Jewish Holidays & Events

For information on our Holiday programs, please contact Rabbi Eve Ben-Ora at 415.292.1251 or e-mail eben-ora@jccsf.org

For information on Dinners and Jewish Special Events, please call Sarah Ohring at the Taube-Koret Center for Jewish Peoplehood at 415.292.1279 or e-mail taubecenter@jccsf.org.

Fall Holidays

Elul – Sounding of the Shofar
Weekdays, 8/11 – 9/7, 10:00 am

Fast of Gedaliah
Sunday, 9/12

Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah: 9/8
Observed: 9/9 – 9/10

Honey Sale
Tuesday & Wednesday, 9/7 & 9/8
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Community Rosh Hashanah Celebration
Wednesday, 9/8
1:00 – 2:00 pm • Free

Tashlih
Monday – Friday, 9/13 – 9/17
In front of the Donor Wall
All day • Free

Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur: 9/17
Observed: 9/18

Sukkot
Erev Sukkot: 9/22
Observed: 9/23 – 9/30 Sukkot Celebrations

Simhat Torah
Erev Simhat Torah: 9/30
Observed: 9/30 or 10/1

Hanukkah
First Candle: 12/1
Observed: 12/2 – 12/9
Hanukkah Candle Lighting
Wednesday – Thursday
12/1 – 12/9, 4:30 pm • Free

Shabbat Celebration
Every Friday, 4:30 pm • Free