College & Adult Education
College Education & Campus Life
Hillel Foundations & Affiliates
Through religious services, Shabbat and holiday dinners, and Israel programs, Hillel provides opportunities for students to strengthen their connection to their heritage and to the Jewish world. Hillel also provides personal counseling, classes, lectures, informal discussions and social events for students and local communities.
Berkeley Hillel Foundation
Reutlinger Center 2736 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 845-7793/ Fax: (510) 845-7753 http://www.berkeleyhillel.org Executive director: Adam Naftalin-Kelman> more
Chico Hillel
101 Salem St., #160 Chico, CA 95928 (530) 879-0870 chicohillel@gmail.com http://www.chicohillel.com> more
Hillel at Davis and Sacramento
328 A St. Davis, CA 95616 (530) 756-3708/ Fax: (530) 756-6076 info@hillelhouse.org http://www.hillelhouse.org Executive director: Chani Oppenheim> more
Hillel of Silicon Valley
44 South 11th St. San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 286-6669/ Fax: (408) 278-1899 director@hillelsv.org http://www.hillelsv.org Executive director: Sarita Bronstein Assistant director: Vanina Sandel> more
Hillel of Sonoma County
85 La Plaza Cotati, CA 94931 (707) 795-5464/ Fax: (707) 795-5464 director@sonomahillel.org http://www.sonomahillel.org Director of Jewish student life: Lindsay Folkerth> more
Hillel at Stanford
The Harold & Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Life 565 Mayfield Ave. Stanford, CA 94309 (650) 723-1602/ Fax: (650) 725-8530 hillelatstanford@stanford.edu hillel.stanford.edu Executive director: Rabbi Serena Eisenberg Rabbi Mychal Copeland> more
San Francisco Hillel
33 Banbury Dr. San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 333-4922/ Fax: (415) 333-4926 programs@sfhillel.org http://www.sfhillel.org Executive director: Alon Shalev Assistant director of Jewish student life: Rachel Nilson> more
Santa Cruz Hillel Foundation
222 Cardiff Place Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 426-3332/ Fax: (831) 426-1895 info@santacruzhillel.org http://www.santacruzhillel.org Executive director: James Atkins Program director: Jocelyn Robinson> more
Other Student Organizations
Chabad at Stanford
1289 College Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 494-3274 info@chabadstanford.org chabad.stanford.edu Contact: Rabbi Dov Greenberg> more
Chabad Student Center of S. Francisco
Chabad Student Center of S Francisco2962 19th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 571-8543/ Fax: (415) 571-8843 sfsjew@gmail.com Contacts: Rabbi Yisroel Zaetz, Mrs. Hadas Zaetz> more
Touro University California
1310 Club Dr. Mare Island Vallejo, CA 94592 http://www.tu.edu (707) 638-5507 Director of student activities: Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum> more
U.C. Berkeley Chabad Jewish Student Group
Chabad Jewish Student Center at U.C. Berkeley2516 Warring St. Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 730-2747 contact@jewishucb.com http://www.JewishUCB.com Contacts: Rabbi Gil Yosef Leeds, Bracha Sara Leeds> more
Outreach & Internships
Kohn Summer Intern Program
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 kohn@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
Political Leadership Development Program
Pacific Northwest RegionP.O. Box 207 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 989-4140/ Fax: (415) 989-5202 sf_office@aipac.org http://www.aipac.org Regional director: Zack Bodner> more
University Judaic Studies Departments
CSU Chico Modern Jewish and Israel Studies
Modern Jewish and Israel StudiesCalifornia State University Chico Chico, CA 95929-0740 (530) 898-6379/ Fax: (530) 898-5468 jwyrick@csuchico.edu http://www.csuchico.edu/mjis/ Director: Professor Jed Wyrick, Ph.D.> more
Graduate Theological Union
2465 Le Conte Ave Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 649-2482/ Fax: (510) 649-1730 CJS@gtu.edu http://www.gtu.edu/cjs Director: Naomi Seidman, Ph.D.> more
San Francisco State University Department of Jewish Studies
Department of Jewish StudiesHUM 415 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 338-6075/ Fax: (415) 338-6080 jewish@sfsu.edu http://www.sfsu.edu/~jewish Chair: Professor Fred Astren> more
San Jose State University Jewish Studies Program
Jewish Studies ProgramHistory Department One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0090 (408) 924-5547/ Fax: (408) 924-5531 victoria.harrison@sjsu.edu http://www.sjsu.edu/jwss Coordinator: Victoria Harrison, Ph.D.> more
Sonoma State University Jewish Studies Program
Jewish Studies Program1801 E. Cotati Ave. Rohnert Park, CA 94928 ezra@sonoma.edu (707) 664-3293/Fax (707) 664-4400 http://www.sonoma.edu/jewishstudies> more
Stanford University Taube Center for Jewish Studies
Building 360, Room 362H Stanford, CA 94305-2190 (650) 725-2789/ Fax: (650) 725-2920 jewishstudies.stanford.edu> more
Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice
University of San FranciscoKalmanovitz Hall, Room 152 2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 (415) 422-6601/ Fax: (415) 422-5356 http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/jssj ajhahntapper@usfca.edu Swig chair and director: Aaron J. Hahn Tapper> more
