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interfaith
A Thanksgiving to Fill the Spirit
Elliot Fein
October 31, 2002
On the evening before Thanksgiving, my synagogue, Congregation Eilat in Mission Viejo, always gets together with a neighboring church, Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist, for an interfaith service. What is remarkable about this joint venture, and other pre-Thanksgiving services like it throughout the United States, is the fact that Jews and Christians can pray together under one roof.
My parents entered a church only for a neighbor\’s wedding, funeral or other life-cycle event. On those rare occasions, they were invited guests, not participants.
A Nation Says ‘Kaddish’
Wendy J. Madnick
September 12, 2002
Flags flew at half-staff. People on the street made a stronger-than-usual effort to meet each others\’ eyes, acknowledging the sadness of the day.
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