Tag: Olympia
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In the Wake of the Police Shooting in Olympia
I got behind in my usual posting, etc. because of the events in our Olympia community over the past 48 hours: the police shooting of two African American men in the early morning hours. Without getting into the facts of the shooting, it is enough to say that the fact of it happening raised a…
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Yom Kippur 5775: “What About Palestine!?”
If you are friends with me on Facebook, you may have heard about this incident. I did put it up on my blog as well: I don’t normally walk by our corner sign, on the corner of 8th and Washington. Since our parking is on the other side of the building, I’m usually parking there…
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Downtown Crime Report: Our Etrog Was Stolen
Someone stole the etrog from our congregational sukkah. On Wednesday afternoon I left a lulav and etrog, along with an information and how to sheet, in the Temple Beth Hatfiloh sukkah so that anyone who wished to perform the ritual of waving the lulav and etrog could. I peeked in Thursday morning and interestingly the…
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10 Ways to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
How to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah 1. Dip apple in honey and eat it. This symbolizes the wish for a fruitful and sweet year. 2. Make a nice dinner on Erev Rosh Hashanah and share it with family and friends. Alternatively you can have a nice lunch/early dinner on the afternoon of the first day of…
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Concerns and Hopes
Last week I attended a forum at St. Michael’s parish about a new proposed homeless shelter in Olympia. The shelter would be a low barrier shelter, recognizing some of the conditions that are obstacles at existing shelters and creating a place for people to go when they normally wouldn’t have another option. The current proposed location is…
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