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Upcoming Events

Traveling Shabbat

Join us on the second Friday of each month for our Traveling Shabbat. The next Traveling Shabbat will be Friday August 13. Please RSVP to admin@orshalom.org

Monthly Mitzvah Community Service Sundays

Mark your calendars for a focus on tikkun olam, repairing the world each month. See our newsletter for more information.  Next Monthly Mitzvah is Sunday August 22 at the San Francisco Food Bank.  Contact Shae at assistant@orshalom.org to RSVP or for additional information.  

Torah Study, Second and Fourth Saturday

Come join Rabbi Katie at 10am for a lively Torah study session where we will wrestle with the sacred, ancient text and discover how it speaks to us in our day and age. The next one is August 14.

News Minyan

Using contemplative listening, we share the ways that the events of our time have impacted our lives.  Then, we share both contemporary and Jewish texts that shine light on thematic issues.  The next News Minyan is Sunday, August 8 at 10:30am. 

Discussion, Havdalah, Book Signing and Refreshments

Come join Or Shalom and Ner Tamid as we welcome author Jane Zeigelman and discuss her book 97 Orchard-- An Edible History if Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement.  The event will be held at 1250 Quintara St, San Francisco 94116.

Save the Date

Sunday, August 29 ~ 12pm

Community Picnic

Marx Meadow, Golden Gate Park

Contact admin@orshalom.org for addtional information.

 

 

 

 
Useful Links

ACLU at www.aclu.org

American Anti-Slavery Group at iAbolish.org

American Freinds Service Committee (Quaker) at www.afsc.org

American Jewish World Service at www.ajws.org

Amnesty International at www.amnesty.org or
www.amnestyusa.org
B'Tselem at www.btselem.org

Brit Tzedek v'Shalom at www.btvshalom.org
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life at
www.coejl.org

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights at
www.ellabakercenter.org

Global Exchange at www.globalexchange.org
Hekhsher Tzedek at hekhshertzedek.org

Human Rights Campaign at www.hrc.org

Human Rights Watch at www.hrw.org

Human Rights Web at www.hrweb.org

Jewish Family and Children's Services at www.jfcs.org

Jewish Voice for Peace at www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger at www.mazon.org

NAACP at www.naacp.org

National Organization of Women at www.now.org

National Religious Campaign Against Torture at
www.tortureisamoralissue.org

No on Proposition 8 for Marriage Equality at
noonprop8.com/home

Progressive Jewish Alliance at www.pjalliance.org

Rabbis for Human Rights - North America at www.rhr-na.org

Reconstructionist Resources for Tikkun Olam at
www.jrf.org/tikkun-olam-issues
Religious Action Center (Reform) at www.rac.org

The Shalom Center (Renewal) at www.shalomctr.org

SF Food Bank at www.sffoodbank.org

Social Action at www.socialaction.com

UN Declaration of Human Rights at
www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

The Vegetarian Mitzvah at www.brook.com/jveg

Wikipedia Human Rights at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights

Wkipedia Human Rights in the US at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States