Congregation Emanu-El San Francisco

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				1 Cooking for Congregants – June 1 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – June 1 2017 Jun 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led by congregant and former restaurant owner Gail Laghi, and congregant and chef Sari Swig. Together, up to five volunteers make meals for congregants in need. All … Continued	2 Bagels and Bagies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Bagies (MMR) Jun 2 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am First Friday Under Five Shabbat Service (MMS) 5:30 pm First Friday Under Five Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 2 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 2 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 06-02-2017 6:15 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 06-02-2017 Jun 2 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm Monthly festive community Shabbat Dinner with children.First Friday of the month,6:15 p.m in Guild Hall. Thai Food will be provided.Adult Member-$ 18.00, Child ages 3-10-$ 7.50, Non-member Adult-$ 22.00.Event Signup One Shabbat Service (MMS) 7:30 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 2 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm	3 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Jun 3 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Jun 3 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Kay (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Kay (MMS) Jun 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Sam Lewin (Main) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Sam Lewin (Main) Jun 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
4 Men’s Group – June 2017 9:30 am Men’s Group – June 2017 Jun 4 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Men of Congregation Emanu-El have a monthly opportunity to socialize and study with a member of the clergy at a private home. This cross-generational group provides a small group experience so important to building community. This … Continued	5 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Jun 5 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Jun 5 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	6	7 Brown Bag June 2017 12:00 pm Brown Bag June 2017 Jun 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join Congregation Emanu-El clergy for Brown Bag Wednesdays. On the first Wednesday of each month, bring your brown bag lunch to the temple library for engaging spiritual and cultural discussions. Noon – 1:00 pm. This … Continued Limonata and Learning, June, 2017 4:00 pm Limonata and Learning, June, 2017 Jun 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Join a member of our clergy for a special learning opportunity, Limonata and Learning, offered exclusively for our congregants in Marin. We will meet for happy hour at Book Passage in Corte Madera while discussing … Continued German Consul General Concert (MMS) 6:30 pm German Consul General Concert (MMS) Jun 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm In honor of German Consul General Stefan Schlüter and his service to the San Francisco Bay Area community Congregation Emanu-El is proud to host: The Home I Love – Cabaret from Berlin to Tel Aviv Starring … Continued	8 Cooking for Congregants – June 8 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – June 8 2017 Jun 8 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led by congregant and former restaurant owner Gail Laghi, and congregant and chef Sari Swig. Together, up to five volunteers make meals for congregants in need. All … Continued Praise, Raise, or Fold (Men’s Group Poker) – June 2017 7:00 pm Praise, Raise, or Fold (Men’s Group Poker) – June 2017 Jun 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join Rabbi Jonathan Singer and fellow Men's Group Members at a congregant's home for engaging study and discussion over a fun game. Sign up soon, as registration is limited!Event Signup	9 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 9 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 9 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Young Adult Late Shabbat (MMS) 8:30 pm Young Adult Late Shabbat (MMS) Jun 9 @ 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm	10 Special Guest Torah Study with Rabbi Gary Zola 9:15 am Special Guest Torah Study with Rabbi Gary Zola Jun 10 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Special Guest Torah Study this Weekend.What This Week’s Torah Portion Can Teach Us about American Jewish History.We are honored to be taught this Saturday by Rabbi Gary Zola, Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives … Continued Torah Study (Chapel) 9:15 am Torah Study (Chapel) Jun 10 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Got Shabbat? (Chapel) 10:15 am Got Shabbat? (Chapel) Jun 10 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Raya Shveyd (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Raya Shveyd (MMS) Jun 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Ella Ruth Potashner Main 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Ella Ruth Potashner Main Jun 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
11 Salmon Fishing with Your Tribe – June 2017 5:30 am Salmon Fishing with Your Tribe – June 2017 Jun 11 @ 5:30 am – 3:00 pm Salmon Fishing with Your Tribe: Sunday, June 11, 5:30 am – 3:00 pmCost is $140 per adult Tribe member+Purchase your own single day fishing license ($15) and BYOF (Bring your own fun!) lunch, snacks, and drinks … Continued Interfaith Picnic – June 2017 11:00 am Interfaith Picnic – June 2017 Jun 11 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday, June 11, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Main Post Lawn, Presidio Join together with other Interfaith members of Congregation Emanu-El for a fun and casual afternoon at Off the Grid Presidio Picnic. Bring your own picnic … Continued	12 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Jun 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Jun 12 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	13 Side by Side June 2017 Session 9:30 am Side by Side June 2017 Session Jun 13 @ 9:30 