7:00 pm
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. @ Taylor St.

Join leaders from across the city and across the faiths to hear how their beliefs impact their stance on gun violence. Together we can imagine and build a safer San Francisco and a safer country.

The Rev. Canon Dr. Ellen Clark-King (Grace Cathedral) will moderate a panel with Imam Abu Qadir Al Amin (SF Muslim Community Center), Supervisor Catherine Stefani, Sensei Elaine Donlin (Buddhist Church of SF), Fr. George Williams SJ (Roman Catholic chaplain of San Quentin) and Rabbi Jason Rodich (Temple Emanu-El).
Free and open to all, but please RSVP to [email protected]

Co-Sponsors: SFIC, Temple Emanu-El, Temple Sherith Israel, Temple Beth Sholom, Calvary Presbyterian Church, Buddhist Church of San Francisco, Pacifica Institute, University of San Francisco

Rise of Anti-Semitism in America Vs Europe

Reuben Rinder Chapel

In recent years, both America and Europe have seen a drastic increase of antisemitic vandalism, acts of violence and political rhetoric. What was once hidden is now at the forefront of our communities. But are we talking about the same phenomenon? Is what we watch in cities like Paris or Berlin comparable to Pittsburg? And how alarmed should we be? How can we do more to counter it? Come and be a part of this exploration and conversation with two renowned experts for both continents.

Seth Brysk is the ADL Central Pacific Regional Director, based in San Francisco, serving Northern California, Utah, and Hawai’i. He is one of the Jewish community’s primary interlocutors with diplomats; local, state and federal officials; clergy; and ethnic leaders promoting civil rights, justice and fair treatment for all. Previously, he was the AJC Regional Director in Los Angeles, JCRC Israel Center Director in Boston, and San Francisco Hillel Executive Director.

Rabbi Andrew Baker is AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs. In 2009, he was appointed Personal Representative on Combating Anti-Semitism of the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and continues to serve in this position. He is an officer of the Jewish Claims Conference and has served on restitution and historical commissions in the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia. In recognition of his work in Europe he was decorated by the Presidents of Germany, Lithuania, Latvia and Romania. He is a past President of the Interfaith Conference of Washington, a former Commissioner of the District of Columbia Human Rights Commission, a past President of the Washington Board of Rabbis and a former chaplain at San Quentin Prison.

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with Guest Speaker:  Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, PhD

Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, PhD will speak on the subject: Does God Matter Now?  What if you had a serious relationship with God? What if we understood
ourselves as individuals and as a community as part of a Covenant? Answering these questions is the basis for Covenant Theology, the idea that we are in Covenantal relationship and that it matters in every area of our lives. Rabbi Sabath will share insights on three major Covenant theologians and why God might matter to us, especially now.

Dinner/Conversation will follow after services. At dinner,
Rabbi Sabath will speak on: The Meaning of the Hour: On Jewish Ethics in Times of Distress

The Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El invite you to a special Camp Nai Nai Nai Community Dinner + Late Shabbat!

This summer the Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El has partnered with Moishe house to bring you Camp Nai Nai Nai: the ultimate Jewish summer camp for adults.

To learn more about camp check out it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/297929027593041/

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The Meaning of the Hour: On Jewish Ethics in Times of Distress
 
After services, at a shabbat dinner (advanced registration required), Rabbi Sabath will offer a presentation and discussion on what we might learn from the rabbinic leaders of other ages in facing the crises and challenges of our current age. 
 
 
 
Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.
 
Rabbi Sabath is a visionary thought leader, institutional builder, a strategic innovator and public speaker. Most recently Rabbi Sabath led a four-campus team at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC) as the National Director of Recruitment and Admissions. In 2013 she was appointed President's Scholar and most recently was also appointed Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics. Rabbi Sabath taught courses on liturgy, modern Jewish thought, gender, and theology at HUC for over 16 years.
 
Prior to HUC, Rabbi Sabath served as Vice President of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and for over a decade as a member of the Institute's faculty.  Ordained in 1995, Rabbi Sabath also earned a Ph.D. in Jewish philosophy from the Jewish Theological Seminary. 
 
Rabbi Sabath is a senior fellow of the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood, an alumna of the Wexner Foundation Graduate Fellowship and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Rabbi Sabath lived in Israel for nearly 15 years and currently lives in Cincinnati with her husband, Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi, and their three children.
 

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