Jewish Life - Des Moines, Iowa

Lennny Solomon & Shlock Rock - Des Moines

This Shabbos we have a special program with the founder and front-man of Shlock Rock, Lenny Solomon.  Solomon will be our Scholar in Residence starting on Friday night as he presents his case on "The Spiritual & Halachic Implications of Using Non-Jewish Music in Davening".

Shlock Rock is a Jewish band started by Lenny Solomon in 1986.  Since that time the band has released 30 CD's covering all types of music from parody to original and children's tunes.  They have appeared on national radio and television and this Shabbos they will be at Beth El Jacob of Des Moines, Iowa.

For more information on the event head to this Beth El Jacob Link!

Hope to see you this weekend at the Orthodox Congregation of Des Moines and Iowa.

See you in Shul!

See It...or...Let It Die?

Coming up on Tuesday evening here in Des Moines the film To Die In Jerusalem will be screened at the reform temple and presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines.

For those of you who have not heard of this film it was produced by HBO and centers on the efforts of the mother of Rachel Levy who was murdered by a terrorist.  Both Rachel and the terrorist murderer were roughly the same age.

Over a span of four years the Jewish mother seeks to meet with the Arab mother.  From all accounts it is a gut wrenching film that, in the end, solves nothing but leaves so many questions.

We've not seen the film.  We have only read many reviews.  However, we intend to go and we'll offer our own thoughts on Wednesday.

The showing is open to the public and will follow some brief remarks regarding the latest terrorist activity, the murder of eight young men  that took place just last week in Jerusalem.

Marriv at Beth El Jacob will start at 7pm and we'll then go to the reform congregation for the movie.

See you in shul...