Save the Date
January 20, 2027
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, San Francisco
Join us for our annual gathering celebrating the generous donors and community partners whose vision and commitment make thriving Jewish life possible in the Bay Area, Israel, and around the world.
More information coming soon.
For questions or sponsorship opportunities, contact Stacey Silver.
Honoring Tom Kasten
2026 Recipient
Robert Sinton Award for Distinguished Leadership
Presented annually, the Sinton Award recognizes an extraordinary lifetime leader who has consistently dedicated their time to the Jewish and general communities.
Tom has served as Board Chair of both the Federation and Jewish Vocational Service, and was recognized with the Federation’s Award of Excellence in 2008 — making this year’s honor a continuation of a legacy that has only grown richer with time.
Today, he serves as Board Chair of the Contemporary Jewish Museum and on the boards of the North Peninsula Jewish Campus, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living Foundation, and the Pilchuck Glass School, and is a Founding Partner of J Ventures.
Featured Speakers
Neal Katyal
Neal Katyal is one of the most celebrated legal minds in America. He has argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States — breaking the record of Thurgood Marshall as the only minority attorney in history to do so — and served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States, the federal government’s top courtroom lawyer. A professor at Georgetown University Law Center and one of the youngest faculty members in its history to receive tenure, he has dedicated his career to democracy, justice, and the rule of law.
Beyond the courtroom, Neal is a gifted storyteller and public voice. His TED Talk, How To Win An Argument (At The US Supreme Court, or Anywhere), has surpassed 2 million views, and he is a frequent contributor to MSNBC and the New York Times.
Jeffrey Rosen
Jeffrey Rosen is CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center, a professor of law at George Washington University Law School, and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. A former legal affairs editor of The New Republic and staff writer for The New Yorker, he has spent his career making America’s founding ideas accessible, urgent, and alive for new generations.
His most recent book, Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America, was published in October 2025. He is also the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including Conversations with RBG: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law and The Pursuit of Happiness, as well as biographies of Louis Brandeis and William Howard Taft.