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Chabad Burlington Celebrates Purim
by duckshots on Feb.26, 2013, under Chabad Burlington, photography, religion
Rabbi Raskin reads the whole Megilla.
A juggler entertained the crowd.
Newlyweds Draizy and Eliahu present to expand the family. They live in Crown Heights. God only knows where they will go.
Ruth, a beautiful biblical name and a beautiful woman, attended. She remembered the story. She lives on with the help of her friends. They love her smile. She played the piano during her life, making people hear things they never heard.
Soon to be in Boca. Have roles to play. Know how smart and beautiful they are. Could be Esters, giving of themselves to save the community, but probably will lead in a different way.
Eating a humantash. Keeps the tradition alive. Got to eat the food to feel the pride of the story.
Maccabees to the rescue. Not going to let them or anyone interrupt the heritage. You sorta feel the “never again” from these guys.
Moms to protect us. Nothing betta than a mom, eh.
And Elvis to entertain us.
Tefillin
by duckshots on Sep.23, 2012, under photography, religion
A strong way to begin the day. Then, all I have to do is find a way to make the world a little better than I found it.
Trinitarian Congregational Church in Northfield MA
by duckshots on Apr.01, 2012, under Hallmark Institute of Photography, photography, religion
So Pastor Lloyd Parrill didn’t enter the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Northfield MA on a donkey. But his message for this Palm Sunday, as he welcomed the beginning of Holy Week, was no different from that delivered by Jesus as he entered Jerusalem, “live in peace and miss no opportunity to help others.” As he left the church, this last time he will celebrate Easter before his retirement, Lloyd gave love to his congregants, and they gave it back to him and his wife, Dottie.
Columbus Day Flags
by duckshots on Oct.11, 2010, under burlington, government, religion
At the Lone Sailor
Next To Boathouse
Battery From Boardwalk
How did Columbus Day become a National Holiday? I know how it became the day for Italian Americans. An Italo/American named Joe Columbo, one who may have had organized crime connections, didn’t like hearing bad things being said about his ancestry, so, in 1970, he started the Italian American Civil Rights League and held a rally in Columbus Circle.
Westboro Babtist at OZ
by duckshots on Oct.07, 2010, under burlington, photography, religion
Laughing at Hate Speech
Woodstock Maine’s Disgrace
by duckshots on Sep.12, 2010, under government, photography, religion
Like Kristof in the NYT News of the Week in Review this Sunday, I have to wonder, or rather rethink my views on the First Amendment. Let’s edit that. I have to rethink my views on a lot of things. My experiences from the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s, 80′s, 90′s, and the first decade of the 21st Century have gotten so confusing that I don’t know what I really believe about a wide number of issues. Consider that a liberal rag, The New Republic, one which guided my ideology in my more formative years recognizes that Islam may be at odds with the Constitution. How about that, sports fans?
