Passover

Hoshana!

Galilee awoke early Wednesday morning to watch quietly from the window as the neighbor family prayed in their backyard. According to Galilee....they were speaking in a strange language and burning something on the ground. And the boys were wearing those little hats.

An hour or so later all the kids were playing out there together. Sarah explained that they were a "rabbi family" and that they couldn't listen to her ipod that day because it was considered "electronics."

That led to a long discussion of Pharaoh and Moses during our walk over to Beverly for lunch. 100's of Jews were in the streets.


Hear Oh Israel...the Lord our God is One. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart....with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:4-5

See (Mark 12:29, John 10:30, 1 Corinthians 8:6)

The building with the Star of David....used to be a furniture store owned by the brother of Bradley's grandfather....Uncle Louie Spiegleman.

I love the details in the architecture of this temple. I was snapping away as we passed...but was told to "Stop!" by an offended gentleman in a prayer shawl. Taken aback....and not sure if he was serious or not...I said, "But the building is so beautiful. I want to remember it." "No pictures! This is a temple!"


The guy was completely serious. Not kidding one little bit...and not all too pleased with me.

So I put lowered my camera and we continued on our way.


Do you not know that you are God's temple

and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him,

For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are. -- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17