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GO READ IT:

Author Events for 2022 and Beyond

Our Under One Tent program year has enjoyed great author events. Our GO READ IT! programming with Congregation B'nai Shalom and the Jewish Book Council have brought us a diverse line-up of authors who have shared everything from growing up on a very secular kibbutz (Rachel Biale) to studying at an Orthodox yeshiva (Jonathan Boyarin). We've learned about the importance of "Jewish Pride" (Ben Freeman) and experienced (vicariously) what it was like being a CIA counter-terrorism agent (Tracy Walder). "These events," notes Under One Tent chair Jo-Ann Jacobson,"not only serve an educational purpose but also provide an incentive to expand one's own literary reach." We have many exciting author events on our fall/winter line-up. Should you know writers you would like us to consider for the 2022-2023 GO READ IT! series, email us at underonetent@ccjcc.org.

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Scroll below for our events coming up or ones that took place in the past year.

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Upcoming Events

  • FIGHTING BACK
    FIGHTING BACK
    Jun 15, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Authors Craig and Jeffrey Weiss. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    More Info & RSVP

Past Events

  • ZIEGLITZ'S BLESSING
    ZIEGLITZ'S BLESSING
    Jun 04, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Cong. B'nai Shalom Social Hall, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Join Michael Goldberg for an enthralling conversation on his newest book!
    Details
  • DOCTOR ON CALL
    DOCTOR ON CALL
    May 18, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    A Book Talk with Dr. Alla Shapiro.
    Details
  • THE LAST OF THE SEVEN
    THE LAST OF THE SEVEN
    May 15, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Steven Hartov. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • ABOUT MAN & GOD & LAW: THE SPIRITUAL WISDOM OF BOB DYLAN
    ABOUT MAN & GOD & LAW: THE SPIRITUAL WISDOM OF BOB DYLAN
    May 07, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Stephen Daniel Arnoff. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • THE MAN WHO SOLD AIR IN THE HOLY LAND
    THE MAN WHO SOLD AIR IN THE HOLY LAND
    May 02, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    A Book Talk Featuring Short Stories in Honor of Israel’s 75th Birthday with Author Omer Friedlander. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • AN AFFAIR OF SPIES
    AN AFFAIR OF SPIES
    Apr 23, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Ronald H. Balson. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS
    THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS
    Apr 16, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Meg Waite Clayton. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • OVERTURE OF HOPE
    OVERTURE OF HOPE
    Apr 03, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Isabel Vincent. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • A BANKER'S JOURNEY
    A BANKER'S JOURNEY
    Mar 19, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Daniel Gross. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • THE LOST GIRL
    THE LOST GIRL
    Feb 05, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Alan Jacobson. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • DELVING INTO "BIBI: MY STORY" WITH JOURNALIST AVI SHILON
    DELVING INTO "BIBI: MY STORY" WITH JOURNALIST AVI SHILON
    Jan 31, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Sponsored by the Contra Costa JCC in partnership with Cong. B’nai Shalom, Cong. B’nai Tikvah, BA-JAIN and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • AVAILABLE AS IS: A MIDLIFE WIDOW'S SEARCH FOR LOVE
    AVAILABLE AS IS: A MIDLIFE WIDOW'S SEARCH FOR LOVE
    Jan 29, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Beth Chaim Cong., 1800 Holbrook Dr, Danville, CA 94506, USA
    Details
  • ARTISTS UNDER FIRE
    ARTISTS UNDER FIRE
    Jan 26, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Lana Melman. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom, Jewish Book Council in partnership with Cong. B'nai Tikvah and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • COOKING ALLA GIUDIA
    COOKING ALLA GIUDIA
    Jan 17, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Event facilitated by cookbook author Benedetta Jasmine Guetta. Sponsored by Contra Costa JCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council. Co-sponsor: Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
    SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
    Jan 10, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Micheline Maynard. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • THE THREAD COLLECTORS
    THE THREAD COLLECTORS
    Jan 03, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Event facilitated by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman, co-authors of "The Thread Collectors." Sponsored by Contra Costa JCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council. Co-sponsor: Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • THE SPY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
    THE SPY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
    Dec 12, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Howard Blum. Sponsored by Contra Costa JCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council. Co-sponsor: Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
  • DISABILITY PRIDE
    DISABILITY PRIDE
    Dec 08, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Ben Mattlin. Sponsored by Contra Costa JCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council. Co-sponsor: Diablo Valley Hadassah.
    Details
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