Community Activities

Let’s Take the Whole Family to the Movies! Prince of Egypt

I’m so happy that the 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (July 20 – August 6 in the Bay Area) is including The Prince of Egypt! We’re proud to be co-presenting The Prince of Egypt. SFJFF invites audiences to rediscover this classic for its 25th anniversary. This animated adaptation of the Exodus story features an…

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Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day

(Image is from the San Francisco Jewish Family & Children’s Holocaust Center) I find it painful that Yom Hashoah comes so quickly after Passover. I think I want the untainted joy to last longer. This year Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day falls from the evening of Mon, Apr 17 to the evening of Tue, Apr 18,…

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Worrying About Israel + More Passover Options

Let me begin by addressing that very land to which Moses took us: Israel. Throughout the USA Jews have been angered, distressed and horrified by the actions of the new rightwing government. One after another synagogues have been gathering members to discuss the situation and what American Jews can do to retain Israel’s democracy. I…

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