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We provide free community education, programs, and events centered around Jewish end-of-life rituals and practices, such as the annual Day of Learning.

Events & Community Education

Death Cafe with Sinai Memorial

Join us at Manny’s for a Death Cafe — a relaxed, agenda-free conversation about death and dying over tea and cake. No experts, no lectures, no set conclusions — just an open space to talk about something we usually avoid.

When: Wednesday, October 14 | 6:30  – 8 pm

Where: Manny’s (3092 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103)

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Shomer Collective Convening

Join Sinai Memorial on Wednesday, October 21 for the Shomer Collective’s 5th Annual Convening — a free, one-day virtual gathering for professionals and volunteers serving Jewish people at the end of life. 

Participants can expect a powerful keynote, learning from leaders in the field, and more. Join chaplains, hospice workers, doulas, clergy, social workers, and Jewish communal professionals as we explore how to talk about death, Jewishly.

When: Wednesday, October 21 | 9 am  – 12:30 pm

Where: Online

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Grief & Growing Retreat

Join others mourning the death of a loved one in a unique and supportive weekend retreat. Inspired by the 25+ years of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center’s program of the same name, Grief and Growing™ offers opportunities for participants of all ages, infants through elders, to come together in community to experience the healing power of community and the power of gathering at Camp Newman.

When: Friday, February 19 – Sunday, February 21, 2027

Where: Camp Newman (4088 Porter Creek, Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95404)

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Featured Event

Annual Day of Learning

Our 2026 Annual Day of Learning will focus on the power and practice of Jewish rituals for end-of-life, death, and grief. Our program will include keynote speaker and Certified Compassionate Bereavement Care Facilitator Myra Sack, a panel of clergy sharing stories from their congregations, and a number of workshops.

Event Details

  • Sunday, May 31, 2026
  • 10 AM – 3 PM
  • San Francisco & North Bay Funeral Home
    1501 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115