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Young Adult Programming

You’re invited to our programs and events tailor-made for the Young Adult Community (20s & 30s) and our mid-30s & 40s group. Please check back often as we update this page with new events regularly.

Want to become a member of Congregation Emanu-El? Join or renew your Emanu-El membership at any time!

Programming is open to all who are 21 or older.

Subscribe to the Young Adult Newsletter by logging into your MyEmanu-El portal and select My Settings from the drop-down menu at the top right corner where your name is listed. 

Sliding into the New Year
Thursday, January 30
5:30 – 7:30 pm

January’s not over until it’s over, so slide into the New Year with your favorite Emanu-El Young Adult community! We’ll be doing happy hour at Marengo on the Alley on Thursday, January 30, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Feel free to stop by any time for sliders, drinks, and friends- old and new. Although the event is free of cost (you can purchase drinks and sliders at Marengo!) please register with the link below so we know how many people to expect.

Please register.

Pre-Late Shabbat Meditation
Friday, February 14
7:30 pm

Come relax into Shabbat with Congregation Emanu-El’s young adult meditation group from 7:30-8:30 pm right before Late Shabbat! Join us for a short guided meditation and a chance to connect and engage in a mindful discussion afterward. We’ll meet in the chapel at Congregation Emanu-El and all head to Late Shabbat together at the conclusion of the meditation + discussion.

Desiree Matloob will lead the session, and has been meditating regularly since 2008. She has engaged in a variety of meditation practices, from 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreats and 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses, to Jewish mindfulness retreats in Israel/the Bay Area and Zen meditation groups in the city.

RSVP on our Facebook page

Community Dinners + Late Shabbat
Friday, February 14
8:30 pm

The Young Adult Community at Congregation Emanu-El invite you to Community Dinner and Late Shabbat!

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 Richmond. You will sign up and be assigned to a table where you will enjoy a meal with new and old friends.

Following dinner, we will head over to Congregation Emanu-El for Late Shabbat service. The service will be followed by a lively Oneg with food, drinks, and the opportunity to meet people from other dinners and make more friends who are apart of this amazing community.

Register at the link below by February 13 to save your seat at a dinner! We will email you about your reservation the week of the dinner.

RSVP on Facebook

Emanu-El 30s/40s Group: A group for adults in their 30s and 40s, we regularly come together in meaningful ways to have fun, develop meaningful relationships, and deepen our Jewish identity through spiritual, educational, social, and service oriented programming. Most events are open to congregants and non-congregants, but certain events are congregant-only.  For more information on events in this group contact Rachel Melman.