Jewish Life“ iMn the Baay yAre aY during th e L120i-Yвear H iUstoryn of Sinali M 1em2oria0l Ch” apel Compliments of Sinai Memorial Chapel Jewish Calendar for 5782 2021-2022 תשפ”ב Chevra Kadisha Architect’s 1916 rendering of the first location of the Hebrew Burial Association on Buchanan Street, which later became Sinai Memorial Chapel. L’shana Tovah and best wishes for a Happy New Year from the Board of Directors and Staff of Sinai sinai Memorial Chapel Chevra Kadisha . As appreciation for your support, enclosed is our 5782 Jewish calendar. In Jewish tradition, there is a blessing, “May you live until 120.” It comes from the Torah, which tells us that Moses died when he was 120 years old. It has become a blessing that Jews wish to each other, conveying the hope that everyone can live their life to the fullest as long as they live. MEMORIAL CHAPEL Chevra Kadisha Jewish organizations have interpreted this expression to consider their own 120th anniversaries as a special milestone, reminding the community of the “ripe old age” the organization has reached. As Sinai Memorial Chapel celebrates its own 120th anniversary this year, we chose to feature in this year’s calendar a highlight of Jewish life in the Bay Area for each of our 12 decades. As Jewish life in the Bay Area evolved, we are proud to have been there for our community at every step. This new calendar—and the new year—are also reminders to all of us to rededicate ourselves to new beginnings. Just as Rosh Hashanah and the sound of the shofar usher in the holiest time of the year, at SINAI we take this opportunity to rededicate ourselves to our holy work and to identify opportunities for tikkun , improvement, to better serve our entire Bay Area Jewish community. In the past year, we provided advance planning, funeral and burial services, and bereavement and grief counseling services to over 1,000 individuals and families. A continuing hallmark of SINAI is our commitment to providing to the entire community—regardless of means—the same dignity and quality of funeral service. Our members support the tzedakah and community-building activities of SINAI, one of the few community- owned, nonprofit Jewish funeral services nationwide. Your membership and donations help ensure that we never turn away any Jewish person because of means. Please consider becoming a member. If you would like more information about the work of SINAI, our range of services, the importance of membership, or the opportunity to make a legacy gift, please visit our website, www.sinaichapel.org. Again, I wish you a Happy New Year and thank you for your continuing support. Sincerely, Samuel J. Salkin Executive Director [email protected] www.sinaichapel.org 1900-1909 Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free In 1901, the year Sinai Memorial Chapel was founded, the U.S. was in the midst of a major influx of Eastern European Jews. Between 1881 and 1924, more than 2.5 million East European Jews arrived, propelled by anti-Semitism and poverty in their home countries and the opportunities that America offered. While many settled in New York, there was a sizeable community in San Francisco centered in the South of Market neighborhood before moving to the Fillmore district after the 1906 earthquake. This second wave of Jewish immigrants—Yiddish- speaking, Orthodox, less educated, politically radical and socialist, and mostly poor—was very different from the earlier wave of mostly German and Central European immigrants, who were less religious and better educated. The new immigrants had a profound impact on Jewish life in San Francisco. They led a resurgence of Orthodox Judaism, were activists in labor issues, had a strong sense of Jewish nationalism, and kept the Yiddish language alive through plays and books. sinai 1501 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 415.921.3636 FD 262 SEPTEMBER 3415 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549 925.962.3636 FD 1523 2021 Peninsula-South Bay 650.369.3636 MEMORIAL CHAPEL Chevra Kadisha www.sinaichapel.org א 2לו8ל7 5 תEIשRפ”HאT-I S - ת1ש8ר7יL 5תUשLפE”ב SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 24 Elul 25 Elul 26 Elul Light 27 Elul Ends 8:14 כ mזNitzavi 7:17 כו כה כד1234 28 Elul 29 Elul Light 1 Tishrei Light 2 Tishrei Ends 3 Tishrei Fast 4 Tishrei Light 5 Tishrei Ends 8:02 ה Vayelech 11 7:07 ד daliah 5:22 10גhanah 8:07 Tzom Geבshanah after Rosh HasאRosh Ha 7:13 כט Erev כח56789 Rosh Hashanah Shofar is blown 8:09 Shofar is blown -7:53 Shabbat Shuvah Labor Day 6 Tishrei 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei Light, 10 Tishrei Ends 11 Tishrei Light 12 Tishrei Ends 7:51 יב Ha’azinu 18 6:56 יא ur 7:54 17יfast 16 Yom Kipp ט Erev 15 ח 14 ז 13 ו 12 Yom Kippur begins Yizkor Kol Nidre 6:59 Shofar is blown 13 Tishrei 14 Tishrei Light 15 Tishrei Light 16 Tishrei Ends 17 Tishrei 18 Tishrei Light 19 Tishrei Ends d 7:40 יeטd 6:45 25 Chol Hamo יeחed Sukkot 24 Chol Hamo יoזSukkot 7:45 23 Chol Ham טfזSukkot after 22 2nd day oט וt 6:51 21 1st day of יoדErev Sukk 20 יג 19 7:47 Sukkot Sukkot 20 Tishrei 21 Tishrei Light 22 Tishrei Light 23 Tishrei Ends 24 