A handful of Bay Area congregations have signed up to participate in Shabbat Across America, joining hundreds of synagogues across the United States. The 16th annual event is scheduled for March 2.
Sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program, the Shabbat program includes various explanatory services and events, depending on the synagogue. The event is designed, in part, to welcome new people to synagogues, and it cuts across all denominations and affiliations.
Local groups taking part include Chabad of the East Bay (Berkeley), Sonoma Hillel (Cotati), Temple Beth Sholom (San Leandro), Temple Beth Hillel (Richmond), Congregations Beth Sholom, B’nai Emunah and Ner Tamid (San Francisco), Kol Emeth (Palo Alto) and Shir Hadash (Palo Alto).
For more information, visit www. njop.org or call (888) SHABBAT (742-2228).