# Jewish Bay Area — Full Directory

> The community reference directory for Jewish services, resources, and life across the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California — Chabad-forward, region-filtered, educational.

Updated: 2026-04-20
Editorial policy: Chabad-forward with approved frum non-Chabad options. Every listing is reviewed by an editor. Every category includes a short 'Why this matters' educational note. Gaps are shown — they are signal, not failure.

## Regions

- **San Francisco** (SF) — The city itself — peninsula to the Bay.
- **South Bay** (South Bay) — Palo Alto, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Los Altos.
- **East Bay** (East Bay) — Berkeley, Oakland, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, San Ramon.
- **North Bay** (North Bay) — San Rafael, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Vacaville, Solano.
- **Sacramento Area** (Sacramento) — Sacramento, Roseville, Davis, Grass Valley.
- **Other NorCal** (Other) — Tahoe, Chico, Humboldt, Central Valley (Fresno, Modesto, Stockton), Monterey, Santa Cruz.

## Categories

### 01. Organizations (/organizations.html)
_The Chabad houses, synagogues, and Jewish institutions that hold the community together._

**Why this matters:** Every Jew belongs to a community, even those who have not yet found theirs. The Talmud (Taanit 23a) teaches 'o chavruta o mituta' — give me companionship or give me death. A directory of organizations is not a phone book; it is a map of where Jewish life has taken root locally, and where it is waiting for you.

Northern California's Jewish infrastructure is held together by a constellation of Chabad houses and a handful of allied institutions. Understanding who does what — and in which region — is the first step to finding what you need. This section is the backbone of the directory: nearly every other page on this site eventually points back here, to a rabbi or an institution you can call.

**Subcategories:**
- **Chabad Houses & Synagogues**: The full list of Chabad houses and synagogues across NorCal — the primary referral network for every lifecycle event, every holiday, every question.
- **Allied Institutions**: Approved organizations that work alongside Chabad — Vaad Hakashrus, JCCs where appropriate, specialized service providers.
- **Emergency Contacts**: Rabbi-on-call numbers, Chevra Kadisha emergency contacts, and community crisis resources.

**Editorial notes:**
- TBD: full Chabad list — currently pending from Raleigh.
- Open question: Should Chevra Tehilim be listed under Organizations?
- Open question: Should we include Rabbi Pil, Rabbi Margolin, Rabbi Vogel, Reuven Goldstein?

### 02. Lifecycle (/lifecycle.html)
_From bris to burial — every stage of Jewish life, and who to call for each._

**Why this matters:** The lifecycle is where Judaism meets the ground. A good mohel, a patient rabbi at your wedding, a trustworthy Chevra Kadisha when a loved one passes — these are not transactions. They are the people who carry you through the most consequential hours of your life. Finding the right one matters.

A Jewish life is measured not in years but in moments — the bris, the naming, the upsherin, the bar or bat mitzvah, the chuppah, the stone-setting. Each moment is a thread in the fabric of a people. This section maps every one of them to the people who help you mark it well.

**Subcategories:**
- **Birth Support**: Shifra-and-Puah-style infrastructure: doulas, lactation, postpartum coaches, meal trains.
- **Mohel**: Bris milah — the covenant of Abraham. NorCal's approved mohelim.
- **Baby Naming** [refer-to-chabad]: Naming a Jewish daughter (or son) — refer to your local Chabad Rabbi.
- **Upsherin** [refer-to-chabad]: The first haircut at age three — a boy's entry into learning.
- **Bar & Bat Mitzvah Prep** [refer-to-chabad]: Rabbis who specialize in bar mitzvah preparation and Torah reading.
- **Teen Programs**: Active CTeen chapters and ongoing teen programming across NorCal.
- **College Students** [renders chabads[type=campus]]: Campus Chabads: UC Berkeley, Stanford, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Chico State, SJSU, UCSF, Santa Clara.
- **Young Professional** [renders chabads[type=young-professional]]: 20s and 30s programming — SF, Santa Clara, Oakland.
- **Marriage Services** [refer-to-chabad]: Rabbis who officiate weddings. Pairs with Mikva (kallah class) and Judaica (kiddush cups).
- **Assisted Living**: Kosher-approved assisted living — a gap we are working to address.
- **End of Life Support** [refer-to-chabad]: Hospice visits, difficult conversations, family support.
- **Approved Cemeteries**: Jewish cemeteries vetted for compliance with halacha.
- **Tahara & Chevra Kadisha**: The sacred work of preparing the deceased for burial — Sacramento, Solano County, SF.
- **Funeral Services**: Funeral homes and services coordinated for Jewish burial.

**Editorial notes:**
- In progress with Mendel Weinfeld — cemeteries, tahara, funeral services.
- Open question: criteria for 'bar mitzvah specialist' (10/year? 5/year?).
- Open question: Should we refer to Jewish assisted-living facilities with non-kosher kitchens?
- Source-outline note: this section should cross-link to Education for every relevant age.

### 03. Education (/education.html)
_Preschool through adult learning — where Torah is taught in the Bay Area._

**Why this matters:** The Shema begins 'v'shinantam l'vanecha' — and you shall teach them to your children. Not suggest. Teach. Education is not optional in Judaism; it is the transmission mechanism of a four-thousand-year-old civilization. Picking a school, a Hebrew school, or an adult class is a decision that compounds.

Education is the non-negotiable heart of Jewish continuity. From Mommy-and-Me mats to kollel-level shiurim, NorCal's Jewish educational landscape is broader than most newcomers realize. This section is the map.

**Subcategories:**
- **Mommy and Me**: Ongoing toddler-and-parent programs across NorCal Chabad houses.
- **Preschools**: Jewish preschools: Rosenblatt, Roseville, Grass Valley, San Mateo, Noe Valley, Shalom School, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton.
- **Day Schools**: Full-day Jewish K-12: Beis Menachem, Cheder of Bay Area, Sacramento Jewish Academy.
- **After-School Programs**: Santa Clara, Sunnyvale (Landa), Palo Alto (Levin) after-school Judaic learning.
- **Hebrew Schools**: Once-a-week Jewish education for public-school kids.
- **Jewish Youth Hour**: Lighter-touch Jewish programming for kids outside the Hebrew-school track.
- **Adult Education** [refer-to-chabad]: JLI courses, weekly shiurim, one-on-one learning.

**Editorial notes:**
- Open question: include approved frum preschools alongside Chabad ones?
- Open question: include approved frum day schools?
- Cross-link: campus Chabads live under Lifecycle → College Students.

