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Congregation Emanu-El

Marilyn Heiss is a regular volunteer in Glide Memorial Church's meal program — which is where she'll be on Christmas.
Posted inHolidays

Even Christmas is different for Jews this pandemic year

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
"Projecting Light in a Time of Darkness," a video art installation at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, will be visible every night of Hanukkah. (Photos/Heidi Sanders)
Posted inCulture

Historical light show illuminates Emanu-El for Hanukkah week

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 15, 2020December 16, 2020
Congregation Emanu-El
Posted inBay Area

Despite green light, not all San Francisco synagogues will open

by Dan Pine October 2, 2020October 14, 2020
Rabbi Mark Bloom streams a live Shabbat service from Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, May 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Covid, race protests, wildfires on tap for High Holiday sermons

by Sue Fishkoff September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
Despite new state guidelines, S.F. Congregation Sherith Israel plans to remain closed. (Photo/File)
Posted inNews

Local synagogues aren’t hurrying to reopen under new state guidance

by Gabriel Greschler May 27, 2020May 28, 2020
San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaking with Rabbi Beth Singer of Congregation Emanu-El on Zoom, April 27, 2020. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inNews

‘I am losing it’ — Mayor Breed gets real with S.F. rabbi in Zoom chat

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 30, 2020May 11, 2020
Craig Lipton reported the offending email and reached out to the sender. (Photo/Courtesy Lipton)
Posted inNews

S.F. Nextdoor user receives anti-Semitic rant from fellow user referring to ‘Jew virus’

by Dan Pine April 15, 2020April 15, 2020
With the Tikkun Emanu-El Shuk, San Francisco's Congregation Emanu-El is helping local businesses find a new online audience.
Posted inBay Area

S.F. synagogue launches online ‘shuk’ to save small businesses

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 10, 2020
Rita Semel at home in San Francisco, where she has devoted herself to public service for decades. (Photo/Norm Levin)
Posted inTrailblazers

Rita Semel, 98, is a tireless leader and ‘interfaith bridge’

by Liz Harris April 2, 2020May 21, 2026
3d print of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Flickr CC BA 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized

Bay Area Jewish orgs respond to coronavirus: Israel trips canceled, but wait and see on local steps

by Gabriel Greschler February 28, 2020March 6, 2020

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