a fun gathering locally, in a trusted space, at the right day and time.Through the year they
Spring LiftFest: 2023
LiftFest 2023 Liftfest, an inclusive, positive, and powerful lifting competition for all levels started when the fitness team noticed a growing interested in strength workouts among our members. The goal was
Jewbilee: Multicultural Judaism
Jewbilee: Multicultural Judaism Over 200 people gathered for our first in-person Jewbilee experience since Covid. This year’s Jewbilee learning & engagement opportunities honored the array of ways people practice, claim,
Hero Day:2023
Hero Day:2023 As part of our FRI-J series the JSV Operatiosn team works with local frist responders to host “Hero Day” a free day for families with young children to
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