in the news• To celebrate Shavuot, up all night on Mount TamThursday, June 4, 2009by Stacey Palevsky, staff writer, The J Weekely The sound of the shofar pierced the early morning air at 5:30 a.m. It was time to pray. A group of tired but inspired people stood on Mount Tamalpias and sang morning prayers accompanied by an acoustic guitar. They had arrived in a small clearing just as the morning fog settled over the redwoods and surrounding hills. [read full article]• Berkeley synagogue has its own first black presidentThursday, February 26, 2009by dan pine, staff writer, The J Weekely When she worked in advertising years ago, Katherine Haynes Sanstad was the only woman put on a Chevron account. When she worked in HIV prevention, she was the only straight person on her team. So being the only black president of a local Jewish congregation doesn’t faze her in the least. [read full article] |