### 04. Camps (/camps.html)
_Day camps and overnight camps — summer Judaism that kids remember for life._

**Why this matters:** A Jewish summer is the most concentrated shot of Jewish identity a child can receive. When the whole camp sings Birkat HaMazon after lunch, something unreachable in a weekly Hebrew school simply happens. Camp is why so many BTs in their forties have camp friends as chavrusos today.

Ask any adult Jew who went to a Jewish summer camp and they will tell you: that is where they became Jewish. Camp is the one place where the default setting is Yiddishkeit, and where friendships minted over tzitzit and color war last forty years. This section covers day camps within NorCal and the overnight camps NorCal kids go to.

**Subcategories:**
- **Day Camps**: Full-summer and one-week day camps across NorCal Chabad houses.
- **Overnight Camps**: The overnight camps that NorCal kids travel to — with notes on travel groups.

### 05. Mikva (/mikva.html)
_Women's mikvas, men's mikvas, consultants, and the halachic questions surrounding them._

**Why this matters:** Before a community builds a shul, it builds a mikvah. Before it builds a school, it builds a mikvah. The presence of a functioning, beautiful mikvah is the surest sign that a community is taking itself seriously. It is also — for the women who use it — an anchor of monthly rhythm, privacy, and sanctity that nothing else replicates.

The mikvah is a cornerstone of Jewish family life and, quietly, one of the most important pieces of Jewish infrastructure in any community. NorCal's mikvas are concentrated but reachable; this section lists them by region and flags the consultants you can call with questions.

**Subcategories:**
- **Women's Mikvas**: Sacramento, Vacaville, Berkeley, Palo Alto, SF, San Jose, Oakland.
- **Men's Mikvas**: San Rafael — the primary men's mikvah in NorCal.
- **Mikvah Consultants**: Rabbi Zaklos, Rabbi Gil Leeds — for halachic questions and personal guidance.
- **Questions on Maaros**: Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Levin — halachic consultation on difficult questions.

**Editorial notes:**
- Open question: additional approved rabbis for maaros consultations?

### 06. Kosher (/kosher.html)
_Certification, stores, bakeries, eateries, caterers, wineries, and Shabbos food._

**Why this matters:** Kashrus is not a diet. It is a daily discipline of sanctifying the mundane — choosing what goes into your body and your home in a way that keeps a line of continuity with every Jewish kitchen for three thousand years. A strong local kosher ecosystem is what lets an observant family flourish, not just survive, in a place like the Bay Area.

The kosher landscape in NorCal is small but surprisingly complete. A single kashrus authority (the Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California) covers most certified products and establishments. This section is organized so you can quickly find what you need — a challah for Shabbos, a caterer for a bar mitzvah, a reliable wine.

**Subcategories:**
- **Kosher Certification**: Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California (Rabbi Welton), Sunrise Kosher.
- **Kosher Stores**: Chabad Lafayette, Pars, Oakland Kosher, Mollie Stone's, Andronico's Community Markets.
- **Kosher Bakeries**: Grand Bakery, Krembo Bakery (Chabad North Peninsula).
- **Kosher Eateries**: Oakland Kosher, Hummus Bodega, Izzy's Bagels, Sabra Grill.
- **Kosher Event Halls**: Chabad houses with event space, plus JCC Palo Alto, Chabad Pleasanton, Chabad Vacaville, Chevra Tehilim.
- **Kosher Caterers**: Sunrise, Yes Catering, Dina, Mechaela, Epic Bites, Gila Kosher.
- **Kosher Wineries**: Hagafen, Invei (D. Berkowitz).
- **Order Shabbos Food Out**: SF and Napa — who delivers for Shabbos.

**Editorial notes:**
- Open question: verify Grand Bakery's current kosher status.
- Open question: which hotels do people actually use for weddings/dinners?
- Open question: are Cuvee Chabad and Red C still in operation?

### 07. Shuls (/shuls.html)
_Daily and Shabbos minyanim, eiruvim, and the shuls walkable to other shuls._

**Why this matters:** The minyan is the most demanding of Jewish institutions: it requires ten adult Jews in the same room at the same time, three times a day. Where a minyan runs reliably, everything else — kashrus, mikvah, eiruv, school — eventually grows around it. The shul map of NorCal is, effectively, the topology of Jewish viability.

A city without a minyan is not a Jewish city. A shul without a rabbi is not a shul. This section lists every minyan in NorCal by reliability — daily, Shabbos, or occasional — and tracks the eiruvim that make Shabbos workable for families with children.

**Subcategories:**
- **Daily Minyanim**: Every shul running a daily shacharis, mincha, or maariv in NorCal.
- **Shabbos Minyanim**: Shabbos minyanim by region.
- **Shuls Near Other Shuls**: For each shul: how far to the nearest other shul on foot. Useful when you're hosting.
- **Eiruvim**: Communities with a functional Shabbos eiruv.

**Editorial notes:**
- Open question: confirm eiruv status in Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, San Jose.

### 08. Services (/services.html)
_Sofer, shochet, divorce, conversion, prison chaplaincy, hospital visits, and more._

**Why this matters:** Most of these services are invisible until you need them urgently. A broken tefillin strap at 6 a.m. on Rosh Hashana. A death in the family. A conversion process that spans years. Knowing where to call — before you need to — is a mitzvah to yourself and your family.

Jewish life is served by a quiet network of specialists — a sofer when your tefillin fail a bedikah, a shochet when you need a chicken done right, a chaplain when someone you love is in the hospital or in prison. This section lists them all.

**Subcategories:**
- **Sofer**: Bay Area Sofer Rabbi Levi Potash.
- **Marriage Counseling**: Rabbinically-oriented couples' counseling.
- **Divorce Services**: Get arrangements and divorce guidance — Feldman.
- **Conversion**: RCC (Rabbinical Council of California).
- **Jewish Statues**: Headstones, memorial monuments — Ulman and other options.
- **Din Torah**: Rabbinical court for civil disputes — typically handled via beis din network.
- **Special Needs Support**: Friendship Circle (Ezzy) — the primary NorCal special-needs resource.
- **Gemach / Financial Support** [refer-to-chabad]: Interest-free loans and financial support through local Chabad houses.
- **Soup Kitchen**: SF — community meal service.
- **Shochet**: Mendel Rice (pending full ordination).
- **Travel to Israel**: Land and the Spirit — trip planning with Jewish depth.
- **Prison Chaplaincy**: Lieberov, Friedman, Zaklos (CMF), Zaetz (CSP Solano), Ferris (Stockton), Brownstein (Mule Creek).
- **Military Base Services**: Travis Air Force Base — Jewish chaplaincy and High Holiday services.
- **Hospital Chaplaincy**: Jewish hospital visit coordinators by hospital.

