by Alex | Mar 21, 2011 | Judaism, life, theatre
There are few things that truly make me upset. The biggest is ignorance. “…she [Anne Frank] died three days before the camp was liberated, it makes me ill. They knew the liberation was coming and they still went to the gas chamers?!” ~A Patron...
by Alex | Sep 18, 2010 | holidays, Judaism, life
This is a traditional greeting for the Jewish High Holidays (Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur). For those who live with their heads in the ground (though this is probably no one who reads blogs) or just don’t live places with a large Jewish community, today was Yom...
by Alex | Mar 20, 2010 | Judaism, musings
I know that a few times I have mentioned that currently the synagogue that I am a member of is on the hunt for a new Rabbi. As I understand it, the reasons behind our old rabbi leaving is mostly political and financial. It is unfortunate that no matter what your...
by Alex | Feb 14, 2010 | Judaism, Photo
So, we opened the fifth show of the season, I had my birthday, the Winter Olympics started, and I led part of services at temple this week. Lots of exciting stuff. It is nice to get to the weekend and have some time off, and what a good weekend for it. The holiday...
by Alex | Feb 6, 2010 | Judaism, musings
…Faith, God, Prayer… It sounds like a list of tags, but they are themes that I seem to come across often in the blogs that I read. I don’t have an issue with this, I just find it interesting how much and how many people publicly talk about these...
by Alex | Jan 19, 2010 | Judaism
Unfortunately as of the beginning of 2010, the synagogue that I belong to here in Salt Lake City, Congregation Kol Ami, has found itself without a Rabbi. Of course this is due to politics and such which seems to be unavoidable in most religious organizations these...
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