Please join us for these upcoming Meet & Greet events!
Friday, July 5, 6:15 PM- Welcome Rabbi Berlin Shabbat. Registration required.
Friday, August 9, 6:15 PM - Rabbi’s Tisch featuring a talk by Rabbi Berlin. $18 members, $22 non-members, kids 13 and under free. Registration required.
Wednesday, August 21, 9:30 AM - Coffee & Conversation with Rabbi Berlin. Members only, in person only. Registration required.
Wednesday, August 21, 7:00 PM - Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Berlin. Members only. Registration Required.
Friday, Aug 23rd 6:15 PM - Family Shabbat goes "Back to Shul!" Join Rabbi Berlin and Cantorial Soloist Erica Wisner and the STaRS Religious School for kid-friendly Shabbat songs and a story. Please register to attend.
Sunday, September 15, 9:00 AM - STaRS parents! This is your opportunity to meet Rabbi Berlin at STaRS on opening day!
Sunday, October 20, 11:00 AM - Legacy Circle and CST Board of Directors reception at the Stein’s home with Rabbi Berlin. Registration required.
Sunday, December 8, 9:00 AM – Parent Chat at STaRS with Rabbi Berlin.
Spring 2025, Date & Time TBD - Coffee & Conversation with Rabbi Berlin. Members only, in person only.
Spring 2025, Date & Time TBD - Virtual Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Berlin. Members only, on Zoom only.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 6:15 PM - Rabbi Berlin Farewell Shabbat Evening Service. Registration required.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:30 AM - Rabbi Berlin Farewell Shabbat Morning Service. Registration required.
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Welcome Rabbi Andi Berlin
The CST Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Rabbi Andi Berlin will serve as Interim Rabbi from July 2024 through June 2025, following the retirement of Rabbi Gittleman.
Rabbi Berlin notes, “I came to know Shomrei Torah when I worked for the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and have always been impressed with the community’s warmth, engagement, and religious diversity. Given my blend of rabbinic expertise and organizational development skills, I can help Shomrei Torah process the retirement of your long-time senior rabbi, support the remaining staff, and look forward to welcoming a settled rabbi.”
Rabbi Berlin spent most of her congregational rabbinic career at Temple Sinai of Oakland, where she is known for her teaching and pastoral care. Rabbi Berlin developed a passion for helping organizations through transition, conflict, and development when she worked for the URJ. Most recently, she operated Berlin Consulting, LLC in the San Francisco Bay Area, working with corporations to resolve conflict, develop leaders, negotiate difficult decisions, and ensure organizational growth and strength. Rabbi Berlin was a member and chair of the Ethics Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR); the president of the Pacific Area of Reform Rabbis; and chair of the East Bay Council of Rabbis.
Rabbi Berlin holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology/Sociology/World Religion from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she was recognized with several community and academic honors. She received a Master’s of Hebrew Letters and Ordination through the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where she received prizes for her sermons and community organizing. The Interim Search Committee, Board of Directors, clergy, and staff were impressed with her ability to make Torah accessible and relevant and found her personally approachable and engaging.
In her free time, Rabbi Berlin enjoys hiking with Jon and Buddy (her spouse and her dog), spending time with her family, cooking, reading, camping, traveling, and performing with her improv troupe.
