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					1 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Sep 1 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am First Friday Under Five Shabbat Service (MMS) 5:30 pm First Friday Under Five Shabbat Service (MMS) Sep 1 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) Sep 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner. 9-1-17 6:15 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner. 9-1-17 Sep 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. Thai Food will be provided.Adult Member-$ 18.00, Child ages 3-10-$ 7.50, Non-member Adult-$ 22.00.Event Signup	2 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 2 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 2 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (MMS) Sep 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Hope Cessna 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Hope Cessna Sep 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
3	4 Labor Day – Office is closed 8:30 am Labor Day – Office is closed Sep 4 @ 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Sep 4 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	5	6	7 Cooking for Congregants – September 7 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – September 7 2017 Sep 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) Sep 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Sep 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm YA Late Shabbat (MMS) 8:30 pm YA Late Shabbat (MMS) Sep 8 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm YA Late Shabbat Oneg (Foyer) 9:30 pm YA Late Shabbat Oneg (Foyer) Sep 8 @ 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm	9 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 9 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 9 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Mor Serv Bat Mitzvah Erin Freeman and Sasha Feldman 10:30 am Shabbat Mor Serv Bat Mitzvah Erin Freeman and Sasha Feldman Sep 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Zadie Winthrop 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah Zadie Winthrop Sep 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Young Families Havdalah PJ Party – September 2017 4:00 pm Young Families Havdalah PJ Party – September 2017 Sep 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm YOUNG FAMILIES We invite families with children under age 5 for a Shabbat afternoon experience at Congregation Emanu-El! We are partnering with the Jewish Baby Network SF for a Havdalah PJ Party from 4:00 – 5:30 pm … Continued
10	11 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Sep 11 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Sep 11 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	12 Mah Jongg (Rinder Chapel) 6:00 pm Mah Jongg (Rinder Chapel) Sep 12 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Screenagers Film & Discussion 7:00 pm Screenagers Film & Discussion Sep 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Viewing of Screenagers Followed by facilitated discussion for both parents and teens Tuesday, Sept. 12 – 7:00 – 9:00pm Award-winning SCREENAGERS probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director's own, and depicts … Continued	13	14 Cooking for Congregants – September 14, 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – September 14, 2017 Sep 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	15 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Sep 15 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Sep 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	16 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 16 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 16 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Joseph Samuel Lorenzen 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Joseph Samuel Lorenzen Sep 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Lucas Segal 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Lucas Segal Sep 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Selichot “The Art of Forgiveness” 7:00 pm Selichot “The Art of Forgiveness” Sep 16 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Is there an art to forgiveness? Jewish women reveal their secrets to forgiving. But do they ever forget? Find out in this moving and thought-provoking show that deals with sibling rivalry, betrayal, ex-husbands, a German’s … Continued
17 The Tribe for Men: Mikvah in the Ocean at Dawn 2017 4:50 am The Tribe for Men: Mikvah in the Ocean at Dawn 2017 Sep 17 @ 4:50 am – 8:00 am The High Holy Days are a time where we open ourselves up and look deep inside our souls to examine who we have been and who we want to be. Have we accomplished all we … Continued Elul Mikvah 2017: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group 10:00 am Elul Mikvah 2017: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group Sep 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Join Rabbi Mintz, Rabbi Fenves and women from Congregation Emanu-El’s Women’s Group and The Tribe for Women for a morning of spiritual exploration and preparation for the High Holy Days at Baker Beach. Bring your … Continued Elul Mikvah 2017: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group 10:15 am Elul Mikvah 2017: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group Sep 17 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am Join Rabbi