ATID SHABBATON

This will be a Shabbat to remember for friends of Atid, Sinai Temple鈥檚 group for young professionals in their 20s and 30s. It鈥檚 a Shabbaton at Camp Ramah, the longtime summer in Ojai destination for young Jews. 4 p.m. Friday-11 a.m. Sunday. Camp Ramah, 385 Fairview Road, Ojai. The event is sold out. For details, visit .

NASHUVA SHABBAT

There will be music in the air at Clover Park when Rabbi Naomi Levy leads Shabbat services for her Nashuva community. The Nashuva Band will perform. Rabbi Levy encourages everyone attending to bring a picnic dinner. Nashuva鈥檚 Shabbat siddur can be downloaded, and the service will be streamed live. 6:30 p.m. Free. Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica.

鈥淧RAY AND STAY鈥�

After Shabbat services, the IKAR community invites all friends to 鈥淧ray and Stay,鈥� for a program that鈥檒l include a hundred laughs. Humorist/comic actress Annie Korzen, who starred in 鈥淪einfeld,鈥� 鈥淥liver Beene鈥� and 鈥淣ew Girl鈥� and has become an unlikely TikTok star, will make you laugh your way through the first hours of Shabbat. 6:30-8:30 p.m.Free; requested donation, $25. Shalhevet High School, 910 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 634-1870.

ARTIST AT MASH GALLERY

The MASH Gallery in West Hollywood presents 鈥淕rove of Enchantment,鈥� a solo exhibition by the Jewish expressionist painter Haleh Mashian, founder of the gallery. Mashian鈥檚 sculptural relief portrays forests聽that are fully articulated and layered, creating a visual phenomenon that alternately appears in sharp relief or recedes into the depth of the landscape. 鈥淐reativity is my natural religion,鈥� Mashian says. The opening reception is held from 6-10 p.m. Free. MASH Gallery, 810 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 272-3235.

碍贰厂贬贰搁/颁翱狈贰齿滨脱狈

This is an introductory class 鈥� a Base LA-affiliated event 鈥� discussing Jewish texts on connection, dance/movement drills and salsa partner dance. The session will close with a debrief and Havdalah. Conexi贸n is hosted by Baser Luis Ren茅 Carrillo, a Latin Jew, community leader and competitive salsa and bachata dancer with MG Dance Company. Ayaka Celine Horii, a competitive salsa and bachata dancer with Elemento Dance Academy, is the co-teacher. 7 p.m.聽 Direct questions to Luis.R.Carrillo18@gmail.com.

PURSUING VOLUNTEERS

At Karsh West in the Wilshire Boulevard Temple community, volunteers are known as KiWis. Karsh West is looking for KiWis for an orientation session this afternoon at the Resnick Family Campus. KiWis, 17 and older, will help the Karsh Tikkun Olam Social Service Center at Resnick and be available for regular weekly on-site commitments. 1 p.m. Wilshire Boulevard Temple, 11960 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. For additional information, contact navah@karshcenter.org or (213) 388-2401. For details, visit .

鈥淟贰叠贰狈厂搁础鲍惭鈥�

At the summer鈥檚 third and final reading by the West Coast Jewish Theatre, Israel Horovitz鈥檚 鈥淟ebensraum鈥� is in the spotlight. It鈥檚 based on the fanciful, explosive idea that a German chancellor, in an act of redemption, could invite six million Jews to Germany on the promises of jobs and citizenship. A resulting scenario that unfolds explores the effects of this policy on Jews and Gentiles. 2 p.m. $30. Venice United Methodist Church, 1020 Victoria Ave., Venice. (323) 821-2449. For details, visit .

JUDEA BOWL

The voices of more than two dozen women cantors will resound across Judea Bowl on the Temple Judea campus. The latest installment of Judea Bowl 鈥� titled 鈥淜ol Isha: Women鈥檚 Wisdom in Song鈥� 鈥攃elebrates women鈥檚 voices, which are developing a growing profile in synagogues. Afterward, you鈥檙e invited to enjoy a picnic dinner with the temple providing cookies and lemonade. 4-6:30 p.m. TJ Members,$18; nonmembers, $25. Temple Judea, 5429 Lindley Ave., Tarzana. (818) 758-3800.

SYNAGOGUE OPEN HOUSE

With its 80^th birthday approaching, the Conservative Adat Shalom congregation invitescurious newcomers and members to take a closer look. There will be a one-hour Open House to start the afternoon followed by a Game Night program for not only the young but also mature game fans. 4 p.m. Open House, 5-7 p.m. Game Night. Adat Shalom, 3030 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 475-4985.

鈥淥N THE FACE OF THE DEEP鈥�

The work of Israeli artist Avivya Raz are meant to make you uncomfortable. The subject matter: Sea and sky, with no trace of dry land and human culture and their dark palette reflect the dark time they were painted 鈥� during COVID, Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine and Hamas鈥� attack on 聽Israel. They鈥檙e meant, Raz explains, to evoke associations of genesis and apocalypse, the creation of the world, and the Flood. The series of pictures,鈥淥n the Face of the Deep,鈥� opens tonight at USC Hillel. 3:00-6:00. Free. USC Hillel, 3300 South Hoover Street, Los Angeles. (213) 747-9135. RSVP at.

DEMOCRACY DISCUSSION

Three community advocates sit down this evening in West L.A. for a penetrating conversation exploring threats to democracy rooted in antisemitism and anti-refugee animus. 鈥淒emocracy, Antisemitism and the Great Replacement Theory,鈥� a HIAS-sponsored program, features presentations by Jordanna Gessler, chief impact officer for the Holocaust Museum LA; Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs; and Joe Goldman, community engagement director for the Western Region of HIAS. The three also discuss productive ways to take action during this charged election year. 7 p.m. West L.A. address disclosed upon registration. To register, visit .

JEWS IN ISLAMIC WORLD

Since it may not be widely known that before the modern period, most Jews lived in the Islamic world, Holocaust Museum LA today introduces a three-part online-only course鈥攖itled 鈥淛ews of the Islamic World: Past, Present and Future鈥濃�攐f assorted communities. The opening class covers Jews鈥� first encounter with Islam in Arabia in the seventh century. 4-5:15 p.m. Additional sessions held Sept. 18, Sept. 25. Admission to all three sessions, $36. (323) 651-3704.

IN KRISTOF鈥橲 OPINIONS

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shares his opinions about this stressful electoral season when he is interviewed by Warren Olney. Jews United for Democracy and Justice sponsor the weekly online program. 5 p.m.

鈥淛UDAISM AND JOURNALISM鈥�

Award-winning political journalist Jessica Yellin sits down with Temple Israel of Hollywood Rabbi Mari Chernow and Roger Kumble, TIOH鈥檚 vice president of arts and culture. Their focus is the role Judaism has played in the career of Yellin, formerly CNN鈥檚 chief White House correspondent. and the creator of 鈥淣ews Not Noise.鈥� 7 p.m. 7300 Hollywood Blvd.

鈥淥UT OF THE SYNAGOGUE鈥�

鈥淥ut of the Synagogue and Into the World鈥� is the title over a series of three weekly classes leading up to the High Holy Days at Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Rabbi Hannah Elkin teaches the three courses at the Resnick Family Campus, Brentwood, where she is based. The remaining free classes are Sept. 18 and Sept. 25. 7-9 p.m. Wilshire Boulevard Temple, 11960 Sunset Blvd., Brentwood.