About Us
"Shir Hadash" means “New Song,” and as a vibrant and evolving Reform Jewish congregation we join together through song, Torah study, and community. Founded in 1980, Shir Hadash is now a medium-sized congregation of almost 600 households, making us large enough to offer a large and diverse array of programs, but small enough to be a close-knit community promoting life-long connections and mutual support.
Passionate individuals founded Shir Hadash to be a safe haven for a diverse community that celebrated each other’s individualism. Today that tradition is kept alive through an actively involved community that promotes connectedness, exploration, social justice, individualism and lifelong learning.
Senior Rabbi Nico Socolovsky
Senior Rabbi Nico Socolovsky graduated from Haifa University with a BA in Educational Management and Jewish Thought, and an MA in Jewish Thought. Following his studies in the Israeli Rabbinical program of the HUC, in both Israel and New York, Nico was ordained as Rabbi in Jerusalem in 2013. In 2021 Rabbi Nico became an Executive Scholar in non–profit management from Kellogg School of Business. He is also a fellow in CLI (Hazon) – Clergy Leadership Incubator - dedicated to adaptive leadership and institutional innovation.
Please Join Us
We welcome you to join us in person or virtually for all of our Shabbat services and programs. Please view our calendar to get more information on the event you would like to attend.
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PRAYER Services
Adult and Community Events
Family & Youth Event
Youth Education
Ways to Support Shir Hadash
We are so thankful to our members and bay area community for your support. Here are several convenient ways to support the ongoing work of Congregation Shir Hadash:
- Donate: You can donate in honor or memory of someone, or give to a special fund for a specific purpose.
- Amazon Smile: When you shop via smile.amazon.com and select "Congregation Shir Hadash" as the recipient organization, a portion of your purchases is donated to Shir Hadash! It's simple - click this link to automatically set your donation recipient organization to Shir Hadash.
- Donate a Vehicle: We will arrange pick-up, transport, and all of the paperwork and Shir Hadash receives the proceeds.
- Visit our Gift Shop: All proceeds from gift shop sales benefit the Sisterhood and are used by Sisterhood for important temple programs such as the campership scholarship program.
- Legacy Circle - Planned Giving: When you make a legacy gift you are doing a mitzvah that is both financial and emotional. You are standing up and saying that you believe in our Shir Hadash community and want to ensure its long-term viability and stability through a financial gift. Please email us for more information.
