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September 2018

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						1 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 1 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Alexandra Greenberg (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Alexandra Greenberg (MMS) Sep 1 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Enter the High Holy Days with Selichot & The Jewish Women’s Theatre 6:30 pm Enter the High Holy Days with Selichot & The Jewish Women’s Theatre Sep 1 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm 6:30 pm – Havdalah in Martin Meyer Reception 7:00 pm – Performance by Jewish Women’s Theatre in Martin Meyer Sanctuary 8:15 pm – Selichot Service About Jewish Women’s Theatre In the fall of 2008, Jewish … Continued
2	3 Office Closed – Labor Day Office Closed – Labor Day Sep 3 all-day	4 Mahjong (R57) 1:30 pm Mahjong (R57) Sep 4 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	5 Young Adult Food Pantry Volunteering 6:00 pm Young Adult Food Pantry Volunteering Sep 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join members of the Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El for an evening volunteering with the SF Marin Food Pantry. Volunteers will help sort and package produce for families in the greater San Francisco community. … Continued	6 Cooking for Congregants – September 6, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – September 6, 2018 Sep 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	7 First Friday Under Five (MMS) 5:30 pm First Friday Under Five (MMS) Sep 7 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (MS) 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (MS) Sep 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 2018-09-07 6:15 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 2018-09-07 Sep 7 @ 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 Members- $20.00, Children ages 3-10- $10.00, Non-member Adults- $24.00.Event Signup	8 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 8 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Jeremiah Lerner (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Jeremiah Lerner (MMS) Sep 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service BM of Mila Hughes (Main) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Mila Hughes (Main) Sep 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
9 Elul Mikvah 2018: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group 9:00 am Elul Mikvah 2018: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group Sep 9 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 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 2018 ERH Family Service Ushering 5:00 pm 2018 ERH Family Service Ushering Sep 9 @ 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, (MMS) 5:00 pm Family Service, (MMS) Sep 9 @ 5:00 pm One hour worship led in a participative, educational style by clergy. New this year: Open to the community. Appropriate for children under age 5, accompanied by at least one parent. No One Pass or ticket required. Classic Service, (Main) 6:00 pm Classic Service, (Main) Sep 9 @ 6:00 pm Led by Rabbis Carla Fenves and Jason Rodich. Sermon by Senior Rabbi Beth Singer. Music: Cantor Arik Luck, the Emanu-El Choir, and organist. Contemporary Service, (Main) 8:30 pm Contemporary Service, (Main) Sep 9 @ 8:30 pm Led by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Singer and Rabbi Ryan Bauer. Sermon by Senior Rabbi Beth Singer. Music: Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists.	10 Rosh Hashanah – Office Closed Rosh Hashanah – Office Closed Sep 10 all-day Classic Service, Main Sanctuary 9:00 am Classic Service, Main Sanctuary Sep 10 @ 9:00 am Led by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Singer and Rabbi Sydney Mintz. Sermon by Rabbi Ryan Bauer. Music: Cantor Arik Luck, the Emanu-El Choir, and organist. Service for families with children ages 5 and under (MMS) 10:00 am Service for families with children ages 5 and under (MMS) Sep 10 @ 10:00 am Service for families with children ages 5 and under, Martin Meyer Sanctuary Led by clergy with music by Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists. No One Pass or ticket required. Contemporary Service (Main) 11:45 am Contemporary Service (Main) Sep 10 @ 11:45 am Led by Senior Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Carla Fenves. Sermon by Rabbi Jason Rodich. Music: Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists. Service for families with children ages 5-10, (Main) 2:30 pm Service for families with children ages 5-10, (Main) Sep 10 @ 2:30 pm Led by Emanu-El clergy with Cantor Arik Luck and musician Jonathan Ferris. No One Pass or ticket required. Community Service led by our teens (Main) 3:30 pm Community Service led by our teens (Main) Sep 10 @ 3:30 pm Come and be inspired by the music, communal singing, Torah readings and commentaries created and