Wednesday, March 01, 2017

A Shooting at Shalom.

First, it was a Jewish woman who was insulted when she was leaving the Temple.  A day or two later a swastika appeared back behind the main building.  Next night, a shotgun blast hit the Temple Shalom sign out in front, out by the road.  

This took place in Naples, Florida, in November, 2016.  Coinciding with the election of Donald Trump as president, and an increasing number of such incidents observed taking place all over the United States and Europe.  


Someone suggested a multi-religion attendance at a Friday night Shabbat  presentation. 


Word spread among the churches.  And when the night arrived there were more than 1,400 people who were able to squeeze into the temple, and many others were turned away, or waited outside as the service proceeded.   


Churches present were represented by Catholic,  Unitarian, United, Episcopal, at least two Muslim Mosques, a Bahai, and many other denominations.