Dan Chesir, co-founder of San Francisco’s first gay synagogue, dies at 83
- Posted on November 27, 2025
- By San Francisco Chronicle
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Dan Chesir, co-founder of San Francisco’s first gay synagogue, dies at 83

Dan Chesir, who co-founded San Francisco’s first gay synagogue and shaped its community for nearly 50 years, has died at the age of 83.