led by our teens. With Cantor Marsha Attie and accompanists. No One Pass or ticket required. Tashlich (Baker Beach) 5:00 pm Tashlich (Baker Beach) Sep 10 @ 5:00 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	11 Worship (RRC) 9:30 am Worship (RRC) Sep 11 @ 9:30 am A quiet, meditative acoustic service led by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Rabbi Ryan Bauer, and Cantor Arik Luck.	12	13 Cooking for Congregants – September 13, 2018 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – September 13, 2018 Sep 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	14 Bagels and Bagies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Bagies (MMR) Sep 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Camp Reunion Community Dinner and Late Shabbat 6:15 pm Camp Reunion Community Dinner and Late Shabbat Sep 14 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm We want to invite all Jewish young adults from around the Bay Area to come together for intimate dinners – between 8 and 10 people – at some of the best spots in the Inner … Continued Young Adult Late Shabbat (MMS) 8:30 pm Young Adult Late Shabbat (MMS) Sep 14 @ 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm	15 Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 15 @ 9:15 am – 10:30 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 15 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Daisy Dean (Main) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Daisy Dean (Main) Sep 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service BM of Amiya Stroumza (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Amiya Stroumza (MMS) Sep 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
16 The Tribe for Men: Mikvah in the Ocean at Dawn 2018 5:00 am The Tribe for Men: Mikvah in the Ocean at Dawn 2018 Sep 16 @ 5:00 am – 7:00 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	17 Mazel Tots (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots (MMR) Sep 17 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) 11:00 am Scrabble (R57) Sep 17 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	18 Kol Nidre – Office closes at 1:00 pm 1:00 pm Kol Nidre – Office closes at 1:00 pm Sep 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Family Service (MMS) 5:00 pm Family Service (MMS) Sep 18 @ 5:00 pm One hour worship, led in a participative, educational style by clergy. New this year: Open to the community. Appropriate for children under age 5, accompanied by at least one parent. No One Pass or ticket required. Classic Service (Main) 6:00 pm Classic Service (Main) Sep 18 @ 6:00 pm Led by Senior Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Carla Fenves. Sermon by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Singer. Music: Cantor Arik Luck, the Emanu-El Choir, and organist. HHD 2018 KN Sr. Transp 6:00 pm HHD 2018 KN Sr. Transp Sep 18 @ 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 Contemporary Service (Main) 8:30 pm Contemporary Service (Main) Sep 18 @ 8:30 pm Led by Rabbis Sydney Mintz and Jason Rodich. Sermon by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Singer. Music: Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists.	19 Yom Kippur – Office Closed Yom Kippur – Office Closed Sep 19 all-day Classic Service (Main) 9:00 am Classic Service (Main) Sep 19 @ 9:00 am Led by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Singer and Rabbi Jason Rodich. Sermon by Rabbi Sydney Mintz. Music: Cantor Arik Luck, the Emanu-El Choir, and organist. Service for families with children ages 5 and under (MMS) 10:00 am Service for families with children ages 5 and under (MMS) Sep 19 @ 10:00 am Led by clergy with music by Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists. No One Pass or ticket required. Taste of Tauber Study Session (GH) 10:00 am Taste of Tauber Study Session (GH) Sep 19 @ 10:00 am Emanu-El Scholar Rabbi Lawrence Kushner on Malicious talk: Maimonides on the laws governing speech No One Pass or ticket required. Study Session (GH) 11:30 am Study Session (GH) Sep 19 @ 11:30 am Learn with Tad Taube Emanu-El Scholar Rabbi Stephen Pearce: What Is Your Story? Muriel Ruykeser advised, “The world is not made of atoms. It is made of stories.” Accounts from our formative years, called “charter … Continued Contemporary Service (Main) 11:45 am Contemporary Service (Main) Sep 19 @ 11:45 am Led by Senior Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Ryan Bauer. Sermon by Rabbi Carla Fenves. Music: Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists. Youth Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco (GH) 2:00 pm Youth Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco (GH) Sep 19 @ 2:00 pm DATE: Yom Kippur, Wednesday, September 19, 2018 TIME: 2:00-3:30 pm (immediately following Contemporary Services) LOCATION: Guild Hall childcare available Join us for a special conversation about youth experiencing homelessness in San Francisco. Hear directly from