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July 2023 by Karla Smith
Warm, friendly, inviting, spiritually uplifting, intellectually stimulating.
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May 2023 by Eric B.
In the past, my experience with Congregation B'nai Shalom has been incidental via their Rabbi. The first time was with Rabbi Gordon Freeman during my Son's conversion to Judaism (at birth) and years later with Rabbi Daniel Stein as he participated in a religious diversity teleconference that Gayle organized through the City of Pleasant Hill. It was only during the 2nd night of Pesach (2023) that I physically set foot in Congregation B'nai Shalom as part of their Community Passover Seder. As I happened to be in town that week, I very much appreciated this opportunity to break matzah with this slice of the Bay Area Jewish community.There was so much to appreciate:- The hard work of the folks who put this even on, including the program, table service, the food buffet, and of course set up and take down.- A meaningful and relatively short Seder. This was not the Orthodox version that tries to finish as close to midnight as possible. At the same time it hit the right notes and was nicely led by Rabbi Stein and Ḥazzan Sandy Bernstein.- The interesting and friendly folks at my table.Let's see what happens next year....
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May 2023 by danny perets
Great preschool! My grandsons go there. We love Mel Mel!! And all the staff there is great. Great place to belong to.
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December 2017 by Warren Leiber
A great conservative Jewish community