Mintz, Rabbi Fenves and women from Congregation Emanu-El’s Women’s Group and The Tribe for Women for a morning of spiritual exploration and preparation for the High Holy Days at Baker Beach. Bring your … Continued	18 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Sep 18 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Sep 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Raphael House – September 18 2017 3:30 pm Raphael House – September 18 2017 Sep 18 @ 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm The mission of Raphael House is to help at-risk families achieve stable housing and financial independence while strengthening family bonds and personal dignity. We prepare and serve dinner to the residents at Raphael House, working … Continued	19 Mah Jongg (Rinder Chapel) 6:00 pm Mah Jongg (Rinder Chapel) Sep 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	20 2017 ERH Family Service Ushering 5:00 pm 2017 ERH Family Service Ushering Sep 20 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued Erev Rosh Hashanah – Family Service 5:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah – Family Service Sep 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm 2017 ERH Classic Service Ushering 6:00 pm 2017 ERH Classic Service Ushering Sep 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 ERH Classic Service Ushering 6:00 pm 2017 ERH Classic Service Ushering Sep 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Event Signup Erev Rosh Hashanah – Classic Service 6:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah – Classic Service Sep 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm HHD 2017 ERH Sr Transp 6:00 pm HHD 2017 ERH Sr Transp Sep 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Transportation Assistance for Seniors in San Francisco on High Holy Days In partnership with the Jewish Community Federation, Congregation Emanu-El is again offering to subsidize half of the cost of transportation for elderly and disabled … Continued 2017 ERH Contemporary Service Ushering 8:30 pm 2017 ERH Contemporary Service Ushering Sep 20 @ 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued Erev Rosh Hashanah – Contemporary Service 8:30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah – Contemporary Service Sep 20 @ 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm	21 2017 RH Classic Service Ushering 9:00 am 2017 RH Classic Service Ushering Sep 21 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued Rosh Hashanah – Classic Service 9:00 am Rosh Hashanah – Classic Service Sep 21 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah – Young Children’s Service (under 5) 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah – Young Children’s Service (under 5) Sep 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am 2017 RH Contemporary Service Ushering 11:30 am 2017 RH Contemporary Service Ushering Sep 21 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 RH Contemporary Service Ushering 11:45 am 2017 RH Contemporary Service Ushering Sep 21 @ 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued Rosh Hashanah – Contemporary Service 11:45 am Rosh Hashanah – Contemporary Service Sep 21 @ 11:45 am – 1:45 pm Rosh Hashanah – Children’s Service (ages 5-10) 2:30 pm Rosh Hashanah – Children’s Service (ages 5-10) Sep 21 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Rosh Hashanah – Community Service led by teens 3:30 pm Rosh Hashanah – Community Service led by teens Sep 21 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Rosh Hashanah – Tashlich at Baker Beach 5:00 pm Rosh Hashanah – Tashlich at Baker Beach Sep 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm As instructed by the Prophet Micah, we gather to throw breadcrumbs into the water on Rosh Hashanah afternoon. This ceremony is called Tashlich and represents a symbolic casting away of the transgressions of the past … Continued	22 Rosh Hashanah Morning Service (Chapel) 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Morning Service (Chapel) Sep 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm One Shabbat Service (with Rabbi Larry Kushner) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (with Rabbi Larry Kushner) Sep 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Rabbi Larry Kushner will deliver the sermon this Friday evening.	23 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 23 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 23 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Maxwell Katz 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Maxwell Katz Sep 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Morgan Feinberg 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah Morgan Feinberg Sep 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