Tishrei כד rah 7:34 30 כoגzeret after 29 Simchat TכtבShemini A 28 6:40 כא ed Sukkot 27 SukkotכChol Hamo 26 Hoshanah Rabah Yizkor 7:36 Erev Shemini Atzeret Erev Simchat Torah All times listed are for the 94115 zip code and adjusted for Daylight Savings Time. 1910-1919 World War I Foments Dissent In the mid-1910s, San Francisco Jews were divided in their support of the war and its aftermath. Many local Jews were against the war. They were afraid that it would threaten the success of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was meant to attract industry and tourism and whose board included many prominent Jews. Jews with German heritage—second-generation immigrants who were a powerful group in The City—were not at that time strongly opposed to Germany. Further undermining a unified Jewish response to the war were the strong anti-Russian sentiments felt by Jewish immigrants who had fled Russia—an ally of the U.S.—because of anti-Semitism. Finally, there was division among San Franciscan Jews about the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine after the war ended. Zionism seemed antithetical to the assimilation sought by many second- generation immigrants. In the end, local Jews did support the war effort, primarily by helping Jews in Europe affected by the war, while remaining divided on the creation of a separate Jewish homeland. sinai 1501 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 415.921.3636 FD 262 OCTOBER 3415 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549 925.962.3636 FD 1523 2021 Peninsula-South Bay 650.369.3636 MEMORIAL CHAPEL Chevra Kadisha www.sinaichapel.org 5782 ת שNרAי SH -VחEשוHןC -ת IשEפR”בTISH SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 25 Tishrei Light 26 Tishrei Ends 7:29 כו Bereshit 6:34 כה12 Birkat Hachodesh 27 Tishrei 28 Tishrei 29 Tishrei 30 Tishrei 1 Cheshvan 2 Cheshvan Light 3 Cheshvan Ends 7:19 ג Noach 6:24 ב shאesh Rosh ChodeלRosh Chod כט כח כז3456789 4 Cheshvan 5 Cheshvan 6 Cheshvan 7 Cheshvan 8 Cheshvan 9 Cheshvan Light 10 Cheshvan Ends 7:10 י Lech Lecha 16 6:14 ט 15 ח yah 14זYom HaAli 13 ו ay 12הColumbus D 11 ד 10 11 Cheshvan 12 Cheshvan 13 Cheshvan 14 Cheshvan 15 Cheshvan 16 Cheshvan Light 17 Cheshvan Ends 7:01 יז Vayera 23 6:04 טז 22 טו 21 יד 20 יג 19 יב 18 יא 17 18 Cheshvan 19 Cheshvan 20 Cheshvan 21 Cheshvan 22 Cheshvan 23 Cheshvan Light 24 Cheshvan Ends 6:53 כד Chaye Sarah 5:56 כג כב 28 כא 27 כ 26 יט 25 יח 24 29 30 Birkat Hachodesh 25 Cheshvan כה 31 All times listed are for the 94115 zip code and adjusted for Daylight Savings Time. The Fillmore: 1920-1929 A Thriving Jewish Neighborhood By the 1920s, the Fillmore neighbor - hood—in the area now known as the Western Addition—was a thriving, multi-ethnic neighborhood. Many Eastern European and Russian Jews moved there from South of Market after that part of town was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. They joined many others, including Japanese, Ital - ian, Filipino, and African American resi - dents, who also flocked to the Fillmore. Until WWII the Fillmore had a rich Jewish life. The streets were filled with Jewish-owned shops, cultural institu - tions, bakeries, markets, and restau - rants. Stores were open late at the end of Shabbat days and attracted Jews from all over The City. And the streets were lined with movie theaters and other places for entertainment. Yiddish was spoken by many of the residents, and there were Yiddish theater troupes and a weekly Yiddish newspaper. The Fillmore had a Hebrew school as well as three synagogues: Congrega - tions Keneseth Israel and Anshey Sfard drew mostly Orthodox Jews, and Beth Israel had a more liberal congregation. Little remains of those times. None of the synagogue buildings survive, and only a few markers show where Jewish businesses once stood. A 1946 view of Fillmore Street, showing Congregation Beth Israel in the background sinai 1501 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 415.921.3636 FD 262 NOVEMBER 3415 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549 925.962.3636 FD 1523 2021 Peninsula-South Bay 650.369.3636 MEMORIAL CHAPEL Chevra Kadisha www.sinaichapel.org 5782ח שVוןI S-L EכK ס- לוA NתVשHפ”SבCHE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 26 Cheshvan 27 Cheshvan 28 Cheshvan 29 Cheshvan 1 Kislev Light 2 Kislev Ends Rosh Chodesh 5:48 Toledot 6:46 ב א כט כח כז כו123456 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7 Kislev 8 Kislev Light 9 Kislev Ends 5:41 ט Vayetze 13 4:42 ח Day 12 זVeterans 11 ו 10 ה ד Savings Time ג789Daylight ends 10 Kislev 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 Kislev 15 Kislev Light 16 Kislev Ends 5:37 ט hזVayishlac 20 4:37 טו 19 יד 18 יג 17 יב 16 יא 15 י 14 17 Kislev 18 Kislev 19 Kislev 20 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 Kislev Light 23 Kislev Ends 5:34 כג Vayeshev 27 4:34 כב g Day 26 כinאThanksgiv 25 כ 24 יט 23 יח 22 יז 21 Birkat Hachodesh 24 Kislev 25 Kislev 26 Kislev כוChanukah 30 כהkah 29 Chanukah כuדErev Chan 28 Light 1st candle Light 2nd candle Light 3rd candle All times listed are for the 94115 zip code and adjusted for Daylight Savings Time.