Rabbi Jay M. Krause

Rabbi Jay M. Krause

Nov. 26, 1934 - Mar. 7, 2016

Rabbi Jay M. Krause passed away in San Francisco, CA on March 7th, 2016, at the age of 81. He was surrounded by his family and friends as he passed away peacefully in his sleep. Beloved husband of the late Elly K. Krause; loving father of Shira Eve Krause, Jenny Aliza (Mark) Bernstein, and Aaron Joel (ChiYin) Krause; adored grandfather of Jacob Benjamin, Eli Solomon, Amalia Michal, and Isabella Sara Seigel; Anastasia Rose and Alexander Ross Richardson; Daniel Lee, Emma Lourdes, and Dylan Bernstein; and Abigail Evelyn and Sophia Eleanor Krause; dear son of the late Eileen and Max Krause, son-in-law of the late Esther and Sidney Kayman; loving brother of Edmund (Anne) Krause and Dr. Marvin (Kay) Krause, brother-in-law of Dr. Harvey (Susan) Kayman, dear uncle, cousin, teacher, and friend.

A stalwart of the Bay Area Jewish community for over 40 years, Jay will be greatly missed for his humor, warmth, and larger-than-life presence.

Following ordination in 1960, Jay served as Rabbi at various congregations and for five years as Hillel Director at Tulane-Newcomb University, New Orleans, where he met his beloved wife of 28 years, Elly. He came to San Francisco in 1972, after which time he served as the Assistant Director at the Bureau of Jewish Education; he served as Rabbi at Peninsula Sinai Congregation from 1975-1984; an Educator at Brandeis Hillel Day School for more than 25 years; a lecturer at the Fromm Institute at USF; Rabbi and leader of the Free High Holiday Services at the Berkeley JCC for more than 15 years; beloved teacher and friend to all.

Services will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, March 10th at Congregation Beth Sholom at 301 14th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118, followed immediately by the burial service at the Home of Peace Cemetery at 1299 El Camino Real, Daly City, CA 94014.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Jay's honor to the PJ Library, the American Heart Association, or the Jewish National Fund