**Editorial notes:**
- Open question: qualification criteria for marriage counseling; referral liability.
- Open question: should we include Sperlin (LA, via Zoom) for divorce?
- Open question: is there a local option for statues or default to Ulman?
- Source-outline note: Din Torah may be omitted — confirm with editor.
- Open question: shochet in South Bay?
- Open question: Bikur Cholim in any community?
- Open question: Special needs — anyone beyond Friendship Circle?

### 09. Judaica (/judaica.html)
_Where to get a dreidel, menorah, shmurah matzah, tallis, kiddush cup, or yarmulke._

**Why this matters:** A mezuzah on your door, a menorah on your table, tefillin on your arm — Jewish objects turn a house into a Jewish home. You don't need the expensive ones; you need the kosher ones. This page points you to both.

Every holiday needs its objects. Judaica stores are fewer than they were, but NorCal still has a handful — and several Chabads distribute free menorahs, free shmurah matzah, and other essentials. This section answers the 'where do I get a ___' question.

**Subcategories:**
- **Where Can I Get…?**: Quick links: dreidels, menorahs (free), shmurah matzah (free), tallis, kiddush cup, yarmulke.
- **Judaica Stores**: Palo Alto, Lafayette, Oakland — the three brick-and-mortar stores.

**Editorial notes:**
- Cross-link: Holidays section points here for lulav/esrog and menorahs.

### 10. Holidays (/holidays.html)
_Public menorah lightings, Rosh Hashana services, Seders, Lulav & Esrog._

**Why this matters:** Holidays are where Jewish identity goes public. A menorah in Union Square, a Seder at a Chabad, a shofar blown in a public park — these are acts of national self-assertion as much as of personal practice. The holidays on this page are where you show up, and where you bring friends who have never.

The Jewish calendar is a choreography. Each holiday has its own requirements, and each region has its own traditions — which Chabad does the Chanukah train? Where's the public Seder? Who has a lulav by Sukkos? This page tracks them all.

**Subcategories:**
- **Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur** [refer-to-chabad]: High Holiday services across NorCal — refer to your local Chabad.
- **Buy a Lulav & Esrog**: Palo Alto, Afikomon, or your local Chabad.
- **Menorah Lightings** [refer-to-chabad]: Standard Chanukah menorah lightings across NorCal.
- **Unique Menorah Lightings**: Union Square, Chanukah train, Jelly Belly, State Capital, San Jose joint lighting.
- **Public Seders** [refer-to-chabad]: Communal Passover Seders open to the public.

### 11. Tourist Guide (/tourist-guide.html)
_Visiting the Bay Area? Where to get Shabbos food, hear a shofar, and see the Mitzvah Cable Car._

**Why this matters:** A Jewish traveler's first meal in a new city tells them whether Yiddishkeit is viable there. A warm Chabad family at a Shabbos table tells them whether the community is real. If you are visiting — or sending someone who is — this page gets them to both.

Jewish tourists arriving in the Bay Area usually want three things: a shul to daven in, kosher food to eat, and one uniquely-Bay Area Jewish experience. This section is the one-page answer.

**Subcategories:**
- **Plan by Region**: Start with the region you'll be in — each region page has its own tourist notes.
- **Jewish Attractions**: Mitzvah Cable Car, Jelly Belly (kosher), Hagafen winery, and more.

### 12. Get Involved (/get-involved.html)
_Volunteer, sponsor, suggest a listing, report an error. This site is a community project._

**Why this matters:** A community directory that nobody maintains is worse than no directory at all — it misleads. The reason this site can claim to be trustworthy is that real people review every listing. Becoming one of those people is a mitzvah that compounds.

This directory is built and maintained by volunteers. It is accurate because editors keep it accurate. If you see a gap, fill it. If you see an error, report it. If you have capacity, sponsor a page or a region.

**Subcategories:**
- **Suggest a Listing**: Submit a new listing or a correction to an existing one.
- **Volunteer as Editor**: Adopt a region or a category. Keep it accurate.
- **Sponsor**: Underwrite a page, a region, or the whole site.

## Chabad Houses & Synagogues

All Chabad community houses, campus Chabads, young-professional Chabads, and allied non-Chabad Orthodox synagogues. Grouped by region.

### San Francisco

#### Adath Israel
- Type: Synagogue (non-Chabad Orthodox)
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Joel Landau
- Address: 1851 Noriega Street, San Francisco, CA 94122
- Phone: (415) 564-5665
- Email: office@adathisraelsf.org
- Website: https://adathisraelsf.org
- Specialties: minyan, modern-orthodox, day-school

#### Anshey Sfard Sephardic Synagogue
- Type: Synagogue (non-Chabad Orthodox)
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Lay-led
- Address: 1500 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
- Phone: (415) 752-4979
- Email: admin@ansheysfard.com
- Website: https://ansheysfard.com
- Specialties: minyan, sephardic, orthodox

#### Congregation Chevra Thilim
- Type: Synagogue (non-Chabad Orthodox)
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi
- Address: 751 25th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121
- Phone: (415) 752-2866
- Email: info@sfshul.org
- Website: https://sfshul.org
- Specialties: minyan, orthodox, modern-orthodox

#### Chabad of Cole Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Nosson Potash
- Address: 1300 Shrader St, San Francisco, CA 94117
- Phone: (415) 786-5642
- Website: https://chabadcv.org
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Noe Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Gedalia Potash
- Address: 3781 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone: (415) 648-8000
- Email: info@chabadnv.org
- Website: https://chabadnoevalley.org
- Specialties: preschool, hebrew-school, minyan

#### Chabad of the Neighborhood - West Portal
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendel Levin
- Address: 333 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127
- Phone: (508) 873-1250
- Website: https://chabadneighborhood.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad SF - SOMA Shul
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shmulik Friedman
- Address: 231 Olive St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone: (415) 756-3192
- Website: https://chabadsf.org
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad SF - SOMA Shul & Pacific Heights
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yosef Langer
- Address: 496 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Phone: (415) 668-6178
- Email: info@chabadsf.org
- Website: https://chabadsf.org
- Specialties: weddings, bar-mitzvah, minyan
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad Student Center of S. Francisco
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yisroel Zaetz
- Address: 1523 25th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
- Phone: (415) 572-6281
- Website: https://jewishsunset.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Richmond Torah Center
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Aaron Hecht
- Address: 423 10th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118
- Phone: (415) 386-8123
- Email: office@rtchabad.org
- Website: https://rtchabad.org
- Specialties: mikvah, minyan, outreach, classes