U.C. Berkeley Jewish Studies Program
U.C. Berkeley250 Barrows Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-1940 jewishstudies.berkeley.edu erik_nelson@berkeley.edu Contact: Erik Nelson> more
U.C. Davis Jewish Studies Program
Jewish Studies ProgramOne Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616-8611 (530) 754-7007 /Fax: (530) 752-5301 jst@ucdavis.edu jewishstudies.ucdavis.edu Director: Naomi Janowitz> more
U.C. Santa Cruz Jewish Studies Program
Jewish Studies ProgramHistory Department 201 Humanities 1 U.C. Santa Cruz 1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (831) 459-2982 jewishstudies@ucsc.edu jewishstudies.ucsc.edu Co-directors: Professors Murray Baumgarten, Nathaniel Deutsch> more
Resources
Anti-Defamation League
Central Pacific Region720 Market St., Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94102-2501 (415) 981-3500/ Fax: (415) 981-8933 San-Francisco@adl.org http://www.adl.org Regional director: Seth Brysk Associate directors: Nina Grotch, Nancy J. Appel> more
Career Coaching at JVS
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
Jewish LearningWorks
639 14th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 751-6983 / Fax: (415) 668-1816 mkassoff@jewishlearningworks.org Contact: Mara Kassoff> more
Jewish Music Resource Center (JMRC)
921 Everett St. El Cerrito, CA 94530 (510) 528-8872 mail@nigunim.org http://www.achibenshalom.com Contact: Achi Ben Shalom> more
JVS Technology Center
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
JVS Workshops and Events
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
Targeted Job Search Program at JVS
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)225 Bush St., Suite 400, West Lobby San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 391-3600/ Fax: (415) 391-3617 info@jvs.org http://www.jvs.org> more
Libraries
Most synagogues and Jewish schools maintain reference and circulating libraries of varying sizes. For lending policies, contact individual institutions.
Genealogy Library
Sutro LibrarySan Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 469-6100/ Fax: (415) 557-9325 sutro@library.ca.gov http://www.library.ca.gov/about/sutromove.html Director: Ms. Haleh Motiey> more
Graduate Theological Union Library
2400 Ridge Rd. Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 649-2500 Reference: (510) 649-2501 Fax: (510) 649-2508 gtu.edu/library Director: Robert Benedetto> more
Jewish Community Library
Jewish LearningWorks1835 Ellis St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 567-3327/ (415) 567-4542 library@jewishlearningworks.org http://www.jewishlearningworks.org Director: Howard Freedman Reader services librarian: Rose Katz> more
Jewish Milestones Ritual Resource Lending Library
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco3200 California St. San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 292-1299 x1119 rdewitt@jccsf.org Contact: Rachael DeWitt> more
Lefferts Jewish Community Library
180 North San Pedro Rd. San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 444-8159/ Fax: (415) 444-8159 lefferts.library@gmail.com http://www.leffertsjewishcommunitylibrary.blogspot.com Librarian: Rebecca Highland> more
Lehrhaus Judaica Library
Lehrhaus Judaica: The Adult School for Jewish StudiesThe Reutlinger Center 2736 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 845-6420/ Fax: (510) 845-6446 info@lehrhaus.org http://www.lehrhaus.org/about/library/ Executive director: Jehon Grist, Ph.D.> more
Western Jewish History Center
Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley(510) 643-2526 magnesresearch@library.berkeley.edu http://www.magnes.org> more
Adult Classes
The Bay Area is replete with opportunities for adults to study Judaism. In addition to the resources listed below, most JCCs and congregations offer adult education classes. See Chapter 4, Religious Life and Congregations, and JCCs in Chapter 5, Agencies & Organizations, for more information. The following listings are provided as a courtesy to our advertisers.
Greater Bay Area
JSN—Jewish Study Network
JSN -- Jewish Study Network3626 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 493-5764/ Fax: (650) 493-5765 info@jsn.info http://www.jsn.info Executive director: Rabbi Joey Felsen Executive assistant: Evie Hoffman> more
Lehrhaus Judaica: The Adult School for Jewish Studies
The Reutlinger Center 2736 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 info@lehrhaus.org http://www.lehrhaus.org Executive director: Jehon Grist, Ph.D.> more
San Francisco
Ulpan San Francisco
2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 (415) 422-2802/(415) 383-3250 sbjacobs2@usfca.edu http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/jssj/ulpan/ Co-directors: Esti Skloot/ Yaffa Tygiel Program assistant:Krislyn Tanaka> more
Peninsula/South Bay
Center for Jewish Life and Learning
Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley14855 Oka Rd. Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 358-3636/ (408) 357-7413 CJLL@svjcc.org http://www.SiliconValleyJCC.org/jplace Contact: Rabbi James Greene> more