Windows to the Soul
Temple Beth Shalom
The synagogue was my first stop. I hadn’t been to church in donkey’s years and tended to distrust all institutions on principle, but this old boy had been feeling pretty empty and disconnected for a long time, so I thought I’d give the spirituality thing a try.
Why the temple? Something of a whim, I guess. I definitely wanted as far away from Mother’s bible-thumping Baptists as possible. And while I didn’t know much about Jews, I figured that a religion that had endured so much grief must offer something to fortify a hungry soul.