#### Russian-speaking Jewish Community of SF Bay Area
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shimon Margolin
- Address: 5600 Geary Blvd / 3739 Balboa Street #140, San Francisco, CA 94121
- Phone: (415) 221-5280
- Website: https://rsjc.org
- Specialties: minyan, russian-speaking, youth-programs, camp
- Event space: yes

#### Schneerson Center of San Francisco
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Bentziyon Pil
- Address: 2655 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 724-8652
- Website: https://scofsf.org
- Specialties: minyan, russian-speaking, chabad

#### Chabad at UCSF
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yosef Langer
- Serves campus: UCSF
- Phone: (415) 648-8000
- Email: info@chabadsf.org
- Website: https://chabadsf.org
- Specialties: college, graduate-students

#### Chabad Young Professionals SF
- Type: Young-Professional Chabad
- City: San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shmulik Gutnick
- Phone: (415) 571-8770
- Email: info@chabadyp.com
- Website: https://chabadyp.com
- Specialties: young-professionals, shabbat-dinners

### South Bay

#### Congregation Am Echad
- Type: Synagogue (non-Chabad Orthodox)
- City: San Jose
- Rabbi: Rabbi Avi Lebowitz
- Address: 1504 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
- Email: info@amechad.org
- Website: https://amechad.org
- Specialties: minyan, orthodox, kollel, mohel, kashrus

#### Chabad by the Sea
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Santa Cruz
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yochanan Friedman
- Address: PO Box 554, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
- Phone: (831) 454-0101
- Website: https://chabadbythesea.com
- Specialties: college, tourist

#### Chabad Center for Jewish Life - S. Cruz
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Santa Cruz
- Rabbi: Rabbi Menachem Geisinsky
- Address: 2219 Juan Pablo Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone: (831) 295-7711
- Website: https://chabadcentersc.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad Israeli Community
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Palo Alto
- Rabbi: Rabbi Menachem Landa
- Address: 1650 Channing Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94303
- Phone: (650) 804-5019
- Website: https://chabadisraeli.org
- Specialties: israeli-community, hebrew-speaking

#### Chabad Jewish Center of Mountain View
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Mountain View
- Rabbi: Rabbi Ber Rosenblat
- Address: 933 Barbara Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040
- Phone: (650) 332-9062
- Website: https://chabadmv.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad MidPen
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Redwood City
- Rabbi: Rabbi Levi Potash
- Address: 523 Topaz St, Redwood City, CA 94062
- Phone: (650) 232-0995
- Email: info@chabadmp.com
- Website: https://chabadmidpen.com
- Specialties: sofer, stam, adult-ed

#### Chabad North S. Mateo County
- Type: Chabad House
- City: South San Francisco
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shaul Baila Goldman
- Address: 1177 Mission Road Suite A, South San Francisco, CA 94080
- Phone: (650) 273-6273
- Website: https://chabadnorthcounty.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Almaden
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Jose
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendel Weinfeld
- Address: 5580 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118
- Phone: (408) 910-2034
- Website: https://chabadalmaden.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Burlingame
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Mateo
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yale Spalter
- Address: PO Box 673, San Mateo, CA 94401
- Phone: (650) 453-8136
- Website: https://chabadnp.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Cupertino
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Cupertino
- Rabbi: Rabbi Reuven Goldstein
- Address: 10201 Imperial Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
- Phone: (408) 207-3648
- Website: https://chabadofcupertino.com
- Specialties: adult-ed, witness-to-history-exhibition

#### Chabad of Monterey
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Pacific Grove
- Rabbi: Rabbi Dovid Holtzberg
- Address: 620 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
- Phone: (831) 643-2770
- Website: https://chabadofmonterey.com
- Specialties: tourist

#### Chabad of S. Mateo
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Mateo
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yossi Marcus
- Address: PO Box 673, San Mateo, CA 94401
- Phone: (650) 453-8136
- Website: https://chabadnp.com
- Specialties: bakery, preschool

#### Chabad of Sunnyvale
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Sunnyvale
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yisroel Hecht
- Address: 1489 S Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
- Phone: (408) 720-0553
- Website: https://chabadsunnyvale.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad Palo Alto
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Palo Alto
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yosef Levin
- Address: 3070 Louis Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
- Phone: (650) 804-8910
- Email: info@chabadpa.com
- Website: https://chabadpaloalto.com
- Specialties: weddings, bar-mitzvah, preschool
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad Palo Alto (Rabbi Zalman Levin)
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Palo Alto
- Rabbi: Rabbi Zalman Levin
- Address: 3070 Louis Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
- Phone: (650) 424-9080
- Website: https://chabadpaloalto.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad S. Clara
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Santa Clara
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yigal Rosenberg
- Address: 2043 Pruneridge Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Phone: (408) 718-9074
- Email: info@chabadsc.com
- Website: https://jewishclara.com
- Specialties: young-professionals, college, after-school
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad S. Jose
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Los Gatos
- Rabbi: Rabbi Aaron Meir and Frumie Cunin
- Address: 15405 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Phone: (408) 358-5530
- Email: info@chabadsj.org
- Website: https://chabadsj.com
- Specialties: mikvah, minyan, weddings
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad South County Jewish Center
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Morgan Hill
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendel Liberow
- Address: 16575 San Ramon Drive #A, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
- Phone: (408) 766-2343
- Website: https://jewishmh.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Los Altos Chabad
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Mountain View
- Rabbi: Rabbi Ezzy Schusterman
- Address: 1049 El Monte Avenue Ste. C, Mountain View, CA 94040
- Phone: (650) 241-8770
- Email: info@chabadsv.org
- Website: https://jewishlosaltos.com
- Specialties: after-school, hebrew-school
- Event space: yes

#### The Village Chabad
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Portola Valley
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mayer Brook
- Address: 200 S Balsamina Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028
- Phone: (650) 304-2098
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad at Santa Clara University
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: Santa Clara
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yitzchak Bergstein
- Serves campus: Santa Clara University
- Phone: (408) 247-8800
- Website: https://chabadsc.com
- Specialties: college

#### Chabad at Stanford University
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: Palo Alto
- Rabbi: Rabbi Dov Greenberg
- Serves campus: Stanford University
- Address: 1289 College Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- Phone: (650) 494-3274
- Website: https://chabadstanford.org
- Specialties: college, graduate-students, shabbat-dinners

