[Magdalen] Yad Vashem

[Clarissa Canning]

The whole thing broke my heart . My Dad's sister Married A converted Man.
his bro not.  He raised my now growN cousins in that neighborhood. MY
UNCLES mother 's family escaped Poland to Philly.  I love my Weiss Cousins
dearly. Only one is lost in the deep end. Rehab has not helped him. One is
a  Ep. Priest in Dover. the eldest a Art History prof. 2 steps, one Film
maker and Chief carterer N Starbucks manager . and lastly an adopted sister
not sure what her career is.

On Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 10:12 AM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > Twitter: @cervus51
> >
>