am – 9:30 am When registering below, please indicate that you will not be attending and register your child as your guest. Emanu-El’s Side by Side program introduces our youngest children (18 months to 2.5 years) to a preschool … Continued	14 THE Book Club – June 2017 7:00 pm THE Book Club – June 2017 Jun 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Congregant Home, San Francisco$10 members; $18.00 general admission: Dinner will be providedJoin this month's The Book Club with special guest, Cantor Arik Luck. Topic to be provided soon.This event is open to our young … Continued	15 Likrat Shabbat: Adult Summer Art Series 2017 1:00 pm Likrat Shabbat: Adult Summer Art Series 2017 Jun 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Likrat Shabbat: Embodied Kavanah through Art Thursdays: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Cantor Portnoy Art Studio (5th floor) June 15 \| June 29 \| July 6 \| July 20 Facilitated by Ava Sayaka Rosen … Continued Watercolor Shema-ndalas, June 15, 2017 1:00 pm Watercolor Shema-ndalas, June 15, 2017 Jun 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Likrat Shabbat: Embodied Kavanah through Art Thursdays: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Cantor Portnoy Art Studio (5th floor) June 15 Facilitated by Ava Sayaka Rosen Individual art session #1 $10 each class separately Likrat … Continued THE Book Club – June 2017 7:00 pm THE Book Club – June 2017 Jun 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Congregant Home, San Francisco$10 members; $18.00 general admission: Dinner will be providedJoin this month's The Book Club with special guest, Cantor Arik Luck.The Liturgical Music and Legacy of Debbie FriedmanLearn about Debbie Friedman’s contribution … Continued	16 Bagels and Bagies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Bagies (MMR) Jun 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 16 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	17 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Jun 17 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Devon Soofer (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Devon Soofer (MMS) Jun 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service inc. Bar-Mitzvah Matias Gersberg 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service inc. Bar-Mitzvah Matias Gersberg Jun 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
18	19 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Jun 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Jun 19 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	20	21 At the Rabbi’s Table – June 2017 12:00 pm At the Rabbi’s Table – June 2017 Jun 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm We're continuing a monthly learning session with members of clergy, downtown, each month.Please bring a nosh and join us at 55 -2nd Street. Event Signup Helping Refugees Today 6:30 pm Helping Refugees Today Jun 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Helping Refugees Today: What We Need to Know, What WE Need to Do Executive and federal court orders are changing the landscape for refugees who seek safety and freedom in the U.S. Join us for … Continued	22 Cooking for Congregants – June 22 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – June 22 2017 Jun 22 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led by congregant and former restaurant owner Gail Laghi, and congregant and chef Sari Swig. Together, up to five volunteers make meals for congregants in need. All … Continued	23 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 23 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 23 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Pride One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm Pride One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	24 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Jun 24 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Felix Feldman 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Felix Feldman Jun 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
25 San Francisco Pride Parade 2017 10:00 am San Francisco Pride Parade 2017 Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm San Francisco Pride Parade 2017 For the fourth year in a row, Congregation Emanu-El will join the URJ San Francisco Bay Area Community to march together in the San Francisco Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017. … Continued	26 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Jun 26 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Jun 26 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	27	28 Hebrew Grammar with Rabbi Kushner summer 2017 7:00 pm Hebrew Grammar with Rabbi Kushner summer 2017 Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm INTRODUCTION TO HEBREW GRAMMARfor people with no short-term memory and who are still fuzzy on English grammarFour Wednesday evening, drop-in sessionsJune 28, July 12, 26, August 9, / 7-8:30 pmPre-requisites: The Hebrew alphabet (preferably in … Continued The Aleph Men: A Night of Jewish Stand Up Comedy – June 2017 7:00 pm The Aleph Men: A Night of Jewish Stand Up Comedy – June 2017 Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Aleph Men: A Night of Jewish Stand Up Comedy emceed by Rabbi Sydney Mintz Doors open at 7:00 pm; Show starts 7:30 pm Enjoy established and emerging super-funny Jewish comedians for a night of laughter. Featuring: Julie … Continued	29 Wisdom Weaving, June 29, 2017 1:00 pm Wisdom Weaving, June 29, 2017 Jun 29 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Likrat Shabbat: Embodied Kavanah through Art Thursdays: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Cantor Portnoy Art Studio (5th floor) June 29 Facilitated by Ava Sayaka Rosen Individual art session #2 $10 each class separately Likrat … Continued	30 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 30 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am One Shabbat Service (Main) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (Main) Jun 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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Hebrew Grammar with Rabbi Kushner summer 2017

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