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"Jewish Community". Encyclopedia of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Eskenazi, Joe (February 25, 2005). "On shaky ground: Sherith Israel needs $20 million to retrofit – or will close doors". j. Vol. 109, no. 8.
The Koret Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California.Its mission is to strengthen the Bay Area and support the Jewish community in the U.S. and Israel through grantmaking to organizations involved with education, arts and culture, the Jewish community, and the Bay Area community.
Hebrew Free Loan societies (such a society is also known as a Gemach) are based on the biblical injunction that Jews may not charge interest to other Jews in need, found in Exodus 22:25: "If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, do not act towards them as a creditor; exact no interest from them."
Pages in category "Jewish charities based in the United States" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tomchei Shabbos is the name for several Jewish charities in different communities, which are not all affiliated with one another. The Hebrew name means "supporters of the Sabbath." Thus, the charity's mission is to provide food and other supplies so that poor Jews can celebrate the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays.
The St. Anthony Foundation is a nonprofit social service organization in San Francisco, California. They are best known for their operation of the St. Anthony Dining Room in the Tenderloin District. [1] [2] [3] It was founded in 1950 by Franciscan friar Alfred Boeddeker to serve free meals
Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco" The following 157 pages are in this category, out of 157 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
During the Gold Rush in 1849, a small group of Jews held the first High Holy Days services in a tent in San Francisco; it was the first Jewish service on the West Coast of the United States. [2] This group of traders and merchants founded Congregation Emanu-El sometime in 1850, and its charter was issued in April, 1851.