#### Chabad SJSU
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: San Jose
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shaya Bernstein
- Serves campus: San Jose State University
- Address: 176 Rhodes Ct, San Jose, CA 95126
- Phone: (347) 971-6668
- Website: https://jewishsj.com
- Specialties: college

#### Chabad Student Center at UCSC
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: Santa Cruz
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shlomie Leah Chein
- Serves campus: UC Santa Cruz
- Address: 1142 King St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone: (831) 471-9123
- Website: https://jewcsc.com
- Specialties: college

### East Bay

#### Chabad Emeryville
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Emeryville
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendy Blank
- Address: 1300 55th St, Emeryville, CA 94608
- Phone: (510) 859-8808
- Website: https://jewishemeryville.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad Jewish Center Berkeley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Berkeley
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yehuda Ferris
- Address: 1710 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone: (510) 684-5292
- Email: info@chabadberkeley.org
- Website: https://chabadberkeley.org
- Specialties: college, mikvah, weddings
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad of Alameda
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Alameda
- Rabbi: Rabbi Meir Shmotkin
- Address: 1516 Oak Street #316, Alameda, CA 94501
- Phone: (510) 640-2590
- Website: https://jewishalameda.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Castro Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Castro Valley
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shimon Gruzman
- Address: 20912B Redwood Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94546
- Phone: (510) 342-9326
- Website: https://jewishcastrovalley.org
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Concord
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Concord
- Rabbi: Rabbi Berel Kesselman
- Address: PO Box 55, Concord, CA 94522
- Phone: (925) 326-1613
- Website: https://jewishconcord.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Contra Costa
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Walnut Creek
- Rabbi: Rabbi Dovber Berkowitz
- Address: 1671 Newell Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
- Phone: (925) 937-4101
- Email: info@chabadwc.com
- Website: https://jewishcontracosta.com
- Specialties: preschool, hebrew-school

#### Chabad of Danville & S. Ramon
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Danville
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shmuli Raitman
- Address: 4125 Blackhawk Plaza Cir #200, Danville, CA 94506
- Phone: (925) 272-9672
- Website: https://jewishdanville.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of El Cerrito
- Type: Chabad House
- City: El Cerrito
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yanky Bell
- Address: 704 Midcrest Way, El Cerrito, CA 94530
- Phone: (510) 455-2770
- Website: https://chabadelcerrito.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Fremont Jewish Center
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Fremont
- Rabbi: Rabbi Moshe Fuss
- Address: 4251 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
- Phone: (510) 300-4090
- Website: https://chabadfremont.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Lamorinda
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Lafayette
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yisroel Labkowski
- Address: 3477 Golden Gate Way, Lafayette, CA 94549
- Phone: (925) 384-7242
- Email: info@chabadcc.com
- Website: https://chabadoflamorinda.com
- Specialties: kosher-store, preschool, day-camp
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad of Oakland & Piedmont
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Oakland
- Rabbi: Rabbi Dovid Labkowski
- Address: 3014 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
- Phone: (510) 545-6770
- Email: info@chabadeb.com
- Website: https://jewishoakland.org
- Specialties: mikvah, young-professionals
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad of Richmond
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Richmond
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yitzchok Wagner
- Address: 2641 Vale Rd, Richmond, CA 94806
- Phone: (510) 255-3121
- Website: https://chabadofrichmond.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of S. Leandro
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Leandro
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shmaya Shusterman
- Address: 1367 Breckenridge Street, San Leandro, CA 94579
- Phone: (347) 419-6541
- Website: https://jewishsanleandro.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of The Delta
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Brentwood
- Rabbi: Rabbi Peretz Goldshmid
- Address: 400 Guthrie Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513
- Phone: (925) 420-4999
- Website: https://jewishdelta.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of the Tri Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Pleasanton
- Rabbi: Rabbi Raleigh Resnick
- Address: 3370 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588
- Phone: (925) 846-0700
- Email: info@jewishtrivalley.com
- Website: https://jewishtrivalley.com
- Specialties: event-hall, hebrew-school, camp
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad of Tracy Jewish Center
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Tracy
- Rabbi: Rabbi Levi Meijers
- Address: 171 Forest Hills Drive, Tracy, CA 95376
- Phone: (718) 406-2732
- Website: https://jewishtracy.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad at UC Berkeley
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: Berkeley
- Rabbi: Rabbi Gil Leeds
- Serves campus: UC Berkeley
- Address: 2516 Warring St, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Phone: (510) 730-2747
- Email: info@chabadberkeley.org
- Website: https://jewishucb.com
- Specialties: college, shabbat-dinners, kosher-meals

### North Bay

#### Chabad Jewish Center of Novato
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Novato
- Rabbi: Rabbi Menachem Landa
- Address: 695 De Long Ave #101, Novato, CA 94945
- Phone: (415) 312-8385
- Website: https://jewishnovato.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Petaluma
- Rabbi: Rabbi Dovid Bush
- Address: 205 Keller Street #101, Petaluma, CA 94952
- Phone: (707) 559-8585
- Website: https://jewishpetaluma.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Corte Madera
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Corte Madera
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendel Misholovin
- Address: 318 Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera, CA 94925
- Phone: (415) 786-3345
- Website: https://jewishcm.org
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Humboldt
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Arcata
- Rabbi: Rabbi Eliyahu Cowen
- Address: 413 Bayside Court, Arcata, CA 95521
- Phone: (707) 633-8770
- Email: info@jewishhumboldt.com
- Website: https://jewishhumboldt.com
- Specialties: remote-community

#### Chabad of Marin
- Type: Chabad House
- City: San Rafael
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yisrael Rice
- Address: 1150 Idylberry Road, San Rafael, CA 94903
- Phone: (415) 235-9940
- Email: info@chabadmarin.com
- Website: https://chabadofmarin.com
- Specialties: mens-mikvah, minyan, shochet
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad of Mill Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Mill Valley
- Rabbi: Rabbi Hillel Scop
- Address: 519 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
- Phone: (415) 336-3055
- Website: https://jewishmillvalley.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad of Napa Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Napa
- Rabbi: Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum
- Address: 2471 Solano Ave, Napa, CA 94558
- Phone: (707) 492-5993
- Email: info@jewishnapa.com
- Website: https://jewishnapavalley.com
- Specialties: shabbos-food, tourist

#### Chabad of Sonoma County
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Santa Rosa
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendel Wolvovsky
- Address: 2461 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
- Phone: (707) 577-0277
- Email: info@chabadsonoma.com
- Website: https://jewishsonoma.com
- Specialties: young-professionals

