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Mishpachot Emanu-El Babies: Mondays 4/17-5/8 10:00 am
Mishpachot Emanu-El Babies: Mondays 4/17-5/8
Apr 17 @ 10:00 am – May 8 @ 11:30 am
Our Mishpachot Emanu-El program for Babies introduces our youngest children (0-16 months) to a preschool environment with their parent(s) by their side. Our weekly meetings will be guided by esteemed early childhood educator, Emma Kelly, … Continued
Mishpachot Emanu-El Toddlers: Wednesdays 4/19-5/10 10:00 am
Mishpachot Emanu-El Toddlers: Wednesdays 4/19-5/10
Apr 19 @ 10:00 am – May 10 @ 11:30 am
Our Mishpachot Emanu-El program for Toddlers introduces some of our youngest children (16-36 months) to a preschool environment with their parent(s) by their side. Our weekly meetings will be guided by esteemed early childhood educator, … Continued
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Nadav Tamir JStreet Executive Director 7:00 pm
Nadav Tamir JStreet Executive Director
May 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for a unique opportunity to hear directly from the Executive Director of J Street Israel, Nadav Tamir, in person, while he is visiting the U.S. Nadav has an impressive breadth of experience as … Continued
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Ice Cream Party Tot Shabbat – (5/5/23) 5:00 pm
Ice Cream Party Tot Shabbat – (5/5/23)
May 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
*Special* Ice Cream Tot Shabbat Join us in Martin Meyer Reception at 5:00 pm to connect with fellow families while children nosh. This session will include a very festive Shavuot-inspired ICE CREAM PARTY! Followed by a … Continued
B. Mitzvah Party Re-Do 6:00 pm
B. Mitzvah Party Re-Do
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Did your student have a Zoom B. Mitzvah? Miss out on a party with their friends? Do they want one last party at Emanu-El before construction? We have just the event, on Friday, May 5th … Continued
City Hope Shabbat Dinner 6:00 pm
City Hope Shabbat Dinner
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
As we approach the end of our school year, we are already looking forward to 5784. Join us Friday, May 5 at 6:00 pm to celebrate the incredible work you have done with City Hope. … Continued
YFE Shabbat Service with City Hope San Francisco (5/5/23) 6:00 pm
YFE Shabbat Service with City Hope San Francisco (5/5/23)
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Services this Friday, May 5th at 6:00 pm!Led by Rabbi Ryan Bauer with Cantor Arik Luck. They will be joined by Paul Trudeau, founder and CEO of City Hope San … Continued
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Torah Study 9:15 am
Torah Study
May 6 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Each week, a member of our clergy leads a group in Torah Study, followed by Mourner’s Kaddish and Healing Prayer. We are back to hybrid. Please check the Torah Study session webpage for more information, or … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – Adam Scheer (Main) 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – Adam Scheer (Main)
May 6 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner 10:00 am
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
May 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
This year Rabbi Kushner will be using Arthur Green’s Speaking Torah: Spiritual teachings from around the Maggid’s Table (Genesis-Leviticus).Zoom meetings, Saturday mornings, 10:00 am – 11:00amFirst session: Saturday morning, September 24,2nd session, Oct 83rd session, … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – Olivia Schuman (Main) 11:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – Olivia Schuman (Main)
May 6 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
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Men’s Group Meeting – May 7, 2023 9:30 am
Men’s Group Meeting – May 7, 2023
May 7 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Gentlemen of the El,Please join Rabbi Stephen Pearce for a special Men's Group on Sunday, May 7th from 9:30am – 11:00am. We will meet at the home of a Temple member. Enjoy bagels and coffee and … Continued
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Shabbat Service w/ Musical Scholar in Residence Joe Buchanan 6:00 pm
Shabbat Service w/ Musical Scholar in Residence Joe Buchanan
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Services this Friday, May 12th at 6:00 pm!Led by Rabbi Sydney Mintz with Cantors Marsha Attie and Arik Luck. They will be joined by our musical scholar in residence Joe … Continued
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Torah Study 9:15 am
Torah Study
May 13 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Each week, a member of our clergy leads a group in Torah Study, followed by Mourner’s Kaddish and Healing Prayer. We are back to hybrid. Please check the Torah Study session webpage for more information, or … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – Matias Fals (Main) 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – Matias Fals (Main)
May 13 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner 10:00 am
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
May 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
This year Rabbi Kushner will be using Arthur Green’s Speaking Torah: Spiritual teachings from around the Maggid’s Table (Genesis-Leviticus).Zoom meetings, Saturday mornings, 10:00 am – 11:00amFirst session: Saturday morning, September 24,2nd session, Oct 83rd session, … Continued
Joe Buchannan Shabbat Morning Service & Program 10:30 am
Joe Buchannan Shabbat Morning Service & Program
May 13 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Musical scholar in residence, Joe Buchannan, will join with Emanu- El clergy for a festive Shabbat morning service! Following the service will be Joe's musical program, "Choosing to Be Chosen". In this program, Joe will … Continued
Memories Project 1:00 pm
Memories Project
May 13 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
As Temple Emanu-El prepares to embark on an exciting architectural journey and once-in-a-century makeover of our beloved building, we would love to hear, see, and collect your memories of the spaces that are soon to … Continued
