Our Synagogues
Synagogues in the San Francisco Bay Area
The best way to learn about a synagogue is to go there. But you can also explore via the internet by looking at their websites. Just remember that synagogues are run primarily by volunteers, so a website may be beautiful or quite simple and plain. That is no reflection on the people who go there. If you are a computer whiz, you can help your congregation when you join.
In the meantime, how do you find their websites? if you go to the online version of RESOURCE (it's sort of the Jewish Yellow Pages for the Bay Area) you can search through all the synagogues and Jewish organizations.
http://www.sfjcf.org/resources/guide/chapter.asp?Chapter=Religious+Life
You can also use a search engine and look for "Jewish" + the name of your city. So you can enter Jewish Walnut Creek and you'll uncover the synagogues in Walnut Creek - B'nai Tikvah and B'nai Shalom.
Or you can email us at becomingjewish1@yahoo.com and a member of the synagogue you are interested in will email you back to tell you about their congregation.
There are many activities, many things going on at any given synagogue. There are over 60 synagogues in the greater Bay Area; it would be impossible to list them or feature photos from all of them. However, the photos in this section are representative of what you will find, and what activities congregants are engaged in.
Lighting the Hanukkiah (or menorah) at Hannukah
Passover 101
Classes
Community help
Get-Togethers
Cooking together
