J-Thursdays
 
Enjoy a hot lunch and social hour followed by an engaging program, including monthly festive lunches that celebrate Jewish and secular holidays and include special food and relevant guest speakers.

First-time participants get lunch FREE!

These programs are funded, in part, by a grant from the Jewish Community Endowment Maimonides Fund and the Jewish Community Federation.

Check this page or contact Elisheva at (650) 223-8618 or for the current lecture schedule.
Regular Schedule
Dates: Thursdays, ongoing.
Times: 11:00 AM social hour followed by lunch at 11:30 AM and a speaker at 12:15 PM.
Location: Room E-104
Fee: $7 at the door, 8-pack: $28 members, $40 non-members.
Regular lunch is one credit from an 8-pack. Festive lunches are two credits. Buy an 8-pack online!
   
Upcoming Schedule:
May
May  10: Lick Your Eyeballs
For Lag B’omer, we’ll meet over a dozen scaly critters: beautiful snakes, a whites tree frog, geckos that lick their eyeballs, a five foot white throat monitor, a three toed box turtle, a pink toed tarantula and many more. Learn about each animal's distinct way of life and have the opportunity to touch animals many people have never even seen.
May  17: TBA
May  24: Shavuot Festive Lunch
South Peninsula Hebrew day School students
May  31: Poetry of Hope
David Meyerhof will present several of his more than 60 poems which include themes about life, love, and overcoming adversity. He is a retired middle school teacher who was born in Palo Alto and taught 33 years in Los Angeles public schools. His parents are Holocaust survivors who escaped from Germany. His grandfather won the 1922 Nobel Prize for Medicine/Physiology. David will include anecdotes about his parents' amazing escape from Nazi Germany.
June  
June 7: Masters of Modern Israeli Literature
A.B. Yehoshua, Amos Oz, David Grossman and Meir Shalev: these literary giants have shaped the character of modern Israeli literature in the Post-Holocaust era. In doing so, they have also shared with the world their insights on the character of the nation and its people, sometimes to acclaim, sometimes to criticism. Our class will explore the content and style of each author with sample readings available. We’ll look for common threads and messages in such works as Journey to the End of the Millennium, A Tale of Love and Darkness, Journey to the End of the Land, and Blue Mountain, all the time appreciating the unique qualities of each author.
June 14 Making Stress Work For You
Conventional thinking says that stress is bad for you but that’s not always the case. This presentation focuses on self‐care activities for seniors; avoiding bad stress and finding ways to maximize good stress. Participants will identify personal stressors and
develop action plans for positive coping.
Upcoming Festive Lunch Schedule
May 10: Lag B'Omer festive lunch
May 24: Shavuot festive lunch
 
J-Thursdays Rides
The OFJCC provides door-to-door rides to our popular J-Thursday Lunch and Learn. Contact Ayala at (650) 223-8623 to reserve a seat. We endeavor to provide transportation for all who wish it, but please call in advance if you are new to our rides service.
 
Dates: Thursdays, ongoing 
Times: 11:00 AM–1:30 PM
Fee: 4-pack: $40 Members, $60 Non-Members. Buy online!
 
 





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