Congregation Emanu-El – San Francisco's Central Address for Jewish Life

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					1 Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 1 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Under Five Service (MMS) 5:30 pm Under Five Service (MMS) Jun 1 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 2018-06-01 6:15 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 2018-06-01 Jun 1 @ 6:15 pm – 8:30 pm Monthly festive community Shabbat Dinner with children.First Friday of the month, 6:15 p.m in Guild Hall. Mediterranean food will be provided.Adult Members- $18.00, Children ages 3-10- $7.50, Non-member Adults- $22.00.Event Signup	2 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 2 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Shabbat morning service (Main) including Bat Mitzvah of Gabrielle Ginocchio 10:30 am Shabbat morning service (Main) including Bat Mitzvah of Gabrielle Ginocchio Jun 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) including Bat Mitzvah of Rosie Gutierrez 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) including Bat Mitzvah of Rosie Gutierrez Jun 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Torah study (library) 9:15 pm Torah study (library) Jun 2 @ 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm
3	4 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Jun 4 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Jun 4 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	5 Mah Jongg (R57) 1:30 pm Mah Jongg (R57) Jun 5 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	6 BDS Conversation: Yudof and Porth 7:00 pm BDS Conversation: Yudof and Porth Jun 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Marc Yudof in Conversation with Abby Porth: BDS – A Threat to Academic Freedom and Jewish Life on Campus Wednesday, June 6 7:00 – 9:00 pm Congregation Emanu-El, Martin Meyer Sanctuary Nowhere else in the nation is the Boycott, Divestment … Continued	7 Cooking for Congregants – June 7, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – June 7, 2018 Jun 7 @ 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	8 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 8 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Camp Nai Nai Nai Community Dinner 6:00 pm Camp Nai Nai Nai Community Dinner Jun 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm The Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El invite you to a special Camp Nai Nai Nai Dinner + Late Shabbat!This summer the Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El has partnered with Moisha house to bring … Continued YA Late Shabbat (MMS) 8:30 pm YA Late Shabbat (MMS) Jun 8 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm	9 June Got Shabbat? 10:15 am June Got Shabbat? Jun 9 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am Families with young children Birth to 5 years old are invited to come to Got Shabbat? with Mimi Greisman, Early Childhood and Family Educator. We celebrate Shabbat with family and friends. Activities will include a Torah Parade, … Continued Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) including Bat Mitzvah of Ella Endler 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) including Bat Mitzvah of Ella Endler Jun 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service (Main) – including Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Ludwig 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Main) – including Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Ludwig Jun 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Torah study (library) 9:15 pm Torah study (library) Jun 9 @ 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm
10 CEEP 2018 End of Year Playdate 10:00 am CEEP 2018 End of Year Playdate Jun 10 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Please join us for the last preschool event of the year as we celebrate another wonderful year at CEEP before we go our separate ways for the summer!Refreshments and lunch will be served. Where? Mountain Lake … Continued	11 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Jun 11 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Jun 11 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	12 Mah Jongg (Chapel) 6:00 pm Mah Jongg (Chapel) Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm From the darkness of #metoo toward the light: A heart-open evening with Neshama Carlebach 7:00 pm From the darkness of #metoo toward the light: A heart-open evening with Neshama Carlebach Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm From the darkness of #metoo toward the light: A heart-open evening with Neshama Carlebach For both women and men, the #metoo and #timesup movements have brought so much to the surface in our lives-truth, pain, redemption … Continued	13 Men’s Group Poker Night – 6-13-18 7:00 pm Men’s Group Poker Night – 6-13-18 Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join Rabbi Jonathan Singer and fellow Men's Group Members for engaging study and discussion over a fun game. Sign up soon, as registration is limited!Event Signup	14 Cooking for Congregants – June 14, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – June 14, 2018 Jun 14 @ 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 Jewish Sitting Meditation – June 2018 6:00 pm Jewish Sitting Meditation – June 2018 Jun 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Please join us for one hour after work as we practice opening our minds and souls for a special sitting meditation session that will alter your perception and enhance your Jewish Spiritual practice. You … Continued	15 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 15 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 15 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	16 Shabbat Morning Service (Main) including Bar Mitzvah of Dante Torrano 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Main) including Bar Mitzvah of Dante Torrano Jun 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) – including Bar Mitzvah of Jack Hsieh 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) – including Bar Mitzvah of Jack Hsieh Jun 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Torah study (library) 9:15 pm Torah study (library) Jun 16 @ 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm
17	18 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Jun 18 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Jun 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	19 Mah Jongg (R57) 1:30 pm Mah Jongg (R57) Jun 19 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Nosh with the Rabbi – June 2018 7:00 pm Nosh with the Rabbi – June 2018 Jun 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Nosh with the Rabbi (formerly known as THE Book Club)Join with other young adults in their 20s and 30s for dinner and a deep discussion on a Jewish topic or text guided by a member … Continued	20 Young Adult Paint Nite 6:00 pm Young Adult Paint Nite Jun 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Get ready to find your inner painter, sip some wine, and make new friends!Join the young adult community at Congregation Emanu-El for a Paint and sip night at the Hotel Majestic. No experience painting? No … Continued	21 Interfaith Vigil to End the Separation of Immigrant Families 6:15 pm Interfaith Vigil to End the Separation of Immigrant Families Jun 21 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm Join your fellow clergy at Grace Cathedral as we pray and bear witness in response to the government’s policy of separating immigrant parents from their children at the border. Some two thousand children have already … Continued	22 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 22 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Rainbow Challah Baking with Rabbi Mintz 3:00 pm Rainbow Challah Baking with Rabbi Mintz Jun 22 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm We are proud of our congregation’s firm commitment to LGBT equality, and we are especially proud to be in a city that has lead the world in the struggle for LGBT equal rights, a struggle … Continued Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 22 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pride Shabbat 6:00 pm Pride Shabbat Jun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm In celebration of LGBT history and in support of our community, we invite and encourage everyone (all ages, all genders, all orientations!) to join us for our annual Pride Shabbat service! Rabbis Mintz and Rodich will lead … Continued	23 Shabbat Morning Service (Main) Including Bar Mitzvah of Moishe Imber Safdar 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Main) Including Bar Mitzvah of Moishe Imber Safdar Jun 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) – including Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Rossen 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) – including Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Rossen Jun 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Torah study (library) 9:15 pm Torah study (library) Jun 23 @ 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm
24 Tour the Tenderloin with the Men’s Group 9:30 am Tour the Tenderloin with the Men’s Group Jun 24 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Join the Men’s Group for this unique 90 minute tour of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood led by the Mayor of the Tenderloin, Del Seymour, formerly one of the biggest drug dealers in the Tenderloin. Del … Continued	25 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Jun 25 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Jun 25 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	26 Aryeh Green – Peace in the Promised Land 7:00 pm Aryeh Green – Peace in the Promised Land Jun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Finding Peace in the Promised Land – Lessons for life and love learned on the Israel Trail with Aryeh Green Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:00 – 9:00 pm Congregation Emanu-El, Martin Meyer Sanctuary Aryeh Green, author of My Israel Trail: Finding Peace in the … Continued	27	28 Cooking for Congregants – June 28, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – June 28, 2018 Jun 28 @ 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	29 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Jun 29 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Jun 29 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Jun 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	30 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Jun 30 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) Jun 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

