July 24, 2023
We love when our very own residents fill our hallways with music! Meet Jewish Home resident Dora Balter. Dora emigrated to the United States in 1981 at the age of 61 and continued her life as a pianist in San Francisco’s Richmond district. She played professionally at the former Geary Street restaurant Russian Renaissance and […]
February 10, 2023
On February 8, in honor of Black History Month, residents from both the Jewish Home & Rehab Center and Frank Residences gathered for an exclusive film screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, “This is National Wake,” followed by a Q & A with the film’s director, Mirissa Neff. “This is National Wake” is a profound documentary that […]
December 8, 2022
Rabbi Debora Kohn joined the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living in May 2022. During our most recent board meeting on Dec. 7, she read the following message to trustees. We were so moved we wanted to share her remarks with our broader community. Happy Chanukah and Happy New Year. This past year has been […]
September 14, 2022
San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL) has launched an exciting, innovative project to develop the Memory Care Experience Station, which is winning awards and showing remarkable promise as a tool to help solve one of the biggest problems for people living with dementia: a lack of engagement and stimulation that leads to isolation, boredom, […]
August 19, 2022
by Katherine Tick Living Our Jewish Values is an initiative we launched earlier this year to enrich the spiritual experience for residents and their families, staff, and volunteers, by aligning ourselves with the Jewish values that are the foundation of our organization. When we observe holidays and cultural moments of note while connecting them to […]
August 5, 2022
Jeff Raz distinctly remembers the moment he realized clowning could ease anxiety and enhance the lives of adults. He and a student of his were in a hospital elevator, having just entertained sick children. “A charge nurse grabbed us, saying, ‘I need you,’” he recollects. She took my student to the skilled nursing unit, where […]
July 11, 2022
by Katherine Tick Living Our Jewish Values is an initiative we launched earlier this year to enrich the spiritual experience for residents and their families, staff, and volunteers, by aligning ourselves with the Jewish values that are the foundation of our organization. When we observe holidays and cultural moments of note while connecting them to […]
What a gift to discover – 150 years of history in J. Weekly’s new digital archives. As the paper’s editor encouraged its readers, we searched for our own name in the archives. We found dozens of news stories about the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL), and Jewish Home, and Hebrew Home for Aged […]