youth in this … Continued Reflection and Renewal in the Redwoods: Prayer, Meditation and Music with Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Front Gate) 2:15 pm Reflection and Renewal in the Redwoods: Prayer, Meditation and Music with Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Front Gate) Sep 19 @ 2:15 pm Participants will meet at the front gate of the temple at 2:15 pm to walk to the Presidio and return in time for the 3:30 pm Community Service led by our teens. No One Pass … Continued Afternoon Service (MMS) 2:30 pm Afternoon Service (MMS) Sep 19 @ 2:30 pm Led by Rabbi Jonathan Singer. Music by Cantor Arik Luck. No One Pass or ticket required. Community Service led by our teens (Main) 3:30 pm Community Service led by our teens (Main) Sep 19 @ 3:30 pm Come and be inspired by the music, communal singing, Torah readings, and commentaries created and led by our teen. With Cantor Marsha Attie and accompanists. No One Pass or ticket required. Guided Meditation (GH) – note: latecomers will not be admitted 4:00 pm Guided Meditation (GH) – note: latecomers will not be admitted Sep 19 @ 4:00 pm Led by Rabbi Ryan Bauer. Note: Latecomers will not be admitted No One Pass or ticket required. Healing Service (RRC) 4:00 pm Healing Service (RRC) Sep 19 @ 4:00 pm Led by Senior Rabbi Beth Singer. No One Pass or ticket required. Classic Yizkor and Neilah Services (Main) 5:30 pm Classic Yizkor and Neilah Services (Main) Sep 19 @ 5:30 pm Led by Senior Rabbis Beth and Jonathan Singer. Sermon by Rabbi Ryan Bauer. Music: Cantor Arik Luck, the Emanu-El Choir, and organist. Contemporary Yizkor and Neilah Services (MMS) 5:30 pm Contemporary Yizkor and Neilah Services (MMS) Sep 19 @ 5:30 pm Led by Rabbis Carla Fenves and Jason Rodich. Sermon by Rabbi Sydney Mintz. Music: Cantor Marsha Attie and her accompanists. Space is extremely limited. Tickets or One Passes are required. Courtyard Havdalah and Break the … Continued 30’s and 40’s Break the Fast 6:30 pm 30’s and 40’s Break the Fast Sep 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Come join the Emanu-El 30s and 40s community for our annual break-the-fast as we mark the end of Yom Kippur. Whether or not you fast or go to services, come and connect with your community … Continued Young Adult Break the Fast 7:00 pm Young Adult Break the Fast Sep 19 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Come join the Young Adult Community for a break-the-fast meal as we mark the end of Yom Kippur. Whether or not you fast or go to services, come and connect with your community as we … Continued Young Adult Break the Fast 7:30 pm Young Adult Break the Fast Sep 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Come join the Young Adult Community for a break-the-fast meal as we mark the end of Yom Kippur. Whether or not you fast or go to services, come and connect with your community as we … Continued	20 Office Closed/Pre-school Open Office Closed/Pre-school Open Sep 20 all-day	21 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) Sep 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am	22 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 22 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 22 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service BM Nate & Gracie Felsenthal (Main) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM Nate & Gracie Felsenthal (Main) Sep 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
23 Sukkot Celebration Service & Dinner 2018 5:00 pm Sukkot Celebration Service & Dinner 2018 Sep 23 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Celebrate Sukkot at Temple Emanu-El with a festive outdoor service in the courtyard at 5:00 pm on Sunday, September 23, followed by Mediterranean dinner.Please feel free to bring your own bottle of wine.Reservations are required … Continued	24 Service for First Day of Sukkot 9:00 am Service for First Day of Sukkot Sep 24 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us on the first morning of Sukkot for the joyous festival service. Freshly brewed coffee will be served at 9:00 am for the service in the chapel, where Hallel will be sung by the Cantor! Afterwards, we will have the traditional … Continued	25 Mahjong (chap) 6:00 pm Mahjong (chap) Sep 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sukkot Dinner 2018: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group 6:30 pm Sukkot Dinner 2018: The Tribe for Women & Women’s Group Sep 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Come join us for our annual Women's Group and Tribe for Women dinner in the sukkah for a night of women, discussion, and wine. We will be outside so remember to dress warmly! Please register, and … Continued	26 Tribe for Men: Sukkot Steak + Wine Celebration in the Sukkah 7:00 pm Tribe for Men: Sukkot Steak + Wine Celebration in the Sukkah Sep 26 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Kick off the New Year together with other Tribe dads, as we have the