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Sinai Memorial Chapel

Sinai Memorial Chapel's main office on Divisadero Street in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inNews

Sinai Memorial says ‘no’ to indoor funerals as S.F. eases restrictions

by Gabriel Greschler September 3, 2020September 4, 2020
Exterior of Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco
Posted inNews

Virtual panel to explore how young people grieve and heal

by Gabriel Greschler August 14, 2020August 17, 2020
The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund is making changes to its board.
Posted inPhilanthropy

SF-based Jewish Federation announces first wave of emergency grants

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 29, 2020May 10, 2020
Entrance to the Home of Eternity cemetery in Oakland. (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inBay Area

Mourners no longer allowed graveside at Sinai Memorial Chapel funerals due to coronavirus fears

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 8, 2020September 3, 2020
a field of wheat
Posted inNews

Sinai Chapel’s annual Passover ‘wheat money’ fund takes on added importance this year

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 31, 2020April 1, 2020
A virtual shiva call for Sophi Jacobs (bottom right), whose father died March 19. (FRAIDY ABER)
Posted inBay Area

Death during a pandemic: virtual shiva calls and funerals without mourners

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 25, 2020
Entrance to the Home of Eternity cemetery in Oakland. (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inNews

Sinai Memorial takes over Oakland Jewish cemetery from Temple Sinai

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 25, 2019October 28, 2019
As an intern at Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco, Jacob Isaacs created a digital map of historical Jewish sites around the city. (Photo/Courtesy Jacob Isaacs)
Posted inHistory

New digital map offers walking tours of San Francisco’s hidden Jewish history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
Exterior of Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco
Posted inLocal Voice

How my internship at a Jewish funeral home changed me

Jacob Isaacs by Jacob Isaacs August 13, 2019
an older man in uniform hands a folded flag to a bearded man
Posted inCommunity

What happens when a Jew dies in poverty?

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 16, 2018February 24, 2021

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