From 6:45 pm Until Midnight

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Our interactive morning services are led by Sha’ar Zahav members Ron Edelman and Alan Gordon. Join the Zoom Meeting. Meeting ID: 365 434 855 and Passcode: 068575.

To join by phone for either service, dial +1 669 900 9128 or find your local number.

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Join on Wednesday, May 26 at 6:00 pm. Register here.

Join on Wednesday, June 2 at 7:00 pm. Register here.

Please join us on Zoom to get an update our work for 2021! We have a lot to share after our recent Green Shabbat.New people and new ideas welcome! We meet the second Monday of every month, but you may contact Deborah Levy anytime.

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Interested in working toward racial justice in and outside Sha’ar Zahav? Come to our meeting and let's talk! We have a lot to discuss and work towards together. Questions? You may contact Larry Best.

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The Social Action Committee is working on advancing the “Equality Act” (federal LGBT rights) and the “For the People Act” (assuring national fair elections). Can’t make it to a meeting but want to keep up with what is going on? Contact Nancy Wecker or Geri Kahn and they will add you to the listserv!

On immigration. Be part of a Sha'ar Zahav's Accompaniment team with a newly arrived gay Russian asylum-seeking couple. This is a great opportunity to learn first hand about the immigrant experience while you provide safety, and turn them on to resources for housing, food, legal and the LGBT community. For information, contact Nancy Wecker or Neil Young at (415) 649-4494. Also, seeking a Russian speaker to translate.

Calling all small landlords. Do you know about the COVID Tenant Relief Act which can provide delinquent rent benefiting landlords and tenants for stable communities? For information see Faith in Action Bay Area Small Landlords Website or contact abby@faithinactionba.org.

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The late Congressman John Lewis shed his blood crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to fight for Black voters and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today voting rights are under attack again.

Join the National Day of Action May 8! Over a 100 cities will demand the passage of the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and D.C. Statehood and address one of the greatest obstacles to the passage of civil and voting rights – and one of the last vestiges of slavery – the filibuster! 

An introduction to Judaism for people who are new or returning to Judaism and are looking for a starting point to dive into Jewish learning and/or Jewish practice. Anyone from any background is welcome. We will be covering everything from Torah to Israel, spirituality to ethics, through a queer-positive, progressive, inclusive Jewish lens with plenty of room for questions.

The class fee is $149. Partial scholarships available for those who need it. Please contact Liliana Peliks to learn more.

Mussar is a very practical and flexible spiritual discipline to help you balance soul-traits (Middah/Middot) such as Humility, Loving-Kindness, Generosity, and Silence. Drop-ins are always welcome! For more information, contact Mark Pressler.

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Study the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Copeland and lay leaders. For the first half hour, we’ll talk, learn and share thoughts about the portion. In the second half, we will practice our Hebrew reading skills in a compassionate environment! Join for either or both parts of the study.

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Adult B’Mitzvah Program

Many of us did not become B’Mitzvah as children and feel like it might be time to make that connection. Our Adult B’mitzvah Program (ABP) is a monthly group educational program, which runs for approximately 8 – 12 months. In the ABP you will learn about the history of the ritual and explore what it means to become an adult B’mitzvah. You will have practical classes in giving a D’var Torah, reading/chanting from the Torah, leading services, and learning the prayer service.

There will also be sessions on the who, what, and why of prayer, different perspectives of G-d, everyday spirituality and much more. The process culminates in either an individual or group B’mitzvah on a Saturday morning at Sha’ar Zahav.

Contact the coordinator Mark Pressler to let us know you are interested or would like to hear more!

Hitch a ride on the wayback wagon for a trip down memory lane. Let’s reminisce about the 40’s thru the 70’s together! Different topics each month. Everyone is welcome! Questions? Contact Marv Lehrman.

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Drop in for a joyful hour of free art-making and connection. Everyone is welcome! The group meets every Thursday. For more information, contact Paisha Rochlin, Barbara Cymrot or AJ Turpen Fried.

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During this time of immense loss and grief, we are holding regular Kaddish Memory Circles to support each other. Rabbi Mychal Copeland, Ora Prochovnick and Martin Tannenbaum will alternate leading these circles twice a month.

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Songs and prayers to set our hearts and minds! This service takes place every Tuesday morning, and is led by community lay leaders and Cantor Bernstein. For more information, contact Cantor Bernstein.

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The May 12 Va'ad meeting will focus on the results of our recent member survey. We will meet again on Wednesday, May 19 for our regular monthly meeting. All members are welcome to attend!

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You are invited to a twice-a-month Shabbat morning exploration of yoga and Judaism that integrates mind, body, and spirit. Stuart Dick and Rabbi Mychal Copeland will alternate leading the first and third Saturday of every month.

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Everyone is welcome. And you will not regret it! A typical session includes a short and longer silent sit, with chanting, movement, and a short teaching. The group meets on the first and third Saturday of every month.

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This monthly gathering of kids age 0-2 and their families is a place to share hopes and dreams plus tips and tricks, and wiggles and giggles. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, June 26 and we will meet in-person at Precita Park, in SF. Masks required. Questions? Please contact Sue Bojdak.

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Come and meet other single people in our community. We are here, we may be queer, we may be straight, we may be trans or non binary. We are all ages.

Let’s get together to meet, to schmooze, to share our experiences of the last year during this pandemic and these intense political times. We can start to build community and look ahead to our futures. We will meet virtually this time but hopefully in the future we can meet in person.

Questions, feel free to email Tamar Gershon.

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Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 -related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. 

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Contact sharonh@shaarzahav.org to sponsor a Shabbat

Programs at Sha’ar Zahav are supported by the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, the Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus Initiative for Immigrant and Refugee Justice of the Religious Action Center, San Francisco Humanities, and the National Center to Encourage Judaism.

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