[HANASHIR:7874] ellie@pobox.com

[Josh Miller <jmiller...>]

Ellie,

I'm a SF Bay Area native and very active in the Jewish community here, and 
I can definitely point your friend in the right direction for a place to 
daven. Your friend has a lot of options though, so let me ask you some 
questions before I start rattling off minyanim...

Is your friend interested in hangin' with the 20-somethings, 30-somethings, 
and/or odler?

Where is he/she going to be staying? There are good places in San 
Francisco, Marin Country, Oakland and the East Bay, and down in the Palo 
Alto Area on the Peninsula, but getting around on a Friday night can be a 
pain, so its best to go somewhere kinda close.

Lastly, are we talking Friday night or Saturday morning?

If you can get back to me with this, I'll be happy to fire back a list of 
places to check out!

- Josh

At 03:00 AM 1/13/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Can anyone recommend a shul or shuls in the San Francisco Bay Area where 
>the davening
>is particularly spirited, or the music particularly lovely? Preference is 
>for a
>Conservative service, but Reform, Renewal, or Reconstructionist would also 
>be groovy.
>This isn't for me (unfortunately, I will remain here in the frozen 
>Midwest), but for
>a good friend who will be spending a few weeks in SF in late January/early 
>February.
>
>Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
>
>Shabbat Shalom,
>
>Ellie Knepler


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