This Week in Jewish SF

Back to the Future Day, a sold-out-soon Haviv Rettig Gur night, and a Friday dinner for your people.

Cheshvan keeps rolling with no holidays in sight, so the calendar is all fun. Tonight is a Moroccan tea and a real conversation. Wednesday is stacked, with Haviv Rettig Gur at Emanu-El and a comedy night with Marty McFly's girlfriend. Friday, the YJP Shabbat dinner is back at Chabad.

Candle lighting: Friday, October 23 at 6:03 PM
Havdalah: Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 PM
Parashat: Lech-Lecha

The monthly young professionals class with Moroccan tea, cookies, and a real conversation. This month: "What's My Mission?" Drinks at 7:30, class at 8:00, then everyone heads out for a drink after. Free, RSVP recommended.

🕢 7:30 PM
📍 San Francisco, location with RSVP
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The Schneerson Center takes the guys to Archimedes Banya. Schvitz until 5:45, then beer and taranka, then more schvitz. $65 at the front desk covers two towels, a robe, and slippers, so just bring a bathing suit. Stay until 10 for $7 more.

🕒 3:00–7:00 PM
📍 Archimedes Banya, 748 Innes Ave

The monthly JCCSF night where you make sandwiches for neighbors in need and meet good people while you do it. Free.

🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St
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The Grammy-nominated producer and bestselling author talks about his career and why getting it wrong might be the secret to getting where you want to go. Tickets are $75.

🕖 7:00–8:30 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St
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The relaxed, welcoming weekly class at Anshey Sfard. Parashat Lech-Lecha is a good one: Abraham gets the call and just goes.

🕗 8:00 PM
📍 Anshey Sfard, 1500 Clement St
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Chevra Thilim's weekly Wednesday Torah deep dive. This week is Lech-Lecha: a new land, a covenant, and a lot to argue about.

🕖 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Chevra Thilim, 751 25th Ave
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The host of Ask Haviv Anything and one of the sharpest Israeli analysts working today sits down with Emanu-El Senior Rabbi Ryan Bauer for a live, unscripted conversation on Israeli politics and the questions our community is asking right now. Eventbrite is showing it as almost full, so don't wait.

🕖 7:00–8:30 PM
📍 Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St
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Great Scott. Value Culture's Boom Boom Comedy Showcase goes back to the future with Claudia Wells, Jennifer Parker herself, for an autograph signing at 7:00. Comedy kicks off at 8:00 with Adam Swig, Stephanie Block, Paul Robertson, Kaseem Bentley, Stoyan Angelov, Terrell "Big-T" Butler, and Bryan Bayley. 21+. Free with RSVP.

🕖 7:00 PM signing, 8:00 PM comedy
📍 Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore St
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A San Francisco lawyer whose real love is his personal library of 8mm film gets targeted by scam artists posing as film world insiders, just as his sister is losing her hearing. New indie from director Daniel Kremer, 1 hour 38 minutes, in the Big Roxie.

🕣 8:40 PM
📍 The Roxie, 3125 16th St
🔗 GET TICKETS

Know the tiles already, or want to learn at the table? Show up, find a seat, and play. Tickets start at $36.

🕡 6:30–9:30 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St
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Candle lighting at 6:03 PM.

The monthly dinner for Jewish young professionals in their 20s and 30s. Good food, new faces, and a chance to unwind after the week. Chabad SF hosts. Ticketing runs through Eventbrite, linked from the RSVP page.

🕖 7:00–10:00 PM
📍 Knesset Israel Chabad, 873 Sutter St
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A Friday night service at Sherith Israel with Sharsheret, the national Jewish cancer support organization.

🕕 6:00–7:15 PM
📍 Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St
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Chevra Thilim, Chabad, Emanu-El, Sherith Israel, Beth Sholom, Sha'ar Zahav, and Anshey Sfard all hold their usual Kabbalat Shabbat services. Pick a room and show up.

Services and kiddush at Chevra Thilim, no membership needed. Just walk in. Shabbat ends at 7:00 PM.

🕤 9:30 AM–1:00 PM
📍 Chevra Thilim, 751 25th Ave
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Abraham leaves everything he knows and walks toward a promise. Hear it read from the scroll, then stay for the food. Chevra Thilim, Beth Sholom, Anshey Sfard, Adath Israel, and Chabad all put out a kiddush after davening.

A free virtual program from the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic, with Mayim Bialik hosting, music by Gershwin and Tchaikovsky, and stories from Music Director Lahav Shani and the musicians.

🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Online
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Make your own pair of Shabbat candlesticks, pick your glaze, and bring home a new ritual object you built yourself. $36–$72.

🕒 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St
🔗 GET TICKETS

Rikud By The Bay Israeli Dance (Tuesday, October 27, 6:45–9:45 PM): All-level Israeli folk dance night with choreographer Tovael Hagai at the JCCSF. $15, or $25 for you and a friend. RSVP

Club Viva Presents: After Dark (Saturday, October 31, 11:00 PM): Halloween night, costumes required, packed dance floor. $10 cover. 2209 Polk St. RSVP

Stories of Sigd: An Evening with Chef Beejhy Barhany (Thursday, November 5): The founder of Harlem's Ethiopian-Israeli restaurant Tsion Cafe at Emanu-El. MORE INFO

Standing Together: America, Israel, and the Fight for Western Values (Monday, November 9): GET TICKETS

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