Come by our Hanukkah pop-up shop to purchase ritual items for the holiday! We will have candles for your hanukkiah, chocolate gelt, dreidels, and more…

The Afergans first connected with CBS after moving to California in 2015, attending High Holiday services. Their involvement grew in 2021 when Zoe and Mira began attending the preschool here. Today, they actively participate in the Moadon and Shabbat School…

Winter is upon us, and Beth Sholom's Chesed v’Tzedek Committee is celebrating Hanukkah by gathering men’s coats and jackets, pants, and t-shirts, plus blankets for the San Francisco-based Gubbio Project, a sacred sleep and community sanctuary serving those in need in San Francisco.

CBS is pleased to announce a new Tefilah resource: Virtual Tikkuns for 4 of our kosher Torah scrolls. You can access the virtual tikkuns from the Tefilah Resource page.

Judah Switzky will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday November 16, 2024. He will read from Parshat Vayera and his drash will discuss some insights about kindness and helping others.

Chatan Torah and Kalah Bereshit are two honors to individuals who give above and beyond to the ritual life of our synagogue! Thank you for ALL that you do!

Roz lives with her husband and their kitties Ori and Meshi. A native San Franciscan, she is a big Safe Streets and Urban Canopy advocate who loves being in nature with her corvid friends...

Mazel Tov to Natalie Goldstein, who will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on September 14, 2024 (11 Elul 5784).

Danny, Rebecca, Noah (17) and Jacob (15) Burrows moved to San Francisco from Melbourne, Australia 2 years ago. Both boys attend The Jewish Community High School (and love it!)

As we prepare to enter another new year, we are am thrilled to introduce a new member of our team: Rabbinic Intern Samson Nderitu Njogu. Samson, born in Kenya and connected to the Abayudaya Jewish community, is studying at The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.

Aviva Chatoff will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, August 24th (20 Av 5784).

Gabrielle Rivka, Darya and Naum Seymon were born in Ukraine and are of the Rikshpun family. They s been at Beth Sholom since June 2022 when Gabrielle, now 5 years old, attended summer camp at Beth Sholom Family Preschool.

Joachim Steinberg (42), Emily “Ryan” Ascolese (39), Avigdor Ascolese-Steinberg “Avi” (3), and Oliver the cat (age 8). Joachim is from New York City and Ryan is from the greater Cincinnati area. They met in law school and moved to San Francisco in 2013/2014, respectively.

Last Friday, June 21st, Gan Keshet celebrated a tremendous milestone as they graduated from The Congregation Beth Sholom Family Preschool. The children spread their wings and flew through a keshet (rainbow) in Koret Hall, signifying their transition from Beth Sholom to new adventures.

This year, our annual Congregation Beth Sholom Fundraiser celebrated San Francisco’s diverse Jewish community and our outstanding honoree, Sandy Edwards. We are proud to honor Sandy's devotion to CBS and her numerous contributions to the broader Jewish community.

Daniel Adam Bennett will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Wednesday, June 12. He will read from Parshat Jethro, and his drash will discuss the Ten Commandments. Following the service, we'll celebrate together at the Kiddush.

Todah Rabah to all who joined us for a festive evening in honor of Beth Sholom, San Francisco, and Sandy Edwards! We are very grateful for the support of those who made this joyous occasion possible.

Orr Beharav will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, June 8. He will read from Parashat Bamidbar and discuss the moral of God’s census of the Israelites in his drash. Following the service, we’ll celebrate together with a Kiddush Lunch.

Ido, Adie, Roey, Yoav, Yonatan, and Talia are the Paz-Priel family from Mill Valley! Roey (26) is a Machine Learning engineer, Yoav (23) is in law school, Yonatan (18) is an Electrical Engineering/Computer Science student and Talia (16) is a sophomore at Tamalpais High school.

Rabbi Amanda Russell is currently leading a group of 16 Beth Sholom congregants on a solidarity mission in Israel to learn, witness, and hear stories of all perspectives. Follow along their journey through the lens of a different participant each day in this blog series.