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Thursday, Jun 21, 6:15 pm

Interfaith Vigil to End the Separation of Immigrant Families

Friday, Jun 22, 9:30 am

Bagels and Babies (MMR)

Friday, Jun 22, 3:00 pm

Rainbow Challah Baking with Rabbi Mintz

Friday, Jun 22, 5:30 pm

Pre-Oneg (MMR)

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Join us for Pride!

Friday, June 22, 2018

Join your fellow clergy at an Interfaith vigil to end the separation of immigrant families

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Finding Peace in the Promised Land with Aryeh Green

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Celebrate Shabbat With Your Friends from Emanu-El in Tahoe!

Friday, July 13, 2018

Community Corner

Limmud Bay Area Festival 2018

You are invited to Limmud Bay Area Festival 2018, where Jews from across all backgrounds and ages will come together to engage in a community of learners at Sonoma State University on June 29-July 1st. Limmud Bay Area is a unique experience in California drawing a diverse group of 100 presenters and hundreds of participants for a residential retreat. Discounts for young adults, parents, groups, camp and teen programs are available – inquire at register@limmudbayarea.org. Register at Limmud BA

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Congregation Emanu-El
2 Lake Street (at the corner of Lake and Arguello)
San Francisco, CA 94118
Telephone: (415) 751-2535

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