Calendar
NY 10th grade trip: April 20th-23rd, 2023. The balance of $1400 is due by March 31, 2023.
8th/9th grade LA trip: February 25-26th, 2023. Please reserve a spot with a non-refundable $400 deposit by February 1st (the balance of $400 is due by February 15, 2023).
Gentlemen of the El,
Join Rabbi Jonathan for a Men's Group Poker Night on Thursday evening, January 19th at 7:00p.
Snacks. Libations. And a little Torah, too!
Venue location to be provided before the event.
Gentlemen of the El,
Join Rabbi Jonathan for a Men's Group Poker Night on Thursday evening, January 19th at 7:00p.
Snacks. Libations. And a little Torah, too!
Venue location to be provided before the event.
High Schoolers! Join us for a calm, fun, night of painting, eating, and listening to music. This will be a guided painting session with festive drinks and a pasta bar. Join us at 6pm for Friday Night Services in Martin Meyer, followed by food and our Paint and Sip in room 56 on the fifth floor. Space is limited to 12 participants and costs $15.00,
Registration is required for this event.
This is student only event. Please register your student(s) only.
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Services this Friday, January 20th at 6:00 pm!
Led by Rabbis Ryan Bauer and Jason Rodich with Cantor Arik Luck.
To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following:
- Advance registration is required. If for any reason you are not able to register in advance, you are still welcome to attend, and we will take care of registration at the gate.
- Full vaccination status is required for those eligible when participating in our programs (including booster for those eligible). Consistent with city, state, CDC and other public health authority guidance, COVID-19 vaccines are the most important and effective tool in preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death.
- Masking is optional at all services and events taking place inside Emanu-El or for outdoor events, including in the courtyard
- For those ineligible for vaccination, testing is required within 24 hours of the event (rapid antigen or PCR).
- Although masks are not required, we understand that many people will continue to mask for a variety of reasons. We fully support those who choose to mask and invite all in our community to act in a spirit of non-judgmental kindness as we navigate this landscape together.
- Please review our COVID-19 on-site event protocols.
- We, along with our COVID-19 Advisory Team, will continue to monitor case rates in San Francisco and other important factors and respond to the changing circumstances accordingly.
- Our services will continue to be held virtually on our Livestream page and Facebook Live.
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 in the Main Sanctuary.
- Advance registration is required. If for any reason you are not able to register in advance, you are still welcome to attend and we will take care of registration at the gate.
- Proof of vaccination is no longer checked at the front gate.
- Masks are optional indoors.
- Please review our COVID-19 on-site event protocols so you’ll know what to expect. We're so excited to welcome you back to into our beautiful sanctuary.
Click here to watch on our website livestream page. To follow along with prayers, click here for a free online Mishkan T'Filah prayer book.
We understand rules and norms are changing quickly. Our COVID advisory team continues to monitor legal requirements and best practices and may change requirements as the environment changes.
Sunday, January 22nd 9:30-11:00 AM
Is Israel the Next Middle East Energy Powerhouse?
Presented by the Israel Action Committee
*This event will be held virtually over zoom.
“Moses dragged us for 40 years through the desert to bring us to the one place in the Middle East where there was no oil” – Golda Meir.
NewMed Energy — Israel's leading energy partnership in the exploration and sale of natural gas—is changing the narrative.
NewMed Energy's natural gas discovery has altered the course of history and fostered unprecedented agreements with Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE. NewMed Energy has been a critical partner in almost every gas discovery made in the last thirty years.
NewMed Energy holds 45.34% of the Leviathan Reservoir, the largest gas reservoir in the Mediterranean. The Leviathan gas production serves as a critical energy source for the State of Israel and the region's countries. NewMed Energy has helped accelerate the recent maritime border deal with Lebanon and its evolving relations with Turkey and Europe as Israel seeks to supply Europe's natural gas needs considering the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Please join us for a presentation with NewMed Energy CEO Yossi Abu as we explore the potential of Israel as an energy powerhouse and how it's reshaping political and economic ties within the region.
Registration is required. A zoom link will be sent out prior to the event.
“Antonio, We Know You.”
Special AUTHOR Interview: Rabbi Sydney Mintz in conversation with congregant, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY AND author Antonio Salazar-Hodson
Thursday, January 26
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Martin Meyer Sanctuary
Antonio Salazar-Hobson story is hard to fathom. He was born into a farm-working migrant family in Arizona, the 11th of 14 children. At just 4 years old, he was kidnapped by the Hobsons — the next-door neighbors his family had grown to trust. For years, Salazar-Hobson was sexually abused and trafficked at a guest ranch in central California. To outsiders, he was believed to be the Hobsons’ adopted son. Despite his attempts to run away and even take his own life, the abuse continued. “I realized that I only had one way out, only one escape,” he said. “If I could just get that education, I wouldn’t be here anymore.” The Hobsons enrolled Antonio in school, where he quickly flourished. While in high school, Salazar-Hobson had a chance meeting with workers’ rights activist Cesar Chavez, which changed his life forever.
Chavez recognized how smart Salazar-Hobson was and encouraged him to become a labor lawyer. Though the Hobsons still tried to ruin his life while in college by attempting to get his scholarships revoked, Salazar-Hobson became one of the most successful labor lawyers in the country — just as Chavez predicted.
Now, Antonio’s story will be featured in LA Stories with Emmy Award winning Giselle Fernandez this month.
