Broude was , however , not opposed to all religious innovations . Under his leadership , Temple Sinai began holding monthly fine arts performances as part of the Friday night service , in place of the usual sermon . In December 1970 , the Temple 's fine arts committee commissioned an original dance work from Anna Halprin and her multi-racial dance troupe . For the next two months Broude met weekly with Halprin , educating her regarding the Friday night prayers . The completed work , titled '' Kadosh '' , included a candlelight vigil , and dancers tearing their clothes and shouting questions at Broude that reframed the classic question about God and The Holocaust in terms of the Vietnam War : " How can there be a God if He allows all the suffering of the Vietnam War to continue ? " The performance engendered passionate responses from the congregation ; according to Broude " I do n't know if anyone was neutral . Half thought it was fantastic , half thought it was terrible ! " Broude also argued that the congregation should remain in downtown Oakland , and in 1975 , convinced them to stay . He retired in 1989 , the year the buildings survived the Loma Prieta earthquake . After his retirement from Temple Sinai he remained active , filling in at synagogues mostly in the Bay Area , and teaching . He also wrote an autobiography , and a one-man show based on it called " Listening for the Voice " , which he performed at a number of East Bay synagogues , including , in 2009 , at Temple Sinai
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Temple Sinai (Oakland, California)