July 22's meeting was our first
gathering following the San Francisco Cohort's official decision not to travel
to Israel given the current situation in Israel. While this meeting was
bittersweet, it was also a planning session to organize a separate seminar of
programming in the Bay Area, affectionately known as "The Other Summer
Seminar", named by the genius Samara Meyer. Over the course of 3 hours, we
were able to organize about two weeks worth of events including trips to a
roller skating disco and the beach, a Shabbaton at URJ Camp Newman, and a
camping trip at the American River. It was one of our most intense meetings by
far!
Later that night, about 10 of
our members went to the Church of 8 Wheels, a local Roller-Disco in San
Francisco's Hayes Valley district. It was a total blast, and a nice way to
decompress after such a whirlwind two weeks of Israel-anxiety. After closing
the place down, we all headed to Sparky's Diner for late night milkshakes (and
some pancakes and scrambled eggs if you're Oren and Jerry). It was one of my
favorite nights of the summer!
-Sophia Weiss
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