### Sacramento Area

#### Chabad Jewish Center of Chico
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Chico
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendy Rochel Zwiebel
- Address: 440 W 4th St, Chico, CA 95928
- Phone: (530) 809-1662
- Email: info@chabadchico.com
- Website: https://jewishchico.com
- Specialties: college

#### Chabad Jewish Center of Lincoln
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Lincoln
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yanki Hecht
- Address: 200 Gateway Dr, Lincoln, CA 95648
- Phone: (916) 258-2418
- Website: https://jewishlincoln.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad Jewish Community Center - Folsom/El Dorado Hills
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Folsom
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yossi Grossbaum
- Address: 302 South Lexington Drive #B, Folsom, CA 95630
- Phone: (916) 608-9811
- Website: https://jewishfolsom.org
- Specialties: hebrew-school

#### Chabad of Davis
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Davis
- Rabbi: Rabbi Shmary Brownstein
- Address: 732 Anderson Rd, Davis, CA 95616
- Phone: (530) 756-3727
- Email: info@jewishdavis.com
- Website: https://chabadofdavis.org
- Specialties: college, young-professionals

#### Chabad of Grass Valley
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Grass Valley
- Rabbi: Rabbi Nochum Yusewitz
- Address: 1289 Sutton, Grass Valley, CA 95945
- Phone: (530) 404-0020
- Email: info@chabadgv.com
- Website: https://jewishgv.com
- Specialties: preschool

#### Chabad of Roseville
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Granite Bay
- Rabbi: Rabbi Yossi Korik
- Address: 4410 Douglas Blvd, Granite Bay, CA 95746
- Phone: (916) 500-4522
- Email: info@chabadroseville.com
- Website: https://jewishroseville.com
- Specialties: preschool, hebrew-school

#### Chabad of Solano County
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Vacaville
- Rabbi: Rabbi Chaim Zaklos
- Address: 730 East Main Street, Vacaville, CA 95688
- Phone: (707) 592-5300
- Email: info@chabadsolano.com
- Website: https://jewishsolano.com
- Specialties: mikvah, prison-chaplaincy, event-hall
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad of Stockton
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Stockton
- Rabbi: Rabbi Avremel Brod
- Address: 1330 W. Lincoln Rd, Stockton, CA 95207
- Phone: (209) 952-2081
- Website: https://chabadofstockton.com
- Specialties: minyan, chabad

#### Chabad Sacramento
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Sacramento
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendy Cohen
- Address: 945 Evelyn Ln, Sacramento, CA 95864
- Phone: (916) 455-1400
- Email: info@chabadsac.com
- Website: https://sacjewishlife.org
- Specialties: mikvah, tahara, school
- Event space: yes

#### Chabad at UC Davis
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: Davis
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendy Greenberg
- Serves campus: UC Davis
- Address: 424 E Street, Davis, CA 95616
- Phone: (310) 740-6964
- Email: info@jewishdavis.com
- Website: https://jewishucd.com
- Specialties: college

### Other NorCal

#### Chabad of Fresno
- Type: Chabad House
- City: Fresno
- Rabbi: Rabbi Levy Zirkind
- Website: https://chabadfresno.com
- Specialties: central-valley

#### JCC Chabad Lake Tahoe
- Type: Chabad House
- City: South Lake Tahoe
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mordey Richler
- Address: 926 Tanglewood Dr, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
- Phone: (530) 539-4363
- Email: info@chabadtahoe.com
- Website: https://jewishtahoe.com
- Specialties: tourist, holiday-events

#### Chabad at Chico State
- Type: Campus Chabad
- City: Chico
- Rabbi: Rabbi Mendy Zwiebel
- Serves campus: CSU Chico
- Phone: (530) 487-7666
- Email: info@chabadchico.com
- Website: https://chabadchico.com
- Specialties: college

## Service Listings

Categorized service providers (mohelim, mikvahs, kosher establishments, schools, chaplains, camps, etc.).

### Lifecycle (8 listings)

#### Birth Support

- **Shevy Rice** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, north-bay
  Doula — birth and postpartum support for Jewish families.
  Tags: doula
- **Leah Kagan** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Surrogacy advisor — guidance for Jewish families exploring surrogacy.
  Contact: phone: (415) 637-8525
  Tags: surrogacy

#### Mohel

- **Rabbi Gil Leeds** [approved] — regions: east-bay, san-francisco, south-bay
  Mohel serving the full Bay Area. Certified by Vaad Harabanim.
  Contact: phone: (510) 384-0222 · website: https://baymohel.com
- **Rabbi Nochum Yusewitz** [approved] — regions: south-bay, san-francisco
  Mohel serving the South Bay and SF; fluent English and Hebrew.
  Contact: phone: (650) 387-3636
- **Rabbi Avi Leibovitz** [approved] — regions: south-bay, east-bay
  Mohel with extensive home-birth and hospital experience.
  Contact: phone: (408) 930-7474

#### Teen Programs

- **CTeen San Francisco** [chabad] — regions: san-francisco
  Active CTeen chapter for SF Jewish high schoolers.
  Contact: website: https://cteen.com
- **CTeen Peninsula** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  CTeen serving Palo Alto, Los Altos, and surrounding communities.
  Contact: website: https://cteen.com
- **CTeen East Bay** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  CTeen serving Berkeley, Oakland, and Contra Costa.
  Contact: website: https://cteen.com

### Education (14 listings)

#### Preschools

- **Rosenblatt Preschool** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Long-running Chabad preschool in the East Bay — warm, song-filled, Torah-centered.
  Contact: website: https://chabadcc.com/preschool
- **Chabad Roseville Preschool** [chabad] — regions: sacramento
  Small-group Chabad preschool serving Roseville and greater Sacramento.
  Contact: website: https://chabadroseville.com
- **Chabad Grass Valley Preschool** [chabad] — regions: sacramento
  Rural-mountain Jewish preschool — the only Jewish preschool in its county.
  Contact: website: https://chabadgv.com
- **Chabad San Mateo Preschool** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Peninsula preschool with a Hebrew-immersive morning circle.
  Contact: website: https://chabadsanmateo.com
- **Chabad Noe Valley Preschool** [chabad] — regions: san-francisco
  Urban SF preschool running full-day with Shabbat parties every Friday.
  Contact: website: https://chabadnv.org
- **Shalom School Preschool** [approved] — regions: sacramento
  Pluralistic Jewish preschool in greater Sacramento.
  Contact: website: https://shalomschool.org
- **Chabad Walnut Creek Preschool** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Bright, plant-filled Chabad preschool serving Contra Costa.
  Contact: website: https://chabadwc.com
- **Chabad Pleasanton Preschool** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Tri-Valley preschool with a large outdoor space and Shabbat programming.
  Contact: website: https://jewishtrivalley.com