24	25 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) Sep 25 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 Sep 25 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	26 Mah Jongg (Rinder Chapel) 6:00 pm Mah Jongg (Rinder Chapel) Sep 26 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	27	28 Cooking for Congregants – September 28, 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – September 28, 2017 Sep 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 Yom Kippur Retreat, 2017 4:00 pm Yom Kippur Retreat, 2017 Sep 29 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 1 @ 12:00 pm Yom Kippur Retreat Friday, September 29, 2017 through Sunday, October 1, 2017 Join Rabbi Carla Fenves, Rabbinical Student Rena Singer and Monica Pevzner from our community engagement team for an informal Yom Kippur retreat in … Continued Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Sep 29 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am 2017 KN Family Service Ushering 5:00 pm 2017 KN Family Service Ushering Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued Family Service – 2017 Kol Nidre 5:00 pm Family Service – 2017 Kol Nidre Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Kol Nidre 5:00 pm Kol Nidre Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Also Retreat at Camp Newman)Family Service 5:00 pmClassic Service 6:00 pmContemporary Service 8:30 pm 2017 KN Classic Service Ushering 6:00 pm 2017 KN Classic Service Ushering Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 Kol Nidre – Classic Service 6:00 pm 2017 Kol Nidre – Classic Service Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm HHD 2017 KN Sr. Transp 6:00 pm HHD 2017 KN Sr. Transp Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Transportation Assistance for Seniors in San Francisco on High Holy Days In partnership with the Jewish Community Federation, Congregation Emanu-El is again offering to subsidize half of the cost of transportation for elderly and disabled … Continued 2017 KN Cont. Svc. Ushering 8:30 pm 2017 KN Cont. Svc. Ushering Sep 29 @ 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 Kol Nidre – Contemporary Service 8:30 pm 2017 Kol Nidre – Contemporary Service Sep 29 @ 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm	30 2017 YK Classic Service Ushering 9:00 am 2017 YK Classic Service Ushering Sep 30 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued Classic Service – Yom Kippur 9:00 am Classic Service – Yom Kippur Sep 30 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Young Children’s Service (under age 5) 10:00 amContemporary Service 11:45 amChildren’s Service (ages 5-10) 2:30 pmCommunity Service Led by Teens 3:30 pmGuided Meditation 4:00 pmHealing Service 4:00 pmClassic Yizkor 5:30 pmContemporary Yizkor 5:30 pm Open to … Continued Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 30 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 30 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Yom Kippur 10:00 am Yom Kippur Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 6:30 pm Young Children’s Service (under age 5) 10:00 amContemporary Service 11:45 amChildren’s Service (ages 5-10) 2:30 pmCommunity Service Led by Teens 3:30 pmGuided Meditation 4:00 pmHealing Service 4:00 pmClassic Yizkor 5:30 pmContemporary Yizkor 5:30 pm Open to … Continued Yom Kippur – Children’s Service (ages 5-10) 10:00 am Yom Kippur – Children’s Service (ages 5-10) Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Yom Kippur – Young Chlldren’s Service (under age 5) 10:00 am Yom Kippur – Young Chlldren’s Service (under age 5) Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 pm Young Children’s Service (under age 5) 10:00 am* 2017 YK Contemporary Service Ushering 11:30 am 2017 YK Contemporary Service Ushering Sep 30 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 YK Cont. Svc. Ushering 11:45 am 2017 YK Cont. Svc. Ushering Sep 30 @ 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 Yom Kippur – Contemporary Service 11:45 am 2017 Yom Kippur – Contemporary Service Sep 30 @ 11:45 am – 1:15 pm Yom Kippur – Children’s Service (ages 5-10) 2:30 pm Yom Kippur – Children’s Service (ages 5-10) Sep 30 @ 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Yom Kippur – Community Service Led by Teens 3:30 pm Yom Kippur – Community Service Led by Teens Sep 30 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Young Children’s Service (under age 5) 10:00 amContemporary Service 11:45 amChildren’s Service (ages 5-10) 2:30 pmCommunity Service Led by Teens 3:30 pmGuided Meditation 4:00 pmHealing Service 4:00 pmClassic Yizkor 5:30 pmContemporary Yizkor 5:30 pm Open to … Continued Yom Kippur – Guided Meditation 4:00 pm Yom Kippur – Guided Meditation Sep 30 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Yom Kippur – Healing Service 4:00 pm Yom Kippur – Healing Service Sep 30 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 2017 Yizkor Classic Service Ushering 5:30 pm 2017 Yizkor Classic Service Ushering Sep 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 Yizkor Contemporary Service Ushering 5:30 pm 2017 Yizkor Contemporary Service Ushering Sep 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Every year for the High Holy Day services, we need temple ushers who extend a warm welcome, hand out prayer books, help congregants with seating, and answer general questions. Enrich your High Holy Day experience … Continued 2017 Yom Kippur – Classic Yizkor 5:30 pm 2017 Yom Kippur – Classic Yizkor Sep 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm 2017 Yom Kippur – Contemporary Yizkor 5:30 pm 2017 Yom Kippur – Contemporary Yizkor Sep 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm HHD 2017 Yizkor Sr. Trans. 5:30 pm HHD 2017 Yizkor Sr. Trans. Sep 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Transportation Assistance for Seniors in San Francisco on High Holy Days In partnership with the Jewish Community Federation, Congregation Emanu-El is again offering to subsidize half of the cost of transportation for elderly and disabled … Continued

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