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Living Our Values: A Conversation with Ruth Messinger

A commitment to pursuing social justice remains a beacon by which we can all navigate a fractured world. Few people have adhered to this mandate more nobly than leader and changemaker Ruth Messinger.

Join Temple Shaaray Tefila and UJA-Federation for a conversation with Ruth Messinger and Rabbi Mosbacher about global responsibility and advocacy, and how Jewish values fuel our community’s dedication to repairing the world.

(in person & online)

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Celebrate Shabbat at Shaaray Tefila

Join us for a Shabbat experience filled with meaning, connection, and purpose.

Erev Shabbat Services
Fridays @6:15pm
in person & online

Saturday Morning Minyan
Saturdays @10:15am
in person & online

Shabbat Torah Study
Saturdays @11:45am
in person & online

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For a curated look at the latest community news, events, and opportunities,

  1. Wed 18

    Torah Talk

    A verse-by-verse journey through the Hebrew
    May 18 @ 12:30pm - 1:30pm
  2. Thu 19

    Temple Shaaray Tefila Nursery School Annual Benefit 2022

    Temple Shaaray Tefila Nursery School’s Annual
    May 19 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
  3. Thu 19

    Extraordinary Jewish Women: The Legal Legacy of RBG with Leora Harpaz

    Temple Shaaray Tefila Sisterhood’s Extraordinary Jewish
    May 19 @ 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  4. Fri 20

    Shabbat Services

    Please join us in person and
    May 20 @ 6:15pm - 7:30pm
  5. Sat 21

    Saturday Morning Minyan

    Join us in person and online
    May 21 @ 10:15am - 11:45am
  6. Sat 21

    Shabbat Torah Study

    Join us in person and online
    May 21 @ 11:45am - 12:45pm
  7. Mon 23

    Temple Shaaray Tefila Annual Meeting

    At the meeting, we will share
    May 23 @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
  8. Mon 23

    Shaaray Tefila May Book Club

    Join Rabbi Mosbacher for an in-depth
    May 23 @ 7:30pm - 8:30pm
  9. Tue 24

    How to Answer Those Tough Questions Your Kids Might Ask You! (from a Jewish perspective)

    For parents of children ages 5-18. 
    May 24 @ 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Q&A with Chinese Jewish Advocate and Educator Amy Albertson

Q&A with Chinese Jewish Advocate and Educator Amy Albertson jemerman May 4, 2022

Jews of Color
Amy Albertson
Amy Albertson (she/her), 30, is a Chinese Jewish advocate and online educator living in Northern California. She works as a social media consultant for Jewish organizations.

Holy Sparks: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate

Holy Sparks: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate jemerman April 28, 2022

Jewish History
Heddy Breuer Abramowitz, Finding Her Home, 2021
On June 3, 1972, Rabbi Sally Priesand was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as the first woman rabbi in North America. To celebrate this milestone in Jewish and American history, HUC's Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in New York partnered with The Braid's Story Archive of Women Rabbis in Los Angeles to create the exhibition "Holy Sparks," presenting 24 ground-breaking women rabbis who were "firsts" in their time.