Back when he was the spiritual leader of Shaarei Zion Synagogue (today it’s Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion) in Upper Park Heights, Rabbi Joshua Shapiro – who passed away earlier this week—and I spoke by phone a few times. We never actually met, as far as I can recall, but I interviewed him on the phone for a few matters that now escape me. Rabbi Shapiro was always very cordial to me, but one time I must’ve caught him on a bad day or maybe the issue I was calling about touched a nerve. The rabbi got rather snippy with me and eventually simply hung up the phone. I was a bit surprised, but reporters get used to people getting brusque with them. After all, we’re often parachuting into their lives and calling about highly sensitive or personal matters that… read more
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Remembering Rabbi Joshua Shapiro
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Wow - what a great story and a great Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur lesson.
A powerful reminder for us all. Thank you for Teaching the lesson forward in Rabbi Shapiro’s blessed memory. A compact and hearty story.
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