The Kitchen, founded by Rabbi Noa Kushner and led alongside Hazzan Asher Shasho Levy, is a spiritually rigorous Jewish community in San Francisco devoted to deep engagement with Jewish text, ritual and tradition. Dynamic Shabbat services weave serious Torah study, soulful prayer and contemporary relevance into a practice that is both rooted and evolving.

Nurturing Jewish life from ages 0 through high school, cultivating curiosity, fluency and leadership across generations. Also the creator of the first siddur in North America to integrate Sephardi and Ashkenazi prayers into a single nusach (musical style) — reflecting a commitment to honoring the full breadth of Jewish tradition while shaping its future. Explore the calendar for upcoming services, learning and community gatherings.