October 24, 2024
By Kris Bailey To really understand, you should spend a day in my shoes! We’ve all heard that old adage dozens of times and in many circumstances, but rarely do we get the chance to fully understand another’s situation and empathize in a meaningful way. But for the medical and caregiving staff at the San […]
October 16, 2024
September 26, 2024
By Jon Moskin It is a relationship that started with heartbreak. The all-volunteer Excelsior Community Food Pantry lost its location. With hundreds of local families struggling through food insecurity, this vital, service-based non-profit no longer had a place to distribute their life-sustaining essentials to the neediest among us. Amelia Zimmermann Wolff and the other cofounders were […]
Dear Friends, As the Jewish High Holidays approach, I want to reflect on this meaningful time of year and invite you to join us in our celebrations. The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are commonly referred to as the Days of Awe In Jewish tradition, this is a time for introspection, renewal, and […]
August 28, 2024
April 24, 2024
This year, with support from Sinai Memorial Chapel’s century-old tradition of Ma’ot Chitim, or wheat money, we kashered our kitchens for Passover 5784. Dennis Choe, our director of dining services, was so moved by participating in such an ancient ritual that he wrote the following message, which we are pleased to share with you, along with […]
April 2, 2024
On her first day on the job back in 1972, Frieda Saenz declared, “I’m never leaving here!” And she has certainly held true to her word so far. In November of this year, she’ll celebrate 52 years on the job as lead beautician and hairdresser at Jewish Home & Rehab Center. Our longest-tenured staff member, […]
December 13, 2023
We held our annual, much-beloved Latke Cook-Off on Monday, December 11. Teams Blue and Gold competed to see who would turn out the crispiest, most golden latke. Our CEO, Dr. Adrienne Green, participated in the cook-off as well! Residents enjoyed voting for (and sampling) the day’s entries. Happy Hanukkah from all of us at SFCJL […]
August 30, 2023
Art has always been an important part of Esther Mugar’s life. A native New Yorker, Esther grew up in the Bronx as an only child and remembers how artistically inclined her mother was. “My mother was a housewife because that was how it was back then, but she used to paint whenever she could,” says […]
July 24, 2023
We love when our very own residents fill our hallways with music! Meet Jewish Home resident Dora Balter. Dora emigrated to the United States in 1981 at the age of 61 and continued her life as a pianist in San Francisco’s Richmond district. She played professionally at the former Geary Street restaurant Russian Renaissance and […]
