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We are offering a weekly morning minyan for our community to say kaddish together. Join our sacred ‘zoom room’ to be with each other and create space for memory. Click here to navigate to our weekly morning minyan page, which hosts the latest Zoom link.
Join us for In-Person Friday Night Shabbat Service this Friday, November 5th, at 6:00 pm!
Led by Rabbi Jonathan Singer and Cantor Marsha Attie in the Martin Meyer Sanctuary and featuring our Charles Michael Scholar in Residence author Judy Batalion.
To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following:
- Capacity is limited to allow attendees to social distance if they are more comfortable doing so.
- Advance registration is required.
- Masks are required at all times inside.
- Please review our COVID-19 on-site event protocols so you’ll know what to expect. We're so excited to welcome you back 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.
Learn with our Charles Michael Scholar in Residence, Judy Batalion, as she dives deeper into her latest book, is the New York Times bestseller, author of the highly-acclaimed The Light Of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos, published by William Morrow in April 2021.
This will be a short Q&A with media presentation in the Martin Meyer Sanctuary immediately follow One Shabbat Service.
7:00 – 7:30pm
The Light Of Days has been published in a young readers’ edition, will be translated into 19 languages, and has been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture for which Judy is co-writing the screenplay. Judy is also the author of White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood and the Mess in Between, optioned by Warner Brothers, and her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Forward, Vogue, and many other publications. Judy has a BA in the History of Science from Harvard, and a PhD in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, University of London, and has worked as a museum curator and university lecturer. Born in Montreal, where she grew up speaking English, French, Hebrew, and Yiddish, she lives in New York with her husband and three children. To learn more, visit judybatalion.com.
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Service in our Martin Meyer 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:
- This service will be in the Martin Meyer Sanctuary.
- Capacity is limited to allow attendees to social distance if they are more comfortable doing so.
- Advance registration is required.
- Masks are required at all times inside.
- 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.
A Zoom seminar – " The Spiritual Teachings of the Sefat Emet".
Text:
The Language of Truth, trans. & ed. Arthur Green (Jewish Publication Society).
Available in paperback on Amazon
The Sefat Emet is the pinnacle of Hasidic spirituality.
Background:
Only a very, very, modest familiarity with Hebrew but a serious interest in learning more will be needed.
Time:
Starting Saturday, September 4, from 10:00 – 11:00am
Zoom invitations to be sent out at 9:45am each morning to those who sign up.
If interested, please contact Ariana Estoque, [email protected] or at 415-750-7552
Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Service 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:
- This service will be in the Main Sanctuary.
- Capacity is limited to allow attendees to social distance if they are more comfortable doing so.
- Advance registration is required.
- Masks are required at all times inside.
- 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.
The Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El is honored to host Judy Batalion, author of The Light of Days, which tells the story of young women resistance fighters who smuggled weapons, assassinated Nazis, and sabotaged German supply lines. (Steven Spielberg recently bought the film rights!) Join us for an outdoor happy hour in San Francisco. Beer, wine, and delicious hors d'oeuvres will be served. The exact location of the event will be sent to all registrants via email. The conversation will be moderated by Rabbi Sydney Mintz and all participants will receive a free copy of The Light of Days to take home!
- Please bring your proof of vaccination or proof negative PCR Covid test (taken within 72 hours of the event). This applies to anyone over the age of 5. Here is a link to ALL of our COVID protocols.
- Please note that masks will need to be worn at all times during the program, except when eating or drinking.
This is a program of Emanu-El's 20s & 30s Young Adult Community – thank you for respecting this age requirement. Email Heidi Sanders at [email protected] with questions.
The Light Of Days has been published in a young readers’ edition, will be translated into 19 languages, and has been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture for which Judy is co-writing the screenplay. Judy is also the author of White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood and the Mess in Between, optioned by Warner Brothers, and her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Forward, Vogue, and many other publications. Judy has a BA in the History of Science from Harvard, and a PhD in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute, University of London, and has worked as a museum curator and university lecturer. Born in Montreal, where she grew up speaking English, French, Hebrew, and Yiddish, she lives in New York with her husband and three children. To learn more, visit judybatalion.com.
Learn with our Charles Michael Scholar in Residence, Judy Batalion, as she explores her book: White Wall, Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between: A conversation about the emotional legacy of the Holocaust.
To learn more, visit judybatalion.com.
Women’s Group Presidio Hike
Sunday, November 7, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm Join Temple Emanu-El women for a 5-mile hike in The Presidio. We’ll meet outside the Temple Emanu-El Arguello Street entrance at 10:30 am with a goal of returning to the temple by 1:00 pm.
Bring water and lunch. If you bring a dog, please ensure you are in compliance with the Presidio’s guidelines. Note: Daylight Savings Time ends on November 7, so please double-check the time prior to showing up.
