On behalf of our local arrangements committee and the almost 600
volunteers from our 10 host synagogues in San Diego and Orange County who
worked almost 800 three-hour shifts throughout the week at the Biennial, we
want to wish each one of you, a n'siah tovah, safe travels back to your
homes.

Come to the Biennial Health Fair in the Exhibit Hall in Sails Pavilion sponsored by Jewish Family Concerns and Kalsman HUC.

This fair is complete with blood pressure screening, FREE (!) table massage, a CPR demo at 11:30 AM and much much more! Come on by!

Hard to believe but the Biennial opens today and we are ready to go! Yesterday registration opened and went very smoothly. Most of the pre-Biennial programs wrapped up and there were several Union Committee meetings. I visited the Maintenance of Membership Committee, Resolutions, and Camp Committees to thank them for their hard work to make the Biennial a success. I also visited with the new Union Trustees to welcome them to the Union Board and encourage them to really dig in and have a great Biennial.

By Ginger Jacobs

As I get ready to go to San Diego, I am thinking about previous Biennials.

I remember the one in Miami in 1969, we had a candlelight march to end the war in Vietnam, we had people reading the names of all the soldiers killed there, we voted to boycott California grapes in support of Cesar Chavez. After the march, we had an unplanned song fest in the lobby of a Miami Beach fancy hotel, let by Theodore Bikel who happened to be there.

I wonder what wonderful memories will be created this week in San Diego. I hope to meet some of you, whether in workshops, lunches, services or walking around the incredible exhibit area. Look for me, I have short white hair and will have my name tag on. Looking forward to being there with you.