This Week in Jewish SF

This is a heavy and beautiful week. Yom HaShoah anchors the beginning, Yom HaZikaron closes it out, and in between there’s Shabbat, film, food, and a Yom HaAtzmaut party. Plenty happening.

Let’s jump in.

Chevra YJP Shabbat

Young professionals Shabbat dinner with the Chevra community. Good people, good food, consistent vibes.
🔗 RSVP HERE

The Courage to Act: Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
SF’s community-wide commemoration. Mayor Daniel Lurie delivers opening remarks. Keynote dialogue between Susan Lowenberg and Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman on leadership, moral responsibility, and legacy. Reading of names, Yizkor service, reception.
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St, SF
🔗 RSVP HERE

“Among Neighbors” — Yom HaShoah Film Screening
Award-winning documentary examining post-Holocaust anti-Jewish violence in a small Polish town. Two screenings. Hosted by JFCS Holocaust Center, JCCSF, and Contemporary Jewish Museum.
🕙 10:00 AM & 6:30 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St, SF
🔗 RSVP HERE

The Lunch Club: Serving Up Tzedek with Repair the World
Monthly service event. Make sandwiches for those in need, build community, explore food justice.
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St, SF
🔗 RSVP HERE

Moishe Pod SF (Israel Culture NAIM) — Family Dinner
Communal dinner with the Israeli culture Moishe Pod.
📍 Moishe Pod SF (RSVP for address)
🔗 RSVP HERE

Introductory Hebrew
Weekly beginner Hebrew class.
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California St, SF
🔗 RSVP HERE

“No Lines in the Sea” — Multicultural Jewish Music
Elana Sasson (vocals), Queralt Giralt (cello), and Bahar Badiei (oud) perform music in seven languages on the theme of water.
🕠 5:30–7:00 PM | $5–$30
🔗 RSVP HERE

Chevra YJP Shabbat
Young professionals Shabbat dinner with the Chevra community. Special Indian Cuisine. Good people, good food, consistent vibes.
🕔 Services 7:00pm, Dinner 7:30pm
📍Chevra
🔗 RSVP HERE

Chabad SF — Shabbat Services and Dinner
Weekly Shabbat at Chabad of San Francisco.
📍 Chabad of SF, 873 Sutter St, SF
🔗 More Info

Moishe House SF (Nob Hill) — Jazz Shabbat
Shabbat dinner with live jazz. Young adults.
📍 Moishe House Nob Hill (RSVP for address)
🔗 RSVP HERE

Young Adult Emanu-El’s Yom HaAtzmaut Party
Israel turns 78. Celebrate in Emanu-El’s courtyard with Israeli music, dancing, food, and drinks. Co-hosted with IPF Atid Bay Area, AJC, Moishe House Marina, and Malka Productions.
🗓 Sunday, April 19 | 1:00–4:00 PM
📍 Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St, SF
🔗 RSVP HERE

21st Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Service
Live stream of one of history’s largest global peace events. Israelis and Palestinians come together to grieve and demand an end to violence. Organized by Combatants for Peace and Parents Circle.
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St, SF (live stream)
🔗 RSVP HERE

Joint Memorial Ceremony — Congregation Emanu-El
Screening of the global ceremony with guest speaker Rabbi Eli.
🕖 7:00–8:30 PM | Free
📍 Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St, SF
🔗 More Info

“Lost in Yonkers” (through April 19)
Award-winning play about a family struggling in 1940s Yonkers. Pre-performance Pride mixer on April 15 at 6:30 PM.
📍 Various times | $31–$95
🔗 Tickets

Laugh Through The Heartbreak Presents: Zach Margs
A one-of-a-kind Jewish comedy night featuring Zach Margs, Menachem Silverstein (Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Patient on FX), and Erez Safar.
🗓 Monday, April 27 | 7:00 PM
📍 JCCSF, 3200 California St, SF
💰 GA $46 / VIP $72
🔗 Tickets

Club Viva Presents: The Lemon Haus
A new event from Club Viva, feat House Music. Lineup: ???, B2B, TAIO, MALKI
Saturday, May 2nd
🔗 RSVP HERE

The Great Debaters: Reclaiming the Jewish/Israel Narrative Across Digital & Legacy Media
A conversation on how Jews and Israelis fight back in the media landscape.
Sunday, May 10
🔗 RSVP HERE

That’s this week. It’s one of those weeks where remembrance and celebration sit right next to each other, and that’s kind of the whole deal.

If even one of these gets you out of the house, meeting new people, or showing up to Jewish life in the city, this did its job.

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See you out there.

- Gabriel

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