first ever Sukkot steak and wine celebration in the temple Sukkah. Register now!Event Signup	27 Drinks, Dinner, and Music in the Sukkah 7:00 pm Drinks, Dinner, and Music in the Sukkah Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Event Signup Sukkot is Zman Simchatenu – Season of our Joy 7:00 pm Sukkot is Zman Simchatenu – Season of our Joy Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join us for an Boomers/Empty Nester's/Men's Group dinner in the sukkah – Middle eastern fare, wine, stories and music with Cantor Barak and the Rabbis Singer!Event Signup	28 Bagels and Bagies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Bagies (MMR) Sep 28 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am LifeStream Shabbat Gathering 7:15 pm LifeStream Shabbat Gathering Sep 28 @ 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm LifeStream Shabbat Gathering ticket for September 28Event Signup	29 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) Sep 29 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) Sep 29 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Young Families Sukkot Celebration 2018 10:00 am Young Families Sukkot Celebration 2018 Sep 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am We invite families with children under age 5 for a Shabbat morning service in the sukkah at Rabbi Carla Fenves and Cantor David Frommer's home. Please join us at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 29 … Continued Shabbat Morning Service BM of Andrew Eidelhoch (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Andrew Eidelhoch (MMS) Sep 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service BM of Andrew Eidelhoch (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Andrew Eidelhoch (MMS) Sep 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service BM of Caleb Darsky (Main) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service BM of Caleb Darsky (Main) Sep 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shake your Lulav, 2018 3:00 pm Shake your Lulav, 2018 Sep 29 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Join the Young Adult Community at Emanu-El at our 4th annual Shake your Lulov Sukkot program! We are changing locations this year and have booked a private space at Spark Social SF to celebrate together … Continued Shake your Lulav, 2018 3:00 pm Shake your Lulav, 2018 Sep 29 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Join the Young Adult Community at Emanu-El at our 4th annual Shake your Lulov Sukkot program! We are changing locations this year and have booked a private space at Spark Social SF to celebrate together … Continued
30 Hebrew Decoding Fall 2018 9:30 am Hebrew Decoding Fall 2018 Sep 30 @ 9:30 am – 11:15 am Hebrew Decoding The Alef-Bet With Cantor Marsha AttieSunday, September 30, 9:30 – 11:15 amAND Sunday, October 7, 9:30 – 11:15 am This crash course is designed for those who want to learn how to read Hebrew … Continued Simchat Torah Dinner & Celebration 2018 5:00 pm Simchat Torah Dinner & Celebration 2018 Sep 30 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join us as we mark the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle! This joyful and festive occasion includes dinner, dancing and singing with the Torah … Continued Yizkor Service (Chapel) and Anat Hoffman lecture 8:30 pm Yizkor Service (Chapel) and Anat Hoffman lecture Sep 30 @ 8:30 pm – 9:20 pm Have you experienced the loss of someone you love? Join us to honor and remember them at our beautiful Yizkor service with Rabbi Beth Singer and Cantor Marsha Attie. Then join us at 9:30 am in … Continued

My child is invited to a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. What is the appropriate gift, and what does my child wear?

The gift is a personal choice. Gift certificates are always popular. The child should wear clothes that are appropriate for a religious service.

I am attending a funeral at your Temple, is it appropriate to bring flowers?

Flowers are not customary in Jewish tradition. We suggest making a gift to charity in memory of the deceased. Families often name either a Temple fund or another organization as preferred recipients.

Where are the kosher restaurants and kosher butchers in San Francisco?

The kosher restaurants in San Francisco are:

Sabra Grill Restaurant, 419 Grant Ave. ( at Bush Street) (415) 982-3656
Shangri-La Vegetarian Restaurant 2026 Irving Street (between 21st and 22nd Ave) (415) 731-2548There are no kosher butchers in San Francisco.

A wide selection of kosher foods, including meat, can be found at Mollie Stone’s Markets. The location closest to Temple Emanu-El is:
Mollie Stone’s Grand Central Market
2435 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567-4902
Kosher foods can also be found at Trader Joe’s. The location closest to Temple Emanu-El is:
Trader Joe’s
3 Masonic Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 346-9964

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