My pen is my harp and my lyre;
My library is my garden and my orchard.
–Yehuda Halevi, c. 1075–1141
Hours
Main Branch
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Sun. noon-4 PM
Mon. 11 AM-5:30 PM
Tues. 11 AM-5:30 PM
Thurs. 11 AM-5:30 PM
Pushcart Branch at the OFJCC
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
Wed. 8:30 AM-1 PM
Contact
415.567.3327
info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org
The Library will be closed Sunday, February 16 and Monday, February 17 for Presidents’ Day Weekend.
For more than seventy years, the Jewish Community Library has offered the Bay Area a place to discover and engage with the riches of Jewish thought, culture, and history.
Upcoming Events
Yiddish San Francisco, with Howard FreedmanVirtual
Book Launch: And They Arose Early to Do Sexual Violence, with Ethan Daniel Davidson, in conversation with Rabbi Zac KamenetzIn-Person
Revisiting the Leo Frank Case, with Steve OneyVirtual
The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism, with Rabbi Irving Greenberg (VIRTUAL)Virtual
The Bipolar Therapist, with Marcia Naomi BergerVirtual
A Nation of Refugees: Russia’s Jews in World War I, with Polly ZavadivkerVirtual
How to Read the Book of Genesis, with Ronald HendelVirtual
Kugels & Collards: Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina, with Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey (VIRTUAL)Virtual
Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig, with Jordan Rosenblum (VIRTUAL)Virtual
The Book of Izzy: A Novel, with Ben GonshorIn-Person
Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges, with Dr. Lillie EdwardsVirtual
The Barry Sisters: America’s Yiddish Swingsters, with Andy MuchinVirtual
The Jewish South: An American History, with Shari RabinVirtual
Goyhood: A Novel, with Reuven FentonVirtual
Ain’t No Grave: A Novel, with Mary GlickmanVirtual
Main Branch
Location
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Hours
Sundays noon to 4 PM
Mondays 11 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesdays 11 AM to 5:30 PM
Thursdays 11 AM to 5:30 PM
Phone
415-567-3327
Palo Alto Pushcart
Location
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Hours
Wednesdays 8:30 AM to 1 PM
Main Branch
Location
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Hours
Sundays noon to 4 PM
Mondays 11 AM to 4 PM
Thursdays 11 AM to 4 PM
Phone
415-567-3327
Palo Alto Pushcart
Location
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Hours
Wednesdays 8:30 AM to 1 PM