Remembering our Yom Kippur observance
Read the complete message and see all the pictures!
Our community has been blessed over these past High Holy Days with a noticeable increase in engagement, connection, and synergy.
Read More »Rabbi Moshe’s Silver Soiree
SILVER SOIREE RECAP On Saturday, September 7th, 2024, CJC held its “Silver Soiree” fundraiser to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rabbi Moshe’s ordination and his being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity. There were about 90 members and friends of CJC in attendance. Philip Chapnick served as the emcee, inviting up city officials, community partners, […]
Read More »Meet J Street
On Monday, May 13, CJC’s Community Chavurah sponsored a presentation from J Street.
J Street organizes pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans to promote US policies that embody our deeply held Jewish and democratic values and that help secure the State of Israel as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people. We believe that only a negotiated resolution agreed to by Israelis and Palestinians can meet the legitimate needs and national aspirations of both peoples.
Jewish Foods Potluck dinner
with CJC’s Community Chavura
Sunday, October 22, 2023, 5-9pm
Chip & Linda’s home in Half Moon Bay
Note: this event is ‘sold out’.
Get together with your old CJC friends, and meet some new ones. We’ll have a leisurely dinner, starting with appetizers and ending with desserts. Most importantly, we’ll have time to shmooze & kibbitz. What’s the difference? I don’t know, but maybe I’ll find someone who does at dinner.
Read More »Simchat Torah
Celebrate the birth of Torah!
Sunday, October 8 from 10am-noon in Half Moon Bay.
It will be like a birthday party for the Torah, complete with birthday cake and delicacies from local Israeli chef, Kobi Vardi!
Read More »Rugelach Baking Class in Pacifica
On Sunday, August 13 at 1pm, CJC member Harriet Zeiner will teach participants the art and science of baking rugelach. For more information and to register, email Harriet.
Read More »CJC Honored by HMB City Council
On Tuesday, 12/21/21, Coastside Jewish Community’s 30th anniversary was honored with a Proclamation and five certificates of recognition from various governing bodies. Sharon Turner, president of CJC’s Board of Directors, was invited to speak as well. A video of the entire meeting is available, and you can jump to the presentation which lasted lasted for […]
Read More »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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