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						1 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Dec 1 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Dec 1 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) Dec 1 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
2	3 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Dec 3 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Dec 3 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	4	5 Brown Bag December 2018 12:00 pm Brown Bag December 2018 Dec 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join us for this monthly drop-in learning sessions with a member of our clergy. Bring your lunch, build community, enjoy some Torah!This program occurs on the first Wednesday of each month from 12:00 – 1:00 … Continued Limonata December 2018 4:00 pm Limonata December 2018 Dec 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Join us for this monthly drop-in, no-host, learning session in Marin. Grab a drink and dive into Torah with a member of our clergy.This program happens on the first Wednesday of each month.Event Signup Laurel Village Neighborhood Menorah Lighting 6:00 pm Laurel Village Neighborhood Menorah Lighting Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm Laurel Village Chanukah Lighting (outside of Books Inc.) 6:00 – 6:20 pm Join your Emanu-El clergy as we celebrate with music, singing, candle lighting, & Chanukah treats! We‘ll be giving out dreidels too!	6 Cooking for Congregants – December 6, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – December 6, 2018 Dec 6 @ 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 Chanukah Marin Neighborhood Menorah Lighting 6:00 pm Chanukah Marin Neighborhood Menorah Lighting Dec 6 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm Tiburon Fountain Plaza (across from Servino’s Restaurant, 9 Maine Street)6:00 – 6:20 pmPlease join in with us as we celebrate with music, singing, candle lighting, & treats. Chanukah Noe Valley Menorah Lighting 6:00 pm Chanukah Noe Valley Menorah Lighting Dec 6 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm Noe Valley Menorah Lighting 6:00 – 6:20 pm West Parklet: 24th Street between Noe & Sanchez, in front of Just for Fun. We will have a large menorah, music, and treats. All are welcome! YA: 5th Crazy Night Chanukah Party 7:00 pm YA: 5th Crazy Night Chanukah Party Dec 6 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Join us for our fifth annual ‘crazy’ night of Chanukah at 620 Jones! Come schmooze with Bay Area Jews, eat sufganiot, spin the dreidel, and light the chanukiah in private bar space. Ticket Pricing – the first 50 tickets sold … Continued	7 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Dec 7 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Dec 7 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Shabbat Chanukah Service (MMS) 6:00 pm Shabbat Chanukah Service (MMS) Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 6:40 pm This year, we are combining our traditional First Friday Under Five service and our One Shabbat service into a special Chanukah service. Please bring your Chanukiot to light with the community.Following our Shabbat Chanukah service … Continued Chanukah Celebration Dinner 12-07-18 6:45 pm Chanukah Celebration Dinner 12-07-18 Dec 7 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm After our One Shabbat Chanukah Service, we will be having a beautiful dinner with latkes, dreidels, and fun, followed by a circus act for the whole family in Guild Hall. Registration is required for the dinner. … Continued	8 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Dec 8 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Dec 8 @ 9:15 am – 12:15 pm Shabbat Morning Service – BM of Zach Gordon (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service – BM of Zach Gordon (MMS) Dec 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service (Main) BM of Kian Petlin 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Main) BM of Kian Petlin Dec 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
9 Men’s Group – December 9, 2018 9:30 am Men’s Group – December 9, 2018 Dec 9 @ 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 Tzedek Council Backpack program 11:30 am Tzedek Council Backpack program Dec 9 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm During Yom Kippur, the Tzedek Council, in partnership with Larkin Street, organized a panel of experts on youth facing homelessness where our community learned that San Francisco has more than 1,300 youth who are without … Continued Tzedek Council Backpack program TEST 11:30 am Tzedek Council Backpack program TEST Dec 9 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm A Very Jazzy Chanukah 5:00 pm A Very Jazzy Chanukah Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join the Emanu-El 30s and 40s community for a jazz-filled Chanukah celebration. We’ll start at a private home (address provided upon registration; 10 min walk to SFJAZZ) for some nosh starting at 5PM. Once we’ve … Continued	10 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Dec 10 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Dec 10 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	11 Nosh with the Rabbi – December 2018 7:00 pm Nosh with the Rabbi – December 2018 Dec 11 @ 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	12	13 Cooking for Congregants – December 13, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – December 13, 2018 Dec 13 @ 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 The Tribe for Men’s Annual Chanukah Night Out 2018 7:00 pm The Tribe for Men’s Annual Chanukah Night Out 2018 Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Join the Tribe for Men at our annual Chanukah Night Out. We will be eating pizza, playing poker, and giving gelt. And no, we didn’t forget about the onsite Bourbon! After registration, you will receive an email with … Continued	14 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Dec 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Dec 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm YA Late Shabbat (MMS) 8:30 pm YA Late Shabbat (MMS) Dec 14 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm	15 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Dec 15 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Dec 15 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Minyan- BM of Jeremiah Saks (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Minyan- BM of Jeremiah Saks (MMS) Dec 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
16 2018 Annual Town Hall Meeting (MMS) 9:30 am 2018 Annual Town Hall Meeting (MMS) Dec 16 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Emanu-El’s 169th Annual Town Hall MeetingOur town hall will feature: A special Dvar Torah by two inspiring and outspoken 8th grade students, Shaiah Asaf and Daisy Denebeim Dean, both of whom are members of our Madrichim Teen Teacher Training … Continued	17 Scrabble (R57) 3:00 am Scrabble (R57) Dec 17 @ 3:00 am – 11:00 am Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Dec 17 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am	18 Intro to Judaism – Winter 2019 7:00 pm Intro to Judaism – Winter 2019 Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join Emanu-El clergy to learn about the breadth and wonder of Jewish tradition. This class is a pathway for the adult learner who wishes to discover or deepen Jewish knowledge, non-Jews who are marrying a … Continued	19 Michael Krasny – Are We Really Funny? 7:00 pm Michael Krasny – Are We Really Funny? Dec 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm NPR host and author, Michael Krasny, will discuss Jewish humor in many of its forms of expression through different eras with emphasis on jokes – which can best be understood as narratives of Jewish history … Continued	20	21 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Dec 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Dec 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) Dec 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Dec 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	22 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Dec 22 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service-BM of Micaela Schillinger-Hyman MMS 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service-BM of Micaela Schillinger-Hyman MMS Dec 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
23	24 Office closed Dec. 24 Office closed Dec. 24 Dec 24 all-day Temple offices will be closed from Dec. 24 through January 1. Shabbat Services will still take place on Dec. 28 and 29.	25 Office closed Office closed Dec 25 – Dec 28 all-day	26	27	28 One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) Dec 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	29 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Dec 29 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service (Chapel) Dec 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
30	31 Office closed. New Year’s Eve Office closed. New Year’s Eve Dec 31 all-day

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Congregation Emanu-El is a vibrant, sacred Jewish community that is essential in the lives of our congregants. We are dedicated to connecting members with their Judaism and history at the highest level and bringing Jewish values to life in meaningful and inspiring ways.

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Torah Study (Library)

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Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55)

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Shabbat Morning Minyan- BM of Jeremiah Saks (MMS)

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