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The Kitchen is a non-denominational Jewish congregation located in San Francisco, California, in the United States.
| The Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Non-denominational Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Congregation |
| Leadership | Rabbi Noa Kushner |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 2443 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California 94115 (administration office) |
| Country | United States |
  Location in downtown San Francisco, California | |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°47′32″N 122°26′05″W / 37.7922213°N 122.4346937°W |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Rabbi Noa Kushner |
| Date established | 2011 (as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| thekitchensf | |
The congregation was founded by Rabbi Noa Kushner in 2011 following her work at Congregation Rodef Sholom, as part of an effort to "to create something that filled a gap, that met needs that weren’t being met."[1] It describes itself as "one part shabbat + justice + torah community, one part San Francisco experiment and one part tool kit for Jewish life at home." Its services are known for "ecstatic music-driven worship drawing on an unusually expansive array of melodies."[2]
The Kitchen focuses on incubating new ways of helping Jews connect with Jewish religion, text, and practices.[3] It partnered with the design firm IDEO to design the congregation's materials and its services.[4] The Kitchen has also engaged in a range of experimental musical outreach efforts; it received a grant from the Covenant Foundation immediately prior to the pandemic to engage in musical outreach, resulting in the creation of an album collecting communal singing traditions.[5]
The Kitchen has a wide range of famous congregants, including right-wing writer Bari Weiss and her wife, Nellie Bowles.[6]
As of 2015, it had approximately 200 member households.[3]
The Kitchen is a member of the Jewish Emergent Network.
References
edit- ^ Silvers, Emma (November 24, 2011). "The Kitchen: A new take on Jewish practice". J. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Asher Shasho Levy, The Kitchen's new hazzan and oud master". February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Kitchen and Rabbi Noa Kushner Are Changing San Francisco's Jewish Life". Tablet Magazine. March 25, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "Female rabbis at forefront of independent prayer communities". J. January 1, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Wilensky, David A. M. (June 15, 2022). "New album serves up what's been cooking at The Kitchen". J. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ https://jweekly.com/2021/03/02/s-f-natives-journalistic-path-to-judaism-started-on-a-date-with-bari-weiss/.
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