The Kitchen is a Jewish community in San Francisco, California. It 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."

The Kitchen focuses on incubating new ways of helping Jews connect with Jewish religion, text, and practices.[2] It partnered with the design firm IDEO to design the congregation's materials and its services.[3] 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.[4]

As of 2015, it had approximately 200 member households.[5]

The Kitchen is a member of the Jewish Emergent Network.

References

  1. ↑ Silvers, Emma (2011-11-24). "The Kitchen: A new take on Jewish practice". J. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. ↑ "The Kitchen and Rabbi Noa Kushner Are Changing San Francisco's Jewish Life". Tablet Magazine. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ↑ Staff, J. (2015-01-01). "Female rabbis at forefront of independent prayer communities". J. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  4. ↑ Wilensky, David A. M. (2022-06-15). "New album serves up what's been cooking at The Kitchen". J. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  5. ↑ "The Kitchen and Rabbi Noa Kushner Are Changing San Francisco's Jewish Life". Tablet Magazine. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2022-01-02.


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