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Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce, Ph.D., is the senior rabbi emeritus and the Taube scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. Ordained at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, he earned his doctorate in counselor education at St. John’s University.

Japanese American children being relocated to internment camps, 1942.
(Photo/Russell Lee-Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.)
Posted inUncategorized, Local Voice

Jewish values, a judge and Japanese American internment

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce by Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce March 2, 2022March 7, 2022

Although hindsight is 20/20, looking backward at opportunities taken or missed does not provide a “do-over” for how people might have or should have behaved. The Dec. 7, 1941 attack […]

a flowery wedding canopy at sunset by the beach
Posted inLocal Voice

Who is officiating — and why?

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce by Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce May 19, 2020
Posted inTorah

Angry giants or good land? Fears still can incapacitate

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce by Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce June 7, 2002January 9, 2025
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Seeking a blessing to heal divisions and steer our path

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce by Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce September 22, 2000September 23, 2019

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