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WEEKLY: Thursday Torah Study Zoominyan

Our weekly Zoominyan is a place for anyone interested in studying Torah to pray, share gratitude, and examine the weekly Parsha in an open, warm, and encouraging online community. We welcome all levels of knowledge and people of all ages and backgrounds. This weekly Torah Study is lay-led and includes the Healing prayer and Mourner's Kaddish. 

Join us every Thursday morning at 10:00 am via this Zoom link (Passcode: THURSDAY)

WEEKLY: Kvetch & Kvell Crafting

A craft and chat group that meets via Zoom. Participants bring some kind of hand work, such as quilting, knitting, sewing, costume design, mending, collage, etc., and we spend an hour working on our projects and chatting. It is a very welcoming group and aims to provide a pleasant, easy atmosphere where people can get to know each other. The name Kvetch and Kvell was intended to imply that anyone is welcome to share troubles and frustrations, or to share positives from their and their families’ lives.

Join us every 2nd and 4th Monday at 4:00 pm via this Zoom link (Passcode: KVETCH)

QUARTERLY: Considering God Salon

For over 12 years, member-led discussions intimately explore our range of views about God, including secularism/atheism, spirituality, meaningful prayer, language and metaphor, the role of women in Judaism, beliefs about the “soul,” Jewish heretics, death, and more. Our Salons deepen our connection to Judaism and to each other. Co-chairs are Betsy Strausberg and Robin Roth. Explore our calendar or subscribe to our newsletter to receive news about future Salons.


Programs, Events, Holidays & Shabbat

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  • Friday ,
    JunJune  13 , 2025
    2025 Community Retreat
    Friday, Jun 13th 12:00p to Sunday, Jun 15th 12:00p

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  • Saturday ,
    JunJune  14 , 2025
    Shabbat Morning Service
    Shabbat, Jun 14th 10:00a to 12:00p
    Join Rabbi Faryn for Shabbat morning services, where we will move slowly through the service as a chance to get to know it better, with lots of room for explanation and questions. Bring a vegetarian dish and reusable dishware for our post-service vegetarian potluck 12:30 – 1:30 pm.

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  • Sunday ,
    JunJune  15 , 2025
    Virtual Jewish Birth Prep Workshop
    Sunday, Jun 15th 3:00p to 5:00p

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  • Friday ,
    JunJune  20 , 2025
    Musical Shabbat Service & Potluck
    Friday, Jun 20th 5:30p to 8:30p
    Join us for lively musical services with R' Faryn and the ensemble and a potluck dinner! Location varies, check the calendar for more details.

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  • Sunday ,
    JunJune  22 , 2025
    Nosh & Learn with the Southside Jewish Collaborative
    Sunday, Jun 22nd 12:00p to 1:30p

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  • Friday ,
    JunJune  27 , 2025
    June Traveling Shabbat
    Friday, Jun 27th 6:00p to 8:30p

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  • Friday ,
    JulJuly  4 , 2025
    4th of July — NO SERVICE
    Friday, Jul 4th (All day)

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  • Friday ,
    JulJuly  11 , 2025
    Welcoming Shabbat on Zoom
    Friday, Jul 11th 6:00p to 7:00p
    A Welcoming Shabbat is a short virtual gathering composed of songs like Shalom Aleichem and Lecha Dodi, candle lighting, healing blessings, the Mourners’ Kaddish, and Shabbat poetry. It gives attendees a chance to see one another and offer each other a Shabbat Shalom and to mark and welcome Shabbat from the comfort of our homes.

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  • Sunday ,
    JulJuly  13 , 2025
    Emergency Preparedness Training
    Sunday, Jul 13th 1:00p to 5:00p
    The Community Safety Committee believes that we, as a community, have a responsibility to keep each other safe. As a part of this commitment, we will be offering a series of trainings to help skill up our community in various safety skills so that we feel confident in our abilities to keep each other safe. The first training is coming up soon, in which you will become certified in CPR and learn other emergency response skills. Join us for an afternoon of Emergency Preparedness Training with the San Francisco Fire Ner Tamid Society! This event will be open to any interested adults, and attendance is especially encouraged for those interested in serving as greeters at Or Shalom events. Specific trainings will include the American Heart Association’s Community’s “Hands-Only" CPR, when and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and Stop the Bleed, as well as Earthquake Preparedness based on the SF Fire Department’s Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) curriculum. Space is limited to 12 participants. For more info about the SF Ner Tamid Society see their write-up in J. The Jewish News. Approximate Schedule (these are just estimates): 1-3 pm CPR & AED Training 3:15-4:15 pm Stop the Bleed 4:15-5 pm Earthquake Preparedness We encourage folks to attend all of the trainings. However, if you want to come to only one, please indicate in your registration.

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  • Wednesday ,
    JulJuly  16 , 2025
    Considering God Salon
    Wednesday, Jul 16th 7:00p to 8:30p

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