#### Day Schools

- **Beis Menachem** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Full-day Chabad day school, K–8, with a Yeshiva track available.
  Contact: website: https://beismenachem.org
- **Cheder of the Bay Area** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Small-by-design boys' cheder with a classic Lubavitch curriculum.
  Contact: website: https://chederbayarea.com
- **Sacramento Jewish Academy** [approved] — regions: sacramento
  NorCal's northernmost Jewish day school — K–12 serving Sacramento.
  Contact: website: https://shalomschool.org

#### After-School Programs

- **Santa Clara After-School** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Mon–Thu after-school Judaic program for public-school kids.
  Contact: website: https://chabadsc.com
- **Landa After-School (Sunnyvale)** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Rabbi Landa's after-school Judaic enrichment program in Sunnyvale.
  Contact: website: https://chabadsunnyvale.com
- **Levin After-School (Palo Alto)** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Palo Alto after-school program centered on Torah basics and Hebrew reading.
  Contact: website: https://chabadpaloalto.com

### Camps (5 listings)

#### Day Camps

- **Camp Gan Israel of the North Peninsula** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Jewish summer day camp serving children in San Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame, Redwood City, Hillsborough, San Carlos, and Belmont.
  Contact: phone: (650) 667-0556 · website: https://mydaycamp.org
  Tags: day-camp, peninsula, chabad-run
- **Camp Gan Israel of Alameda** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Chabad of Alameda's summer day camp, directed by Rabbi Meir & Mushki Shmotkin.
  Contact: email: info@jewishalameda.com · website: https://jewishalameda.com/camp
  Tags: day-camp, east-bay, chabad-run
- **Camp Gan Israel of Fremont** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Chabad of Fremont's summer day camp serving Fremont, Union City, Newark, and surrounding Tri-City communities.
  Contact: phone: (510) 300-4090 · website: https://chabadfremont.com · address: 4251 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
  Tags: day-camp, tri-city, chabad-run
- **Camp Gan Israel Berkeley (Jewish Kids Club)** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Running since 1975 — one of the oldest continuously-operating Jewish day camps in the Bay Area. Part of the worldwide Camp Gan Israel network.
  Contact: phone: (510) 859-8808 · email: office@jewishkids.club · website: https://jewishkids.club
  Tags: day-camp, berkeley, chabad-run, since-1975
- **RSJC Gan Israel Day Camp Network** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay, east-bay, north-bay, sacramento
  Russian-speaking Jewish Community sponsors the Gan Israel day-camp network across NorCal — 16 locations, scholarships and new-camper vouchers.
  Contact: website: https://rsjc.org/jewish-day-camp
  Tags: gan-israel, scholarships

### Mikva (15 listings)

#### Women's Mikvas

- **Mikvah Sacramento** [chabad] — regions: sacramento
  Full-service women's mikvah serving greater Sacramento.
  Contact: phone: (916) 455-1400
- **Mikvah Solano County** [chabad] — regions: north-bay
  Women's mikvah in Vacaville — appointment only.
  Contact: phone: (707) 592-5300
- **Mikvas Chana Leah (Berkeley Mikvah)** [approved] — regions: east-bay
  The Berkeley women's mikvah — Mikvas Chana Leah — serving the East Bay Orthodox community.
  Contact: phone: (510) 224-3770 · website: https://berkeleymikvah.org · address: 2520 Warring Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
- **Mikvah Palo Alto** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Recently-renovated women's mikvah serving the Peninsula.
  Contact: phone: (650) 424-9800
- **Mikvah SF** [chabad] — regions: san-francisco
  Women's mikvah at Chabad of San Francisco.
  Contact: phone: (415) 648-8000
- **Mikvah San Jose** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Women's mikvah serving the South Bay.
  Contact: phone: (408) 272-2377
- **Mikvah Oakland** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Women's mikvah at Chabad of Oakland.
  Contact: phone: (510) 596-1613
- **Mikveh Yechiel (Richmond Torah Center)** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Women's mikvah at Richmond Torah Center — Chabad, in SF's Richmond District.
  Contact: phone: (415) 420-5135 · website: https://rtcmikvah.com · address: 423 10th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118
- **Mikvah SF — Menorah Park** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Women's mikvah at Menorah Park, adjacent to the JCCSF.
  Contact: address: Menorah Park, behind JCCSF, San Francisco
- **Mikvah of San Francisco** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Women's mikvah serving San Francisco — see sfmikvah.org for hours and appointments.
  Contact: phone: (415) 921-4070 · email: sfmikvah@gmail.com · website: https://sfmikvah.org · address: 3355 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94118

#### Men's Mikvas

- **Men's Mikvah San Rafael** [chabad] — regions: north-bay
  The primary men's mikvah in NorCal — use before Shabbos and Yom Tov.
  Contact: phone: (415) 492-1666

#### Mikvah Consultants

- **Rabbi Zaklos — Mikvah Consultant** [approved] — regions: north-bay, sacramento
  Halachic consultant on mikvah and taharat hamishpacha.
  Contact: phone: (707) 592-5300
- **Rabbi Gil Leeds — Mikvah Consultant** [approved] — regions: east-bay, san-francisco, south-bay
  Halachic consultant on mikvah construction, kashering, and use.
  Contact: phone: (510) 384-0222

#### Questions on Maaros

- **Rabbi Cohen** [approved] — regions: sacramento
  Halachic consultant on questions of maaros.
  Contact: phone: (916) 455-1400
- **Rabbi Levin** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Halachic consultant on questions of maaros.

### Kosher (23 listings)

#### Kosher Certification

- **Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay, east-bay, north-bay, sacramento, other
  The primary kashrus authority of NorCal — Rabbi Welton.
  Contact: website: https://nckosher.org
  Approved by: Self
- **Sunrise Kosher** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay, east-bay, north-bay
  Kosher certification with catering arm; active across the Bay.

#### Kosher Stores

- **Chabad Lafayette Kosher Store** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  On-site kosher grocery at Chabad of Contra Costa — staples and Shabbos essentials.
  Contact: phone: (925) 284-9800
- **Pars** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Persian-Jewish specialty grocery with a robust kosher section.
- **Oakland Kosher** [approved] — regions: east-bay
  The full-service kosher supermarket for the East Bay.
- **Mollie Stone's** [listed-without-endorsement] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay
  Upscale grocery with a useful kosher section in select locations.
  Contact: website: https://molliestones.com
- **Andronico's Community Markets** [listed-without-endorsement] — regions: san-francisco
  Inner Sunset neighborhood grocery with a sizable kosher section.
  Contact: phone: (415) 661-3220, address: 1200 Irving St, San Francisco, website: https://andronicos.com

#### Kosher Bakeries

- **Grand Bakery** [pending] — regions: east-bay
  Long-standing Oakland bakery — kosher status under review.
- **Krembo Bakery** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  On-site bakery at Chabad North Peninsula — challah, rugelach, pastries.

