r peners...

DISABILITY
CAN
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ANY FAMILY.

Holy Spaces,
Unusual Places

me when I visited his shul for a
hotel, the chef was asked to prepare
delightful Shabbat, the theater manag-
cups of salt water for the dipping of
er was most accommodating, even
parsley. Trying to be helpful, the chef
allowing the synagogue to use half of
supplied salt water with the greens
the marquee above the main entrance.
already
in
it.
As
Rabbi
Uh oh. How could I have
So, as people arrived on the evening
Littman
explained,
"We
been off by so much? I
of
Rosh
Hashanah, one part of the
became
the
first
generation
thought I had gotten it right
large
sign
greeted them with the wel-
of
Jews
since
the
exodus
to
earlier that day when I tried
coming
words,
"Congregation Kol
observe
the
ritual
of
karpas
to estimate the length from
Tikvah. Happy New Year!"
removing
parsley
from
by
the top of the statue's head to
On the other side? The name of the
salt water."
its base. My close friend, the
movie currently being shown: Temple
Passover
isn't
the
only
time
minister of the church,
of Doom. ❑
religious services take place
assured me it would be okay
in
hotels.
These
multi-pur-
to cover it up during the
pose, adaptable facilities are
time we were holding ser-
RABB I BOB
often rented for the over-
vices in his building.
AL PER
flows
that sanctuaries cannot
I had just arrived at the
Spec ial to
accommodate during the
church to find the jolly cus-
The Jew ish News Days of Awe, which led one
todian still in the sanctuary,
group of Jews to dub their
(A little taste of Yiddish.)
completing the transforma-
temporary
autumn
home,
"High
Hol-
tion from Christian to Jewish praying
iday -nn
Cringer izherren a sod cider hiten
space. "Two feet?" I shrugged.
But
my
favorite
shared
space
story
a sod.
"Where am I going to find matching
comes from the West Coast, about 10
cloth at this hour?" But as I drew clos-
years ago, when leaders of the recently
It is easier to hear a secret than to
er to inspect the statue, I noticed that
established Congregation Kol Tikvah
keep it.
the bottom of the wrapper hung only
scouted
their
Los
Angeles
neighbor-
a few inches from the floor. The man
hood for a place in which to celebrate
saw the confused look on my face, and
the New Year. They ultimately chose
then sprung his joke: "Get it, Rabbi?
one section of a double cinema.
Two feet. Ten toes. You can still see
As their rabbi, Steven Jacobs, told
them!"
A spray of carefully placed flowers
effectively obscured the sacred toot-
sies.
Jews find themselves worshipping
in some pretty unusual places, particu-
larly at times when larger numbers
"He wears both yamulkas."
assemble. I once led services in a
—Robert Naftaly, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit president,
Masonic hall whose name was 50 per-
referring to Judah Isaacs. Representing Federation's planning department,
cent appropriate and 50 percent, well,
Isaacs is involved with restructuring the Agency for Jewish Education (he's
"different." It was called the Lulu
interim executive director) and has a hand in tracking the Commission on
'Temple.
Jewish Eldercare Services.
Speaking of Lulu, Rabbi Lew
Littman related that when his congre-
"Oh God, it's in English. Thank you."
gation held a Passover seder in a local
—Bill Cosby, after the comedian iti as - presented a plaque etched with a
saying from the Jewish sage Hillel at a benefit for Beth Tfiloh Community
Rabbi Bob Alper is a stand-up comic
School in suburban Baltimore.
and author.

ate to tell you, Rabbi, but
you measured wrong. You
left two feet uncovered."

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