What happened when an Orthodox Jewish congregation went to a gay bar to mourn Orlando

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4. Thank You, Rabbi and Members

Dear Rabbi:

I have just joined DU because of my friend and activist, Shelly Leonard, who Passed Over from Cancer several years ago. She was a friend for decades, her children grew up in my living room, and Shelly is one of my heroes. She was a convert to Reform Judaism, and had a calling in life to advocate for children who otherwise had no voice. (She was a Social Worker.)

Four of my other god-children are also Jewish. Their mother, sadly passed from cancer, taught them kindness, discernment, ethics, and a joy in living and learning.

I am joining this forum, the DU, in the hopes I can find a way to help make compassionate living the new Normal, and not the exception.

If Spirit is everywhere, then it is also present in bars.

Green Forests and Blue Skies!

Gordon Cooper
Bremerton WA