Thur. April 17 
The Amidah
Temple Sinai’s Rabbi David L. Abram-son explores the central prayer. 7:30 p.m. 1 Community Rd., Marblehead. Call 781-631-2763 or email dlabramson@ comcast.net. Also April 24.
‘Free Zone’
LSM Hadassah and CHA present a film starring Natalie Portman. Free. 7:30 p.m. Cohen Hillel Academy, 6 Commu-nity Rd., Marblehead. Visit hadassahlsm @comcast.net or call 781-581-5790.
‘Fictitious Marriage’
LSM Hadassah and CHA present a dark comedy set in Israel. Free. 7:30 p.m. Cohen Hillel Academy, 6 Community Rd., Marblehead. Visit hadassahlsm@comcast.net or call 781-581-5790.
Bagels with Rabbi Blumberg  
10 a.m. Temple Tifereth Israel, 539 Salem St., Malden. 781-322-2794 or visit www.templetiferethisrael.org.
Tin Box Poets
Share your work at an open mike reading. 6:30 p.m. Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St., 781-596-8867.
‘Effective Selling of Fine Art Prints’
Round table discussion for artists. 6:30 p.m. Ditto Editions, 121 Loring Ave., Suite 570, Salem. Visit www.dittoeditions.com or phone 866-851-2861.
Movie Mavens
Watch and discuss a film over popcorn. 7 p.m. $5/members; $8/community. JCCNS, Marblehead. 781-631-8330. Also 5/15.
Open School
Accelerated, individualized programs for K-12. Tuition discount for Danvers residents. Clark School, 487 Locust St., Danvers. 9-10:30 a.m. Reservations appreciated. 978-777-4699. Also 5/ 22.
Fri. April 18
Tot Shabbat
Child-centered service at 5 p.m., followed by a musical “Friday Night Live” service at 6:30 p.m. All welcome. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. Visit www.templeemanuel.net or call 978-470-1356.
Shabbat Service
Service at 7 p.m., followed by guest speaker Roseann Bongiovanni, Director of Chelsea Green Space. Temple Emmanuel, Cary Ave. & Tudor St., Chelsea. 617-889-1736. 
Sat. April 19
First Night Seder
Traditional seder with catered kosher dinner led by Dr. David Fishman. Serv-ices at 6:30 p.m.; seder at 7 p.m. $55/adults; $25/children. Reserve by 4/9. The Boston Synagogue. 617-523-0453 or email office@bostonsynagogue.org.
Public Passover Seder
Chabad of Peabody invites the community. Homemade food and inspirational service at the Schusterman home. $36/person. 8:15 p.m. Visit www.Jewishpeabody.com for details.
Interfaith Earth Blessing Ceremony
Event is one of two-dozen free Earth Day activities in April in the greater Newburyport region. 4-5:30 p.m. First Parish Church, 20 High Road, Newbury. For other events, visit www.NewburyportEarthDay.info.
Family Passover Seder
Rabbi Yossi and Layah Lipsker host a warm, spiritual seder. 7:30 p.m. Reservations required. 44 Burrill St., Swampscott. 781-581-3833 or visit www.nsjewish.com.

Sun. April 20
Second Passover Seder
6 p.m. $25/person. Reservations required. Cong. Agudas Achim-Ezrath Israel, 245 Bryant St., Malden. 781-324-0108.
Passover Seder
The Reconstructionist congregation of Havurat Shalom welcomes the community to a seder/pot luck dinner led by Rabbi Karen Landy at Christ Church, 25 Central St., Andover. 5 p.m. $5/person; $15/family. RSVP by 4/11 to 978-777-3349 or email pjgrover@comcast.net.
Second Seder
Conducted in Hebrew and English, and includes a full-course catered meal. 5:30 p.m. $35/adults; $20/children. Reserve by 4/11. Temple Tifereth Israel, 93 Veterans Rd., Winthrop. 617-846-1390. 
Second Passover Seder
18th annual event includes full dinner and seder conducted by Sexton Wayne Freedman. 6 p.m. $25/adults; $12.50/children. Reservations required. Cong. Agudas Achim-Ezrath Israel, 245 Bryant St., Malden. 781-324-0108.
Community Seder
All are welcome to join Rabbi Daniel Schweber at a seder for all ages. Catered dinner. 6:45 p.m. $40/adults; $22/children. Reserve by 4/11. Congregation Beth Israel, 501 S. Main St., Andover. 978-474-0540 or email office@bethisraelMV.org.
