Cantor Henry Greenberg put the shofar to his lips and blew a resounding tekiah -- in St. Thomas More Church.
That was the scene on Tuesday evening, where about 450 people gathered at the Catholic church on San Francisco's Brotherhood Way to commemorate the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The street truly lived up to its name as participants walked with candles from St. Thomas More to Congregation Beth Israel-Judea, to the Greek Orthodox Church, ending at the "Peace" statue across the street.
St. Thomas More was an ailing parish of 300 families until the Rev. Labib Kobti took over its leadership two months ago. A Palestinian-American, Kobti brought with him the Arab-American Catholic Community, which hosted the ceremony. ...
By ALEXANDRA J. WALL, Bulletin Staff
Copyright J. 2002