The Unitarians get out a ramp so that I can access the speaker/ minister/whoever happens to be conducting service platform. There is going to be an animal day ceremony and since I always take my service dog Sam I have been asked to light the chalice. They will have the ramps up so that Sam and I can get on the platform. Marta
On Apr 17, 2006, at 9:51 AM, Jim Devine wrote:
> the secular Jewish group I belong to in Los Angeles ("Sholem") is
> pretty much the same as you describe. Even though my background isn't
> Jewish, it's not hard to make the transition from secular
> Protestantism (i.e., Unitarianism) to secular Jewishness. (NB: it's
> not "Judaism.")
>
> we joined Sholem for our son Guthrie. A couple of years ago, he had a
> secular Bar Mitzvah about the various religions he believes in
> (Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, Viking, Wicca, Secular Jewishness).
> No Torah, no Hebrew. It went well. The people in the community --
> specifically Hershl Hartmann -- helped him deal with his Asperger
> Syndrome (borderline autism) and learning disabilities (which later
> turned out to be strongly encouraged by his meds). It was a good
> event, held at the House of Blues in Hollywood (and the HoB did all
> the grunt work, for a price).
>
> On 4/17/06, Marta Russell <ap888 at lafn.org> wrote:
>
>> I go to the one in Studio City in LA> The reason is mainly
>> because they are
>> free of dogma and they are some very decent people to have as an
>> extended
>> family. This is impossible to find in LA in any other form.
>> Marta
>>
>
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> the presence of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles
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