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Rabbi Yosef Langer (left) dances with his son Rabbi Moshe Langer during the elder Langer’s 79th birthday onboard the Historic Klamath in San Francisco, April 6, 2025. (Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inBay Area

At rabbi’s 79th birthday, Chabad of SF floats idea of cruises to educate the masses

by Sue Fishkoff April 7, 2025April 14, 2025

Rabbi Yosef Langer, the founder and longtime head of Chabad of SF, celebrated his 79th birthday on Sunday, taking the occasion to promote a new vehicle for public outreach that […]

Members of Or Shalom Jewish Community at San Francisco Giants Jewish Heritage Night on Aug. 17, 2022. (Photo/Liz Isaacs)
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For years, the S.F. Giants have scored big with fans who love their Jewish merch

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 12, 2022September 13, 2022
Gail Simon remembers these chairs from her childhood at the original Webster Street location of Keneseth Israel. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Is your living room the next stop for these historic S.F. synagogue chairs?

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 11, 2022July 12, 2022
The giant menorah in Union Square in San Francisco on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
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The pandemic can’t stop Union Square menorah lighting in San Francisco

by Gabriel Greschler December 11, 2020December 14, 2020
A man with a long beard, black hat and cableknit sweater stands on the deck of a yacht with a "Rally Rabbi" sign behind him
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S.F. Giants’ first home game blessed by seafaring ‘Rally Rabbi’

by Gabriel Greschler July 29, 2020July 30, 2020
Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad at Sea wants to buy a boat — this boat. (Photo/Courtesy Five Star Yachts)
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Chabad at Sea? SF’s ‘Rally Rabbi’ is hoping his ship comes in

by Dan Pine May 7, 2020May 11, 2020
farrell tips his fedora
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’90s rocker Perry Farrell + Chabad = Hanukkah at the Fillmore

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 26, 2018November 26, 2018
Rendering of Solomon's Delicatessen, coming soon to Sacramento (Illustration/Courtesy Kaufmann Architects)
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New kosher joint coming to S.F. Sixth Street; new deli coming to Sacramento

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 9, 2017October 6, 2017

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