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Mishpachot Emanu-El Babies: Mondays 5/15-6/5 10:00 am
Mishpachot Emanu-El Babies: Mondays 5/15-6/5
May 15 @ 10:00 am – Jun 5 @ 11:30 am
NEW PRICE!Drop-ins welcome!Our Mishpachot Emanu-El program for Babies introduces our youngest children (0-16 months) to a preschool environment with their parent(s) by their side. Our weekly meetings will be guided by esteemed early childhood educator, … Continued
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Mishpachot Emanu-El Toddlers: Wednesdays 5/17-6/7 10:00 am
Mishpachot Emanu-El Toddlers: Wednesdays 5/17-6/7
May 17 @ 10:00 am – Jun 7 @ 11:15 am
Wednesdays 10:00-11:15 amDates: 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 and 6/7Our Mishpachot Emanu-El program for Toddlers introduces some of our youngest children to a preschool environment with their parent(s) by their side. Our weekly meetups will include music, nosh … Continued
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Congregation Emanu-El’s 174th (Virtual) Annual Meeting 5:00 pm
Congregation Emanu-El’s 174th (Virtual) Annual Meeting
May 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us for our 174th (Virtual) Annual Meeting to hear our leadership deliver a "state of the congregation," vote on nominees to our Board of Directors, and reflect on where we've been in the past year, … Continued
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May Mishpachot Meet-Up 10:30 am
May Mishpachot Meet-Up
May 19 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Please follow this link to JUNE 16 MEET-UP Registration!Next meet-up is Friday, May 19 at Breck's!Time: 10:30 amMeeting Frequency:  Third Friday of the Month, locations will vary.Join us for a monthly neighborhood meet-up at various … Continued
Confirmation Shabbat Service (5/19/23) 6:00 pm
Confirmation Shabbat Service (5/19/23)
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us In-Person for our Confirmation Shabbat Service this Friday, May 19th at 6:00 pm!Led by our 12th graders, Havurah Naphtali with Cantor Marsha Attie and the rest of our clergy.To best ensure we can … Continued
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Food Bank Volunteer at St. John’s 5/20! 7:30 am
Food Bank Volunteer at St. John’s 5/20!
May 20 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Help our Neighbors at St. John's: Food Bank VolunteersWhen: May 20th, 7:30am-9:30amWhere: St. John's Presbyterian Church, 25 Lake StCome join our Emanu-El community and help our neighbors support local families! All ages are welcome to … Continued
Torah Study 9:15 am
Torah Study
May 20 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Each week, a member of our clergy leads a group in Torah Study, followed by Mourner’s Kaddish and Healing Prayer. We are back to hybrid. Please check the Torah Study session webpage for more information, or … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – Ian Potashner (Main) 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – Ian Potashner (Main)
May 20 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner 10:00 am
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
This year Rabbi Kushner will be using Arthur Green’s Speaking Torah: Spiritual teachings from around the Maggid’s Table (Genesis-Leviticus).Zoom meetings, Saturday mornings, 10:00 am – 11:00amFirst session: Saturday morning, September 24,2nd session, Oct 83rd session, … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – Julian Allouche (Main) 11:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – Julian Allouche (Main)
May 20 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
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Tikkun Le’l Shavuot 7:00 pm
Tikkun Le’l Shavuot
May 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tikkun Le'l Shavuot – An Evening Wrestling with God in celebration of receiving the TorahCongregations Emanu-El and Sherith Israel are joining together for Tikkun Le'l Shavuot – a traditional evening of Torah study celebrating the … Continued
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Shabbat Service (5/26/23) 6:00 pm
Shabbat Service (5/26/23)
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Services this Friday, May 26th at 6:00 pm!Led by Rabbi Sarah Joselow Parris with Cantor Arik Luck. To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note … Continued
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Torah Study 9:15 am
Torah Study
May 27 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Each week, a member of our clergy leads a group in Torah Study, followed by Mourner’s Kaddish and Healing Prayer. We are back to hybrid. Please check the Torah Study session webpage for more information, or … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – H. Price & L. Deitz (Main) 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – H. Price & L. Deitz (Main)
May 27 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner 10:00 am
2023 Shabbat Torah Hevra with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
May 27 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
This year Rabbi Kushner will be using Arthur Green’s Speaking Torah: Spiritual teachings from around the Maggid’s Table (Genesis-Leviticus).Zoom meetings, Saturday mornings, 10:00 am – 11:00amFirst session: Saturday morning, September 24,2nd session, Oct 83rd session, … Continued
Shabbat Morning Service – Taylor Cohen (Main) 11:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service – Taylor Cohen (Main)
May 27 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: Service will be … Continued
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At Congregation Emanu-El, we strive to make each wedding an authentic reflection of your Jewish faith and commitment to each other. We welcome all denominations of Jewish faith in the sacred spaces of our Main and Martin Meyer Sanctuaries. All couples meet with the rabbi or cantor of their choice, discussing the ceremony and meaning behind the building of a Jewish home.

