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LIVE From the 9/11 Multi-faith Service at St. Luke Lutheran
By
Amanda P. Westmont
We started with We Shall Overcome and now three adorable Jewish boys in yarmulkes are singing Isaac & Ishmael with crackly voices. Beautiful.
Congregation Beth Israel: This Shikse Couldn’t Find a Single Thing to Kvetch About
By
Amanda P. Westmont
I can’t talk about going to Synagogue without talking about Rebecca Long, my grade school BFF. We were attached at the hip for a good chunk of our childhoods, which, in hindsight, makes her just as much a sister as a friend. I lost my virginity on the floor of Becca’s bedroom to a cute…
In Which I am Nearly Seduced by the Siren Call of Reform Judaism
By
Joel Gunz
This post is for my wise friend David, who, though he never adopted Judaism, remains my rabbi without a cause. Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana, who makes angsting about the meaning of existence look easy — even downright fun! People usually join a religion for one primary reason: to find answers to life’s most nagging…
Friday and Sunday Two-fer: Jewish Shabbat and Sunrise Easter Service
By
Joel Gunz
Call us gluttons for punishment. But this weekend, it wasn’t enough to fill up on one church service. We had to go back for seconds. And so, on Friday evening, we shlepped over to the Reformed Jewish synagogue of Congregation Beth Israel in NW Portland for a Shabbat (Sabbath) Service; Sunday morning found us dragging…
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