Kosher Passover Seder
Catered by Andrew of Brookline. Temple Tifereth Israel, 539 Salem St., Malden. 781-322-2794 or visit www.templetiferethisrael.org. 
2nd Day of Pesach Seder
Cantorial soloist Colman Reaboi conducts service. Food catered by Tevya, a division of Larry Levine. 5:30 p.m. $50/adult, $35/under 10. Temple Beth Shalom, 489 Lowell St., Peabody. 978-535-2100.
Second Passover Seder
Kosher Passover dinner and seder conducted by Cantor Oksana Chapman. $36/adults, $15/children, under 6 free. Temple Emmanuel, Cary Ave. & Tudor St,, Chelsea. 617-889-1736. 
Community Seder
Rabbi Mark Newton leads services. 6 p.m. Temple Emmanuel, 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield. Reservations required. Contact Lydia Carpe at 781-245-2414.
Tues. April 22
Folk Show
Celebrate Earth Day at New Hampshire Public Radio’s 2nd annual show. 7:30 p.m. Colonial Theatre, Keene, N.H. $29.50- $55.50. Visit www.nhpr.org.
Wed. April 23
Socrates Café
Ongoing discussion program for adults. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. New members welcome. Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead. 781-631-1481 or visit www.abbotlibrary.org.
Fri. April 25
Shabbat Klezmer Service
8 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. 781-631-9300.
‘Moon Over Buffalo’
The North Shore Players present a comic “play within a play.” $10-$12. 7:30 p.m. Hogan Regional Center Auditorium, Danvers. Also 4/26 & 4/27. Visit www.northshoreplayers.org or call 978-750-4842.
Sat. April 26
Jazz Week
More than 50 Boston venues take part with music through May 4. Visit www.jazzboston.org or call 866-439-9396. 
55+ Social Group
Meet in the lobby of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston at 1 p.m. Optional late lunch to follow. Call Ronna at 978-594-5355.
Sun. April 27
Chamber Music
Quartets by Franz Schubert. 3 p.m. $13/members; $15/non-members. Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, 866-745-1876 or visit www.pem.org.
Singles Schmooze
North of Boston Jewish Singles 40+ meet for coffee and bagels. 10 a.m. to noon. Temple Emanuel 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. $5/members, $8/nonmembers. Contact Myron Mann at Myron.Mann@hanscom.af.mil or call 781-396-7165.
Cab Calloway Orchestra
Temple Emanu-El’s Brotherhood presents its 17th annual jazz concert. 7 p.m. concert, dancing at 8:30 p.m. Advance Tickets: $25/adults; $18/students. $30/at the door. Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. 781-631-9300.
Book Sale
Abbot Public Library holds a book sale through April 29. Call for hours. 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead. 781-631-1481.
‘What Would Mohammed Do?’
Scholar Arthur Rosen speaks. 10 a.m. Also May 11. All welcome. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. Visit www.templeemanuel.net or call 978-470-1356.
Mon. April 28
Keshet Volunteer Night
Help prepare meals for people living with acute illnesses. 5:30 p.m. Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain. Contact Orly Jacobovitz at orly@keshetonline.org or 617-524-9227.
Teen Poetry Contest
Young poets will be honored. 7 p.m. Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St., 781-596-8867.
Tues. April 29
Book Discussion
Read and discuss “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini. 7 p.m. Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St. 781-596-8867.
Jewish Spirituality, Health and Fitness
Learn about the Jewish connection between body and spirit from Rabbi David Meyer of Temple Emanu-El, Marblehead. Free three-part course. 7-8:30 p.m. JCCNS, Marblehead. 781-631-8330.
A Free Seminar
Getting itno the right college takes more than SAT scores…It Takes Money. Financing four years of college is a complicated game.We know all the players and the rules! Join us at the Marriott in Peabody. 7-9 p.m. To register, visit www.collegeplanningservices.org or call John DeLorey, College Planning Services, 978-462-1666.
Wed. April 30
Prostate Cancer Group
Support group for survivors and their families. 10 a.m. to noon. Cong. Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott. Contact Marion Garfinkel at 781-599-0110 x655.
Israel@60
Help plan community commemoration. 9:15 a.m. JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. Email Nanette Fridman at northshoreisrael@yahoo.com.
‘Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid’
Authors of a book about children with disabilities speak. 7 p.m. Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St., 781-596-8867.
Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Merrimack College features the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s traveling exhibition “The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945” from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. in the first floor lounge of the Sakowich Campus Center. Also Thursday, May 1, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 315 Turnpike St., North Andover. 978-837-5000.
