Sinai Memorial Chapel - Peninsula/Silicon Valley

09/19/2025

Even when our offices and cemeteries are closed, our funeral directors are available 24/7. Call us anytime you need us (415) 921-3636.

09/16/2025

“Joy is a deep release of the soul, and it includes death and pain.” Rabbi Alan Lew, z”l At Sinai Memorial, we honor the full spectrum of life—its sorrow, its sweetness, and the sacred work of return.
Shanah Tovah U’Metukah — May the good and sweet new year ahead bring comfort, kindness, connection, and peace.

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08/19/2025

Today marks the first yahrzeit, or anniversary, of the deaths of six hostages in Gaza, including Israeli Berkeley born American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose family is holding a memorial this evening in Jerusalem.

08/12/2025

Join us for a powerful talk on grief and healing on Wed. Sept 10, 7pm -at the Oshman Family JCC co-sponsored by JADE, South Bay Chevra Kadisha, Jewish Study Network and Sinai Memorial Chapel

08/07/2025

“Planning for death can actually help us live more intentionally every day, just like preparing for birth helps us welcome new life more meaningfully.” - End Well founder Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider

No one gets out of life alive, but one expert says we can take steps to make sure we leave the earthly plane riding the high of a ‘good death.’

05/29/2025

"My sorrow at the tragic deaths of this beautiful young couple is matched by my sorrow about what it might, perhaps must, mean for Jews in the United States: that our physical institutions will increasingly become bunkers." - Chanan Tigay J. The Jewish News of Northern California

After the Capital Jewish Museum shooting, how much more secure can we make ourselves? Should we turn our communal sites into bunkers?

05/22/2025

Our hearts are heavy as we grieve the tragic deaths of Sarah Milgrim, z"l and Yaron Lischinsky, z"l. They were two Jewish professionals working for the Israeli Embassy that were fatally shot last night. Our hearts are truly heavy along with klal yisrael (or all of the Israel/the Jewish community), their families and friends, and each of our colleagues working in Jewish spaces. May their memories be for a blessing.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns the devastating loss of Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l, beloved members of the AJC community, who were murdered outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., following AJC’s annual Young Diplomats Reception. See below for analysis and ...

04/11/2025

https://ariyael.org/event/child-loss-support-group-you-are-not-alone/2025-05-14/

YOU ARE NOT ALONE Join a supportive online community for parents experiencing the unimaginable loss of a child. What:  Child Loss Support Group via Zoom When:  Six weekly Wednesday meetings, May 14 to June 18 via Zoom from 5

03/26/2025

"In the end, our bodies are as fragile and ephemeral as paintings made of sand" wrote animator and illustrator Benny Zelkowicz. He just created a sand animated documentary that explores the importance of sacred ritual to help us find meaning in our own lives. Wow. Just wow.

In the end, our bodies are as fragile and ephemeral as paintings made of sand. Who will care for them when our time is over?

01/31/2025

Gregarious, charming and a friend to many, David “Dudu” Habib succumbed to cancer on Jan. 14. He was 46.

“It’s a huge loss for us,” said Sinai Memorial Chapel executive director Liz Orlin. “Our work is about relationships, and he had so many. He had so many friends and was so invested in taking care of his community.”

https://jweekly.com/2025/01/30/david-dudu-habib-46-a-charmer-who-found-his-calling-in-caring-for-mourners/

Thank you J. The Jewish News of Northern California for this gift of remembrance. We are really missing our Dudu Haviv זיכרונו לברכה (zikhronó liv'rakhá) “may his memory be a blessing”

David “Dudu” Habib, beloved managing funeral director at Sinai Memorial Chapel, succumbed to cancer on Jan. 14. He was 46.

01/24/2025

You know you want to have lunch at YOUR local Jewish Funeral Home. So, nu, RSVP and join us to shmooze, learn, nosh & network!

RSVP HERE: https://www.addevent.com/event/Ei24304008

01/15/2025

Baruch Dayan Ha'emet, David Baruch Habib, z"l 💔

Our dear friend and colleague, known to us as Dudu Haviv, z”l passed away this afternoon, 14 Tevet 5785 at home surrounded by family. He was a beloved member of our Sinai professional family for 20-years. For the past several years, he worked as the Sinai Funeral Directing Manager located at the Oshman Family JCC.

All are welcome to join us for a funeral service, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 11am inside the North Chapel at Sinai Memorial, 1501 Divisadero Street at Geary in San Francisco.

Graveside service to follow at 12:45pm at Eternal Home Cemetery in Colma. Graveside location is marked below in the map with a green arrow at section 1820.

Services will be streamed for those unable to attend in person via
https://www.viewlogies.net/sinai/D4NC2q6ue?pin=74538

זכרונו לברכה - May his memory be for a blessing - Zikhrono Livrakha