Our rabbis and cantor are available to officiate at weddings of Jewish and interfaith couples of all genders. Interfaith couples must agree to meet the Temple’s criteria for interfaith marriages.

The criteria are:

  1. That the couple plan to have a Jewish home and, if they have children, the children be raised as Jews;
  2. That they enroll in an Introduction to Judaism class, preferably the one offered by Congregation Emanu-El.
  3. That they join a synagogue.

Our clergy do not co-officiate with clergy of another religion.

Our Main Sanctuary is used by the whole community for a variety of events including wedding receptions, concerts, lectures, conferences and meetings. Its soaring interior is capped by the Temple’s magnificent and famous dome. Soft light is cast by the black-and-gold chandeliers and two stunning stained glass windows that glow on either side of the room.

Adjoining the Main Sanctuary is the Martin Meyer Sanctuary. Popular for wedding ceremonies, musical events and lectures, this space has a state-of-the-art sound system, a theatrical lighting system, and highly acclaimed acoustics. Whatever event we organize, we’ll make it a memorable experience each time.

To learn more about our available event venues, please contact Svetlana Leykin at (415) 751-2541 x 123


It is customary to make a contribution in a couple’s honor, such as to the Temple’s Lifecycle Fund.

Recommended as one of the Bay Area’s top 100 reception facilities by Here Comes the Guide

Read guest comments on Project Wedding and Yelp.

“We can’t thank you enough for helping to make our wedding so spectacular. You and your team helped us immensely in putting together an event that we will remember for the rest of our lives. Thank you again and again and again for everything!”

– G & G


“Thank you again for all the wonderful assistance and support throughout the planning and execution of the forum. I was very impressed by the proactive and attentive support provided by your team, including the tech and maintenance staff.Thanks again!”

– A.L.

Read all of our wedding reviews on our Temple Emanu-El Storefront at WeddingWire
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“When Robert Soriano first met Christina Arroyo at a Late Shabbat service at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco in 2003, he used such a lame pickup line (by his own admission) that it fizzled right there.”
 
Read all about their wondrous journey culminating in their gorgeous wedding!
 

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