Rachel Bernstein, a seventh grader at The Brandeis School of San Francisco, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on October 25th…

From a Mother to Her Girls
by Rabbi Karen Kedar

Read by Rabbi Dorothy Richman at Congregation Beth Sholom
Yizkor Service 5786

Join Lifelong Learning Moreh Derech, Adam Lowy, for a Yom Kippur afternoon conversation with Beth Sholom members and J. The Jewish News of Northern California journalists, Chanan Tigay and David Wilensky…

Don has been a member of CBS since the mid-90s and Gabi since the early 2000s (more recently, she served two terms on the CBS Board as Governance Chair). Don and Gabi met at CBS at a YABS 3rd Friday and fell in love while volunteering with YABS…

Hello, my name is Sydney Jason. I am in eighth grade and go to AP Giannini. Some more about me — I live with my Mom, Dad, Sister, and dog…

Dima and Samantha joined Beth Sholom in 2019 after moving to San Francisco and Google searching for synagogues. Between preschool and services, they start most of their days at Beth Sholom, and  they love starting the morning being surrounded by so many friendly faces and caring friends…

Hello, my name is Daniel Crosby. I am in 8th grade at A.P.G middle school. I have been at Beth Sholom my whole life and am very thankful for their education and for helping to shape the Jewish part of my life..

Meet Jay, Diana, and Yuli! Jay and Diana joined Beth Sholom last November after searching for a congregation that felt like home. They began attending Tot Shabbat with their daughter Yuli and quickly felt the warmth of our community…

Although Jan is currently the only official Beth Sholom member of her family, family is a big part of her life! Her husband  Alain Bismuth, her two daughters, Adi Reicher Alouf (29) and Alex Reicher Alouf (25), and two wonderful bonus sons, Jordan Bismuth (31) and Alex Bismuth (27)…

Catherine and Yves Lewi have been part of Beth Sholom since 2014.  Catherine is a Marketing consultant, working with startups helping them grow their business. Yves is a recent retiree from the banking industry, specializing in wealth management…

My name is Henry Baum. I attend the Sterne School here in San Francisco.  I love to read mystery books, look at maps and play sports…

Todah Rabah to everyone who joined us last weekend at our annual gala! We want to wish a special “thank you” to our sponsors and gala chairs who made this joyous event possible.

Let’s ride! Beth Sholom is partnering with Rabbi Jamie Hyam’s Chai Cycle, where cyclists experience Jewish community through bicycling and text study. On Sunday, May 18th, we’ll ride, stop halfway for coffee and study, then ride back.

Bay Area Torah Softball (BATS) season is in full swing! Interested in joining our non-competitive league? Email Dan Laser at daniel.laser@gmail.com. We welcome everyone 18 years and older to play!

Though we “officially” joined just a year or so ago, we’ve been attending services since 2019. My father has a deep history with CBS—he taught Sunday School here in the mid-to-late 1950s. We love the mix of ages and backgrounds, the inclusive services, and the Rabbis…

Louis Van Nguyen Glantz will be celebrating his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 10, 2025. He will be reading the Torah portion Acharet-Mot/Kedushim. Louis’s family has been attending services at Beth Sholom for four generations, and he enjoys attending Shabbat morning service with his family…

We first discovered Beth Sholom simply by driving past it on Sunset—how could we miss it? We’ve been members since 2014, and now Jonathan serves on the Board of Directors, where he is also a co-chair of the Chesed v’Tzedek Committee and a member of the Education Committee…

Hello! My name is Heleni Buckwald. I’m in 7th grade at A.P. Giannini Middle School. In my free time I like to sing, read, draw, and hang out with my friends. One of my main extracurricular activities is performing in musical theater shows at Musical Theatre Works…

What a night! The Good, The Bad, and The Wicked was nothing short of spectacular. A special thank you to our donors and volunteers. Without your generosity and support, this event would not have been the success it was!

My name is Ruby Lewis and I’m in the 7th Grade at The Brandeis School of San Francisco. I love to play basketball, soccer and volleyball. I play on my school’s teams and club soccer outside of school. I am a very big Philadelphia sports fanatic, thanks to my dad and brother!