In the days following the vandalism there was considerable teeth gnashing in Spokane, the usual “this is not us,” or “hopes and prayers,” and so on. But I doubt there is a Jew in our community who was surprised by the vandalism – or found much comfort in the expressions of sympathy and concern.
On this episode of the FāVS Forward podcast we interview Rabbi Tamar Malino of of Temple Beth Shalom and Congregation Emanu-El congregations in Spokane.
More than 1,000 people, according to security, teemed into Temple Beth Shalom Tuesday night to show support for the Jewish community and to pay their respects to the 11 people gunned down Oct. 27 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh by an anti-Semite.