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A packed week across Jewish SF - from Shabbat dinners and learning to Tu Bishvat, film, music... If you’ve been feeling like everything’s happening at once… you’re not wrong.
Before we jump in, here are this week’s Shabbat times:
🕯 Shabbat Times
Candle lighting: 5:05 PM (Friday, Jan 23)
Shabbat ends (Havdalah): 6:06 PM (Saturday, Jan 24)
Times are approximate - check your local synagogue for exact times.
This week also marks Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees, with community seders and celebrations happening around the city .
Alright… let’s jump in!
Events THIS Weekend:
Thursday, January 22nd (TONIGHT)
Best of The Fest • The Floaters
A special screening from the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival series, spotlighting standout Jewish cinema.
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Hosted by Jewish Federation of the Bay Area at Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael)
🔗 Tickets & info: here
Hilulah of the Baba Sali
An evening honoring the life, legacy, and spiritual impact of the Baba Sali, with reflection and community gathering.
🕣 8:30 PM
📍 1523 25th Ave, San Francisco
Hosted by Rabbi Yisroel & Hadas Zaetz
Friday, January 23rd
Shabbat in India
Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by a themed communal dinner experience.
🕕 Services at 6:00 PM • Dinner at 6:30 PM
📍 RTC Chabad, Located @ 423 10th Ave, San Francisco
RSVP
Family Shabbat Dinner
Hosted by the Bentacourt Family and The Levin Family
🕕 6pm
📍85 West Portal Ave
Other Confirmed Friday Night Dinners (Check RSVP)
Chabad of SF
Weekly Friday night services and communal Shabbat dinner.
🔗 Info & signup
The Kitchen
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a communal dinner.
🔗 Details
The Schnerson Center
Friday night services and Shabbat meal; attracts a largely Russian-speaking crowd.
🔗 Details
Saturday, January 24
Shabbat services followed by a communal kiddush lunch.
🕤 Services at 9:30 AM + Optional class at 9:00 AM with Rabbi Yaakov Zarchi
🔗 More info
Sunday, January 25
Roots & Fruits: Tu Bishvat Seder & Printmaking Workshop
Celebrate Tu Bishvat with a hands-on seder and creative printmaking experience.
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Hosted by Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
🔗 Register here
A Millennium of Jewish Music
A musical journey through Jewish history, culture, and sound across generations.
🕕 6:00 PM
🔗 Tickets & details
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD)
A community gathering to remember, reflect, and honor the victims of the Holocaust.
🕕 6:00 PM
🔗 Event details
Notable Weekly Recurring Classes
Women’s Weekly Lunch & Learn w/ Rabbi Hecht - A warm, welcoming space to connect Torah to real life over lunch and conversation.
🗓 Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
📍 423 10th Ave, San Francisco
Parasha with Rabbi Felsen
Tuesdays at 8:00 PM
📍Congregation Anshei Sefard, 1500 Clement St, San Francisco
Torah & Kabbalah Class Led by Rabbi Yaakov Zarchi
🗓 Wednesdays • 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Chevra Thilim, 751 25th Ave, San Francisco
Kabbalah Café Led by Rabbi Shmulik Friedman
🗓 Wednesdays (check for confirmation)
🔗 Details
That’s the scoop for this week.
If even one of these events gets you out the door, this newsletter is doing its job:)
If you know someone who’s been asking “what’s happening in Jewish SF?”… forward this along. It helps more than you think.
We’ll be back every Monday morning with what’s happening for the week ahead.
- Gabriel
ps. Sharing this helps grow the community… and yes, there will be some fun perks and surprises along the way 👀
pss. if you want your event posted, please reach out to [email protected]