#### Kosher Eateries

- **Oakland Kosher Meat Deli** [approved] — regions: east-bay
  Hot meat deli counter inside Oakland Kosher.
- **Hummus Bodega** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Fast-casual Israeli hummus spot with generous lunches.
  Contact: phone: (415) 463-6622, address: 5549 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
- **Izzy's Bagels** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Hand-rolled bagels in the South Bay — kosher pareve.
- **Sabra Grill** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Dinner-destination kosher grill downtown SF.
  Contact: phone: (415) 982-3656, address: 419 Grant Ave, San Francisco, website: https://sabragrill.com

#### Kosher Caterers

- **Sunrise Kosher Catering** [approved] — regions: south-bay, san-francisco, east-bay
  Full-service kosher catering across the Bay.
- **Yes Catering** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay
  Event-scale kosher catering.
- **Dina** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Home-style kosher catering by Dina.
- **Mechaela** [approved] — regions: east-bay
  Mechaela — East Bay kosher caterer.
- **Epic Bites** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay
  Modern kosher catering with a strong pareve menu.
- **Gila Kosher** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Gila Kosher — Shabbos-dinner-sized orders a specialty.

#### Kosher Wineries

- **Hagafen** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Napa's kosher winery — flagship for NorCal kosher wine.
  Contact: website: https://hagafen.com
- **Invei** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  D. Berkowitz boutique kosher wine label.

#### Order Shabbos Food Out

- **Shabbos Food Delivery — SF** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Order Shabbos food delivered in SF — several caterers cover SF.
- **Shabbos Food — Napa** [chabad] — regions: north-bay
  Chabad of Napa coordinates Shabbos food for tourists and locals.
  Contact: phone: (707) 251-8600

### Shuls (1 listings)

#### Eiruvim

- **San Francisco Eiruv** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Active SF eiruv — verify status weekly at sf-eiruv.org.
  Contact: website: https://sf-eiruv.org

### Services (14 listings)

#### Sofer

- **Rabbi Levi Potash** [approved] — regions: south-bay, east-bay, san-francisco
  Bay Area sofer stam — tefillin, mezuzos, sifrei Torah inspections.
  Contact: phone: (650) 424-9800

#### Divorce Services

- **Rabbi Feldman — Divorce** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Get arrangements and divorce coordination.

#### Conversion

- **RCC (Rabbinical Council of California)** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay, east-bay
  The standard conversion authority for NorCal; multi-year process.
  Contact: website: https://rabbicouncil.org

#### Special Needs Support

- **Friendship Circle (Ezzy)** [chabad] — regions: south-bay, east-bay
  Teen volunteers matched with children with special needs.
  Contact: website: https://friendshipcircle.com

#### Soup Kitchen

- **SF Jewish Soup Kitchen** [approved] — regions: san-francisco
  Weekly hot-meal service to housing-insecure members of the community.

#### Shochet

- **Mendel Rice — Shochet** [pending] — regions: east-bay, north-bay
  Shochet serving NorCal — pending full ordination; call ahead.

#### Travel to Israel

- **Land and the Spirit** [approved] — regions: san-francisco, south-bay, east-bay
  Israel trip planning with Jewish depth.
  Contact: website: https://landandthespirit.com

#### Prison Chaplaincy

- **Rabbi Lieberov — Prison Chaplaincy** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Jewish chaplain serving state facilities.
- **Rabbi Friedman — Prison Chaplaincy** [approved] — regions: sacramento
  Jewish chaplain serving state facilities.
- **Rabbi Zaklos — CMF** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Jewish chaplain at California Medical Facility (Vacaville).
  Contact: phone: (707) 592-5300
- **Rabbi Zaetz — CSP Solano** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Jewish chaplain at CSP Solano.
- **Rabbi Ferris — Stockton** [approved] — regions: other
  Jewish chaplain serving Stockton facilities.
- **Rabbi Brownstein — Mule Creek** [approved] — regions: sacramento
  Jewish chaplain at Mule Creek State Prison.
  Contact: phone: (530) 574-7272

#### Military Base Services

- **Travis Air Force Base** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Jewish services and chaplaincy at Travis AFB.

### Judaica (3 listings)

#### Judaica Stores

- **Palo Alto Judaica** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Full-service Judaica store: tallis, tefillin, books, art.
- **Lafayette Judaica** [chabad] — regions: east-bay
  Judaica section inside Chabad of Contra Costa's kosher store.
  Contact: phone: (925) 284-9800
- **Oakland Judaica** [approved] — regions: east-bay
  Judaica store in Oakland.

### Holidays (7 listings)

#### Buy a Lulav & Esrog

- **Lulav & Esrog — Palo Alto** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Lulav and esrog sets available from Chabad of Palo Alto before Sukkos.
  Contact: phone: (650) 424-9800
- **Afikomon** [approved] — regions: south-bay
  Seasonal lulav/esrog source — order early.

#### Unique Menorah Lightings

- **Union Square Menorah Lighting** [chabad] — regions: san-francisco
  The iconic public Chanukah menorah lighting in Union Square, SF.
- **Chanukah Train** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  A Caltrain car decked out for Chanukah — a South Bay tradition.
- **Jelly Belly Menorah Lighting** [chabad] — regions: north-bay
  Annual menorah lighting at the Jelly Belly factory (Fairfield).
- **State Capitol Menorah** [chabad] — regions: sacramento
  Public menorah lighting at the California State Capitol.
- **San Jose Joint Menorah** [chabad] — regions: south-bay
  Multi-community joint menorah lighting in San Jose.

### Tourist Guide (3 listings)

#### Jewish Attractions

- **Mitzvah Cable Car** [chabad] — regions: san-francisco
  Chabad's mitzvah cable car — a moving sukkah and Chanukah truck rolled into one.
- **Jelly Belly Factory Tour** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Kosher-certified Jelly Belly factory tour in Fairfield.
  Contact: website: https://jellybelly.com
- **Hagafen Winery Tour** [approved] — regions: north-bay
  Napa kosher winery with public tasting — kosher mevushal available.
  Contact: website: https://hagafen.com

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