Shabbat Shalom, y’all!

Growing up in the American South, I did not experience other religions first hand. Continue reading “Shabbat Shalom, y’all!”

Mi Shebeirach

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On some Friday nights, I make my way to Temple Beth Israel in Portland for Shabbat services.  I fight the traffic and my end of the week tiredness to participate in a service in a language that I do not understand with people whom I do not know. Continue reading “Mi Shebeirach”