[Magdalen] Yad Vashem

[Jay Weigel]

One thing I love about orthodoxy is its closeness to Judaism. Father Kyrill
says he often thinks that if first century Jews were to wander into an
Orthodox service (preferably vespers, not Divine Liturgy!), they would
recognize a lot...the chanting of psalms, clouds of incense, etc. Of course
the icons and such might discombobulate them just a bit <g> I do love how
much the psalms are so much front and center, though, since that's about my
favorite book of the Bible.

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 10:24 PM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I know the feeling, Scott. I'm not about to convert or anything, but I
> would love to be more in touch with my own Jewish roots (through one great
> great grandmother) of primarily Sephardic ancestry. I didn't even know
> anything about this growing up and I'm not sure my parents did either, but
> my brother and I have done a good bit of genealogical work and the
> connection is clear.
>
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 7:58 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Right now I feel a strong desire to join a synagogue (in addition to my
> > church). I'm not sure how Jewish one needs to be to do this, and I'm sure
> > it varies. I probably won't, but I'm thinking about how to be closer to
> > Judaism. A renewed appreciation for the beliefs and values we hold in
> > common, and probably what would be most possible and potentially
> wonderful
> > -- joining with Jewish members of the local community in a
> > community-service effort. Will look for opportunities for that.
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 4:46 PM M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > >>>It's got me to dig out many of my Jewish works of devotion and
> > > literature.<<<
> > >
> > > One of the books I pulled out was a collection of literary essays by
> > > Israel Abrahams, MA, Cambridge, published in 1912 by the Jewish
> > Publication
> > > Society.  The logo, modern now, but then... looks very much like a
> "Tree
> > of
> > > Life":
> > >
> > > http://www.danwymanbooks.com/images/BIBLIOG-25-2.jpg
> > >
> > > M J (Mike) Logsdon.
> > >
> > > "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
> > > "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
> > > "Because that's the kind of guy, I'm." -- C Reiner, "Your Show of
> Shows",
> > > skit: "From Here to Obscurity".
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Christopher Hart
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