Community Commemoration of the Holocaust
Presentation by Marvin Wilson of Gordon College, candlelighting ceremony, choir performance, interfaith service, film, art. Peabody Veterans Memorial High, 6 p.m. Free. Call The Holocaust Center, Boston North Inc. at 978-531-8288 or visit www.holocaustcenterbn.org.
Thur. May 1
Prayer in Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust
Led by Rabbi Robert Goldstein, with musical direction by Monica Steele and Idan Irelander. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Cascia Hall, Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover. 978-837-5000.
Fri. May 2
Israel Shabbat
Featuring Israeli foods and dancing, and discussions about Israel. All welcome. Hosted by Temple Beth Shalom, 489 Lowell St., Peabody. 7 p.m. 978-535-2100.
Opportunities for All
Benefit for the Federation for Children with Special Needs. Dr. Margaret Bauman will be honored. Music, silent auction. 6-10 p.m. Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston. $200/ticket. 617-236-7210 or visit www.fcsn.org.
Holocaust Survivors Honored
Temple Ahavat Achim’s Sisterhood/Hadassah honor Willy Shick and Max Levy as part of their Yom Hashoah service. Willy Shick will speak. 7 p.m. Free. Unitarian Universalist Church, Middle St., Gloucester. 978-281-0739.
Sat. May 3
Israel@60
Community Yom HaZikaron memorial service at Temple Ner Tamid in Peabody after Shabbat. More details TBA.
Blue Planet Ball
Philippe Cousteau, Jr. speaks at a benefit for the New England Aquarium. Dinner, live auction, dancing. Central Wharf, Boston. 7 p.m. Creative cocktail attire encouraged. 617-973-0295 or visit www.neaq.org/gala/.
Luncheon
The Beth Israel Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae Assoc. holds its 40th annual meeting and luncheon. 330 Brookline Ave., Boston. RSVP to Beryl Chapman at 617-969-5360.
‘Kaddish’
The voices and lives of those touched by the Holocaust are transformed into a musical experience by New Hampshire composer Lawrence Siegel. 8 p.m. Red-fern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond, Keene, N.H. Visit www.kaddishproject.org.
Sun. May 4
Israel@60
North Shore Maccabiah for kids ages 9 and up. JCCNS, Marblehead. 1-3 p.m. Community-wide Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration includes music by Yom Hadash, archeological dig, Israeli dancing, shopping and food. 3-6 p.m. Cong. Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott.
Israel Investigation
Introduce children aged four and under with disabilities to the joys of Jewish tradition using music, movement, crafts and multi-sensory activities. 10-11 a.m. Solomon Schechter Day School, 60 Stein Circle, Newton. $10. Email nancym@jgateways.org, or call 617-630-9010.
AIPAC Dinner
America’s pro-Israel lobby hosts its 9th annual New England Leadership Dinner at the Westin Copley Place in Boston at 5:30 p.m. Speakers include Donna Brazile, Bill Kristol and Dan Senor. 617-457-8710 or visit www.aipac.org.
Interfaith Dialog
Rabbi David Klatzker and Reverend Joel Anderle discuss what Christians can teach us about Torah, and what Jews can teach us about the Gospels. 6 p.m. Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St., Peabody. Kosher dinner served. 978-532-1293 or email templenertamid@verizon.net.
‘Messiah’
Presented by the Andover Choral Society. 3 p.m. Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North Andover. For tickets call 978-688-6353 or visit www.andoverchoral.org.
Walk for Hunger
Members of the Muslim and Jewish communities of Boston walk and talk together. 8:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Email walk@projectbread.org and register with the Center for Jewish-Muslim Relations team, or visit
www.jewishmuslim.org.
Mon. May 5
Brandeis Women’s Committee Luncheon
Eileen McNamara will speak on “Politics And The Press,” and Florence George Graves will speak on “The Myth of Investigative Journalism.” Newton Marriott Hotel, Newton. Noon. Boutiques open at 10:30 a.m. 617-969-8233.
‘Using Maps for Genealogical Research‘
Ronald Grim speaks at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston’s monthly meeting. 6:30-9 p.m. Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St. Free. Visit www.jgsgb.org or call 617-796-8522.
Wed. May 7
The Modern State of Israel
Rabbi Ben Lanckton leads an interactive discussion. 7-8:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. The Boston Synagogue, 55 Martha Rd., Boston. 617-523-0453 or email office@bostonsynagogue.org. Also 5/14.
