Shavuot week always brings a different energy.
People slow down a little. Dinner tables get longer. Conversations get deeper. And somehow the city starts feeling smaller in the best way.
This week has a little of everything: comedy, Torah, singles dinners, Sephardic holiday meals, cultural events, and all-night learning across SF.
Wednesday, May 20
Lox Club “Hot & Jewish” Dinner
Jewish singles dinners hosted across SF by the Lox Club, with groups regrouping at nearby bars after dinner.
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Locations across SF (shared after RSVP)
🔗 RSVP HERE
The Dialogue of Memories
A powerful opera from Music of Remembrance following the son of a Holocaust survivor searching for meaning in inherited trauma, with Elie Wiesel appearing as a spiritual guide throughout the story.
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Presidio Theatre — 99 Moraga Ave
🔗 RSVP HERE
Official AAPI & Jewish Heritage Month Comedy Showcase ⭐
Adam Swig + Value Culture’s “Soy Vey” comedy night blending AAPI and Jewish Heritage Month into one big SF-style showcase. Featuring Stephanie Block, Paul Robertson, Cathy Zhao, Nate Schwartz, Yi Ren, Emanuel Brueh, and more.
🕗 8:00 PM (7:30 doors)
📍 Boom Boom Room — 1601 Fillmore St
🔗 RSVP HERE
Thursday, May 21
Shavuot Dinner @ Chevra Thilim
Classic Richmond District Shavuot dinner energy — warm, traditional, and community-centered.
🕖 6:30pm
📍 Chevra Thilim — 751 25th Ave
🔗 RSVP HERE
Sephardic Shavuot Dinner
A first-night Shavuot dinner focused on Sephardic tradition, community, and the meaning of receiving the Torah together as Am Yisrael. Includes dinner plus a late-night interactive Tikkun Leil Shavuot conversation with Rabbi Avigdor Ashtar.
🕖 7:00 PM candle lighting / 8:00 PM dinner
📍 SF (full location after RSVP)
🔗 RSVP HERE
Tikkun Leil Shavuot @ Congregation Beth Sholom
A collective Shavuot gathering in SF — community-wide learning, pizza, ice cream making, music, and guest scholar Rabbi Dr. Joshua Ladon, together with Sherith Israel, Emanu-El, Sha’ar Zahav, JCCSF, and more.
🕠 5:30–11:00 PM
📍 Congregation Beth Sholom — 301 14th Ave
🔗 RSVP HERE
Friday, May 22
Shavuot Brunch @ Chevra Thilim
A relaxed post-learning Shavuot brunch gathering in the Richmond.
🕕 9:00am
📍 Chevra Thilim — 751 25th Ave
🔗 RSVP HERE
Holy Hour Happy Hour: Shavuot Edition @ Chabad SF
A younger Shavuot gathering with drinks, food, social energy, and a meaningful holiday atmosphere at Chabad SF.
🕕 6:00–10:00 PM
📍 Knesset Israel Chabad — 873 Sutter St
🔗 RSVP HERE
Shavuot @ Congregation Beth Sholom
Beth Sholom continues Shavuot programming through the weekend with services, learning, and guest scholar Rabbi Dr. Joshua Ladon.
📍 Congregation Beth Sholom
🔗 RSVP HERE
Saturday, May 23
Shabbat + Shavuot Services @ Congregation Chevra Thilim
Orthodox Shavuot Day 2 + Shabbat services and kiddush in the Richmond with Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi.
📍 Chevra Thilim — 751 25th Ave
🔗 INFO HERE
Shavuot @ Congregation Beth Sholom
Second-day Shavuot services and learning continue throughout Saturday.
📍 Congregation Beth Sholom
🔗 INFO HERE
Sunday, May 24
Eve Was the First Foodie — Biblical Stories Told Through Food
A four-course dinner experience pairing biblical storytelling with food interpretation from Rabbi Jhos Singer and Chef Aliza Grayevsky Somekh. Not technically SF proper, but absolutely worth the drive.
🕟 4:30–7:30 PM
📍 Sonoma Wine Shop — Sebastopol
🔗 RSVP HERE
⏳ Things To Keep An Eye On
Oy Bay: Launch — May 30
A new Jewish social club launching in SF. Early buzz is strong.
🔗 RSVP HERE
Other Shavuot Events To Keep An Eye On
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Jewish SF is kind of on fire right now.
There’s so much happening. New people showing up. Old friends reconnecting. Random run-ins turning into dinners, Shabbats, collaborations, and full-on community.
Go to something this week. Bring a friend. Stay later than you planned.
Always open to feedback, event recs, and cool things happening around the city. Send events to: [email protected]
And if you enjoyed this, send it to a friend who should be more plugged into Jewish SF.
- Gabriel