Shabbat

Our next Shabbat gathering will be a Family Shabbat on Friday, March 29.   Shabbat services with Rabbi Moshe Heyn and/or Sheli’ach Tzibbur (Prayer Leader) Lissin Lev Chaya are usually held at 7:00pm on the first and third Friday evenings of every month. Most services are being held online and in-person.  On first and third […]

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The BZBs (Bubbies, Zadies, and Bubbelehs) 

Meet the BZBs (Bubbies, Zadies, and Bubbelehs) 
Our next gathering will be the Family Shabbat gathering in Pacifica on March 29.

The BZBs is an intergenerational club designed to create connections amongst CJC members who wouldn’t ordinarily meet up much. Members are families with children and older folk who may or may not have grandchildren of their own, and anyone else who’d like to make some new friends. In other words, EVERYONE! We’ll have social get-togethers at peoples’ homes, parks, and anyplace that has activities to entertain the bubbelehs.

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Book Club

Our next gathering will be April 17. We will discuss The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan.

Coastside Jewish Community Book Club meets approximately once every two months at members’ homes. We read all kinds of books that are in some way related to Judaism, and generally ensure our books are available through a library. We schmooze, we nosh, we even discuss the book we all read! Most importantly, we get together to enjoy each others’ company. Participants must be members of Coastside Jewish Community.

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Sukkot

Our community Sukkot celebration was held on Sunday, October 1, from 4-7pm. Sukkot provides a great opportunity for all members of our community – old, young, and everyone in between – to gather, participate in one of the oldest rituals in Judaism, eat, play & have fun. Starting at 4, we’ll decorate the sukkah. Bring […]

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High Holy Days

High Holy Days for the Jewish New Year 2023 / 5784 are complete. In addition to the sweet apples and honey served on Rosh Hashanah, there was plenty of “food for thought” and “nourishment for the soul” to be had at our High Holy Day observances. Deep gratitude to everyone who helped create meaningful experiences […]

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Coastside Jewish Community Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Receiving Our Torah

By Annie Blair, June 2021
How does one go about buying a Torah? Think about that for a moment. Can you just go to Amazon.com? They have everything, right? Can you order a 3,500 year-old document, handwritten by a highly trained scribe on specifically prepared parchment? Would the Amazon truck actually deliver a package to your doorstep containing thousands of years of culture, history, and liturgy of the Jewish people?

Twenty-two years ago in June 1999, our young congregation asked the same question, “How do we go about buying a Torah?”. We couldn’t indefinitely borrow a Torah for High Holidays …..

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