Thur. May 8
‘Talmudic Ethics’
Course taught by Layah Lipsker. No prior knowledge of the Talmud needed. 9:30-11 a.m., or 7:30-9 p.m. 44 Burrill St., Swampscott.781-581-3833 or visit www.nsjewish.com.
Israel@60 Book Club
LSM Hadassah’s new book group meets bi-monthly to discuss books focused on Israel or written by Israeli authors. The first book is “Israel Through My Lens: Sixty Years as a Photojournalist” by David Rubinger. Free. 7 p.m. Cornerstone Bookstore, 45 Lafayette St., Salem. For more info contact Ellen Kayser at hadassahlsm@comcast.net or 781-581-5790.
Surviving Loss in a Jewish Way
Free support group facilitated by a rabbi and bereavement counselor meets for seven weeks through June 19. 7- 8:30 p.m. JCCNS, Marblehead. Free. Advance registration required. 978-774-5100 or email grief@hns.org.
Fri. May 9
Weekend Retreat
Chabad of the North Shore hosts a retreat at the Heritage Hotel in western Conn. Catered kosher food, spirituality, song. 781-581-3833 or visit www.nsjewish.com.
Genocide and Darfur
The Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice will be given to Eric Reeves, who has spent years fighting to bring the Darfur genocide to world attention. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Hawthorne Hotel, $50/person. Free lecture at 7:30 p.m. at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. Visit salemaward.org, or call 978-745-2682.
Sat. May 10
Dancing with the Stars
Cong. Shirat Hayam honors those who established the merger to create the synagogue. Details TBA.
‘Judaism and Stem Cell Research’
Lunch and learn with Rabbi David L. Abramson. Noon. Temple Sinai, 1 Community Rd., Marblehead. 781-631-2763.
Sun. May 11
Triathlon by the Sea
The eighth annual race features a 1/8-mile pool swim, 10-mile bike, and 3.5 mile run. 8 a.m. Individual/$50; teams/$90. JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. 781-631-8330 x144 or email adalton@jccns.com.
Jazz Brunch
North of Boston Jewish Singles 40+ meet at Rockafella’s Restaurant, 231 Essex St., Salem. $22/person plus tax and tip. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. RSVP by 5/ 9 to Debra at stepinwolfal@aol.com or call 978-745-9633.
Mon. May 12
Rosh Chodesh
Jewish women’s study group meets at a private home in Salem. All welcome. 7:30 p.m. Email barbarasidman@com-cast.net for details.
Tues. May 13
‘The Producers’
Mel Brooks’s award-winning musical spoofs Broadway while paying tribute to it. $42-$79. Through June 1. North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Rd., Beverly. For show times, visit www.nsmt.org or phone 978-232-7200.
‘A Taste of Judaism’
Free, three-session class for adults who would like to explore Reform Judaism, taught by Rabbi David Meyer. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Temple Emanu-El, Marblehead. Pre-registration required. 781-449-0404 or email jschwartz@urj.org. Also May 20 & 27.
Thur. May 15
‘Beaufort’
LSM Hadassah and CHA present a true story about soldiers on the legendary Beaufort outpost. Free. 7:30 p.m. Cohen Hillel Academy, 6 Community Rd., Marblehead. Visit hadassahlsm@comcast.net or call 781-581-5790.
Bagels with Rabbi Blumberg
10 a.m. Temple Tifereth Israel, 539 Salem St., Malden. 781-322-2794 or visit www.templetiferethisrael.org.
Movie Mavens
Watch and discuss a film over popcorn. 7 p.m. $5/members; $8/community. JCCNS, Marblehead. 781-631-8330.
Fri. May 16
‘The Home Front: A Musical Postcard from WWII’
Local storyteller Judith Black performs a musical slice of life and a walk down memory lane from the war years. 5:30 p.m. $28 includes dinner. Monet’s Garden Café, 95 Rantoul St., Beverly. 978-927-9270 or visit www.monetsgardenartcafe.com.
Honoring Rabbi Jonas Goldberg
Temple Sinai honors its longtime rabbi at services featuring the students of North Shore Hebrew School. 7:30 p.m. 1 Community Rd., Marblehead. 781-631-2763.
Sat. May 17
Spring Pops Concert
The Cape Ann Symphony celebrates spring. 8 p.m. Fuller Auditorium, Rt. 128, Gloucester. $25/adults; under 18 free. 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org. Also 5/18 at 2 p.m.