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Congregation Emanu-El

Anatoly Smolkin, seen here in a screenshot from a security camera at Congregation Beth Sholom in 2021, has been convicted of making threats at Congregation Emanu-El.
Posted inBay Area

Local Jewish man with history of mental illness convicted of threatening S.F. synagogue

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 8, 2023August 9, 2023
(From left) Kaitlin Brennan, Gabby Powell, Portia Kadlecek and Hannah Coleman celebrate their belated b'nai mitzvahs at Emanu-El. (Photo/Courtesy Lori Coleman)
Posted inLifecycles

At Emanu-El, pandemic b’nai mitzvah teens finally get to party like it’s 2019

by Dan Pine May 15, 2023May 16, 2023
(From left) W. Kamau Bell, Mira Stern, Courtney Desiree Morris and Adam Mansbach discussed ties between the Black and Jewish communities at a Jan. 17 forum at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco. (Photo/Bowerbird Photography)
Posted inAnalysis

What does the Black-Jewish alliance look like in 2023? In a word, messy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 2, 2023December 31, 2023
Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, with a box of human compost at Recompose Seattle. (Photo/Mat Hayward-Getty Images-Courtesy Recompose)
Posted inReligion

Is human composting the next big thing in Jewish death practice? 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 19, 2023January 24, 2023
Architectural rendering of the planned renovation of Congregation Emanu-El's building in San Francisco.
Posted inBay Area

S.F. officials approve Congregation Emanu-El’s $91 million remodel and retrofit

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 17, 2023January 17, 2023
Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco (Photo/Flickr user DoNotClick)
Posted inBay Area

‘Smash and grab’ attempt at Emanu-El rattles S.F. synagogue community

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 3, 2022October 4, 2022
Eric McDonnell
Posted inBay Area

‘Teach-In on Reparations’ will take movement for Black reparations to synagogue

by Dan Pine August 22, 2022August 23, 2022
Rabbis Beth and Jonathan Singer, senior rabbis at San Francisco's Congregation Emanu-El since 2013, have announced they will retire in 2025.
Posted inNews

Emanu-El senior rabbis announce retirement — in 2025

by J. Staff March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
Congregation Emanu-El Forest School participants walk along the Mountain Lake Trail in San Francisco's Presidio. (Photo/Michael Gutnick)
Posted inEducation

Emanu-El ‘forest’ preschool grows out of pandemic pivot

Michael Gutnick by Michael Gutnick March 17, 2022
Michael Pappas, executive director of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, addresses the Colleyville hostage crisis in a speech delivered from the bimah at Congregation Emanu-El on Jan. 21, 2022. (Screenshot)
Posted inUncategorized

Interfaith leader: Why I stand with Colleyville’s Jews

by Michael Pappas February 3, 2022February 4, 2022

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