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Congregation Sherith Israel

Congregation Sherith Israel's first in-person Shabbat service in over a year, June 18, 2021. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inTorah

As we return to community life, we will dwell again under the tent

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf June 25, 2021June 24, 2021
an older woman happily holds out her arms to greet an old friend in a large synagogue sanctuary
Posted inNews

Synagogues reopen their doors after long, arduous year

by Gabriel Greschler June 24, 2021June 24, 2021
a smiling black woman in a red shirt leans on a tree
Posted inSports

49ers draft Jew of color to tackle diversity

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
Rabbi Mark Bloom leads a socially distanced outdoor Friday night service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, March 5, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inReligion

Our Pandemic Year: Bay Area rabbis look ahead to a post-pandemic future

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 11, 2021March 16, 2021
Congregation Emanu-El
Posted inBay Area

Despite green light, not all San Francisco synagogues will open

by Dan Pine October 2, 2020October 14, 2020
Cantor Toby Glaser rehearses a prerecorded High Holiday service at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Aug. 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inJewish Life

Prerecorded services, backyard worship, a drive-in: finding new ways to uphold tradition this High Holiday season

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 20, 2020August 20, 2020
Congregants and guests crowd into Congregation Sherith Israel’s sanctuary in 1945 to celebrate the founding of the United Nations. (Photo/Courtesy Sherith Israel)
Posted inNews

Events to salute Jewish role in U.N.’s birth in San Francisco 75 years ago

by Dan Pine June 24, 2020June 25, 2020
Harvard's Dr. Jeremy Faust was a guest on the May 6 episode of Congregation Sherith Israel's web series “Covid-19: A Conversation from the Front Lines.” (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inHealth

S.F. synagogue’s online series on Covid-19 offers expert insights

by Dan Pine June 15, 2020June 24, 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
Empty entrance to the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, which closed its facility in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo/Courtesy OFJCC)
Posted inNews

Local Jewish nonprofits receive millions in federal coronavirus payroll loans

by Dan Pine April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

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