OXFORD MD – Temple B’nai Israel of Easton and Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity (TACL) are co-sponsoring an interfaith sabbath evening service, “Shabbat in the Park,” in Oxford Community Park this Friday, August 22 at 6 p.m. This free event is open to the public and to bring lawn chairs.
In case of rain, the service will be held at 7 p.m. in Temple B’nai Israel, 101 West Earle Avenue in Easton, adjacent to Shore Memorial Hospital Emergency Room.
Sub-titled “Together in Peace,” this informal service consists of sacred readings, prayers, hymns and poems read by members of Shore Abrahamic faith communities.
“We began to plan this service just after the kidnapping and murder of the three Israeli boys and the Palestinian boy and the Christian girls’ kidnapping in Africa,” said Rabbi Peter E. Hyman, rabbi of Temple B’nai Israel.
“When the warfare began,” added TACL president Bishop Joel Marcus Johnson, “we recognized the opportunity to wage peace here at home by praying and worshiping together. We expect this will be a spiritually invigorating event.”
Temple B’nai Israel is the center for Jewish life on the Eastern Shore, and is a member of the Union for Reform Judaism.
TACL is Talbot County’s interfaith organization of religious bodies and social service agencies, supporting education, relationship building and networking among its members.
“Shabbat in the Park” in Oxford Community Park Friday, Aug. 22
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