Yesterday I posted about several Jewish buildings in my city that were sold to Xtian organizations. I happened to drive by one of them today and it did give me a “shtoch in hartz” to see the sign “Church of the Living Hope” where it used to say “B’nai Avrohom”. I have driven by there several times since the sale, which was about 10 years ago and never given it much thought, but after this discussion, I realize that it is a sad thing to have happened. I will say that the new tenants have maintained the building and the landscaping and it is very neat and tidy, but it simply isn’t the same. About 10 years before this shul closed, they, along with some government money, built a low rental senior citizens block right next door that had a walkway attached to the shul. Of course, the apartment building is still there and a lot of Jewish people still live there, but the walkway has (of course) been blocked off. In the old days, if they were short for a minyan, they would just go through the walkway and start knocking on doors. I guess I am just nostalgic today but, we cannot live in the past. Shabbat Shalom to all.
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