Enhance your Jewish life!

Strengthening Jewish Literacy

The APJCC Center for Jewish Life and Learning, through programs, classes, performances, and events, in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, San Jose State University, and local synagogues, is your entry point for Jewish living in Silicon Valley.

Committed to raising the level of literacy, Jewish involvement and identification, and building institutions and structures with an aim towards a stronger and more vibrant community, the Center for Jewish Life and Learning has taken the lead in bringing the Silicon Valley Jewish community together in new and exciting ways.

The Center for Jewish Life & Learning helps members of the Jewish community find ways to enhance their lives through the Jewish tradition. We are very excited about this year's programming!

Community Support

The Center for Jewish Life & Learning is supported by grants from the Koret Foundation and from the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.

In spring 2009 , this important educational outreach program of the JCC was faced with a financial challenge. An appeal to the community resulted in a significant outpouring of support. In addition to the dollars donated was the tangible statement of appreciation for this valuable new community resource. Both actual program participants and general community supporters contributed the funds to sustain the Center for Jewish Life and Learning for the coming year.

Todah Rabah to all those who responded so generously to this appeal.

Lifelong Learning

Ongoing Classes

The Center for Jewish Life and Learning provides a variety of academic and cultural offerings for adults. Courses vary in length and area of intellectual interest, but all are interesting, challenging, and rewarding. We are especially proud of our Florence Melton Adult Mini-School program, the only one on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.

Click here to learn more.

Building Community

Special Programs

From time to time, the Center for Jewish Life and Learning offers enticing special events to the entire Jewish community of Silicon Valley.

Join us for exciting and meaningful explorations into Jewish thought, belief, and action. Click here to learn more.

Choose your own involvement in a series of special lectures by area scholars, or the One Community, One Book program, or the Jewbilee day of learning.

Find volunteer projects that speak to your own interests in tikkun olam, such as Teva to You.