Yizkor Memorial Service

The Jewish New Year is marked in many ways, including turning our hearts to those who left us during the past year. Our Yizkor Memorial service includes saying out loud the names of our loved ones, family members, and public figures who touched and inspired us and the world. Join us for this short but moving tribute to those whose lives were a blessing for us. We will also take a moment to mark the one-year anniversary of October 7th with a prayer of remembrance for all lives lost, and a prayer for an enduring peace. May the memories of all our loved continue to serve as a blessing. 

If you would like to add a name or names of those who passed this year to our community reading, please send them to Shiva Schulz at [email protected] on or before Tuesday, 9/24/24. We would be honored to read them during our brief Yizkor.   

This service will take place prior to the 60+ Jewish New Year Luncheon. 

Rabbi Batshir Torchio Batshir is a ritual and spiritual practitioner who has been engaging with folks for lifecycle events and learning. She was ordained at AJRCA in Los Angeles, where she learned with rabbis and scholars from across the broad spectrum of Jewish movements. Batshir is moved by the translation and ownership of ancient ritual into contemporary meaning; to “make the old new, and the new, holy.” (Rav Kook) In addition to her role as Senior Jewish Educator at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Batshir also guides tours through Israel and Poland, and is a life-cycle officiant, both locally and abroad. 

Rabbi Jhos Singer is a gifted Jewish teacher, preacher, storyteller, pastoral counselor, chef, mixologist, and musician. He skillfully translates Torah and Jewish tradition into dynamic, accessible, relevant, and compelling ideas, provocative stories, and delicious cocktails. In one hand he holds a BA in Music from UCLA and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Graduate Theological Union—and in the other he wields a drum, spoon, and a dictionary of Talmudic Hebrew. He was ordained as a Maggid (a Jewish spiritualist) in 2002. He connects traditional rabbinic wisdom to our modern lives.