2026 Jewish Arts & Bookfest
Shuk [Marketplace]
The 2026 Jewish Arts & Bookfest features an expanded Festival Shuk [Marketplace] with individuals and organizations whose work engages Jewish heritage and culture.
Jewish Arts and Bookfest
Sunday, May 3, 2026
at UC Berkeley’s Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA
The official bookseller for the Jewish Arts & Bookfest, Afikomen will have a pop-up shop with a selection of books featured in the festival.
Click here to order featured books.
Ayin Press is an independent publishing platform and interdisciplinary creative studio rooted in Jewish culture and emanating outward.
The 12th Annual Bay Area Book Festival: Writing the Future in Downtown Berkeley May 30-31, 2026.
Ben Yehuda Press is a Jewish publisher who find the right books to reach more Jews where they are.
Bringing the heart of Hummus Bodega straight to the Jewish Arts & Bookfest. Expect sizzling shawarma, fluffy pitas, bold spices, and always kosher ingredients.
The JCC East Bay creates healthy communities inspired by Jewish values, culture, and tradition.
J. The Jewish News of Northern California is a nonprofit publication with a website and biweekly print edition covering the full range of what it means to be Jewish today.
Hila Amram is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco. Through sculpture, video, and mixed media, her work explores the intersections of nature, science, and art.
Jewtina y Co. is a vibrant global community dedicated to celebrating and uplifting the unique histories, identities, and cultures of Latin-Jews.
Marsha Lee Berkman shares The Girls of Jerusalem and Other Stories, her collection of fourteen stories and a novella linked through Jewish history and memory.
New Lehrhaus is the Bay Area’s non-denominational lifelong Jewish learning institution dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry, and cultural and religious pluralism.
Nina Bonos is a Sonoma Wine Country & Judaic Artist who creates vibrant paintings for sacred spaces. Joyous Judaica celebrates Trees of Life, Tikkun Olam, Seven Sacred Species, Jewish blessings and teachings.
Latin Jewish belonging for families, Olamim exists so children and their families can be part of many worlds together, so that we can build a World in which all worlds belong.
Whether it’s a playful Jewish card, vibrant art print, or craft kit, Oy Vey Crafts helps you celebrate life’s moments and bring a little extra joy and connection to your Jewishness.
Pamela Reitman’s debut novel, Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life, inspired by the life and work of a young German-Jewish art student, is a story about the courage to create under dire circumstances and the power of art to transform trauma.
Robert Kehlmann is an author, glasswork artist, and art critic. His novel, The Rabbi’s Suitcase, inspired by history and a trove of love letters, recounts the story Yosef Siev and Chana, told against a backdrop of Ottoman rule, the privations of WWI, and British Mandatory uprisings.
Simi Monheit’s debut novel, The Goldie Standard, follows a 21-century Jewish grandmother’s attempts to secure her granddaughter’s happiness, with surprising results for both.
Elly Malka’s Spiritual Dating shows how to uncover a hidden energy, exploring various mystical traditions that lead us to more successful relationships.
Yetzirah is a national nonprofit literary organization dedicated to supporting Jewish poets, nourishing writers and readers of Jewish poetry now and for generations to come.SF Poets
Be a part of the Festival Shuk [Marketplace]
Share information or sell your work with a table at the 2026 Jewish Arts & Bookfest in our expanded Festival Shuk {Marketplace]. Tables are available for individuals and organizations whose work engages Jewish heritage and culture.