On Sunday, March 2nd MJ and I headed over to Sherith Israel to attend a class by Ian Berke to learn about the stained glass throughout the historic building. I didn’t know anything about stained glass, so the first thing we got to learn was the two main types of glass that are featured throughout […]
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Sharing the Beauty: Architecture Class
February 10th, 2014 by pleia2
Back in December I attend a couple classes at Congregation Sherith Israel here in San Francisco aimed at teaching congregants and potential docents about the physical and historical aspects of the building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Previous posts: Sharing the Beauty: History, art, and architecture of Sherith Israel class […]
Sharing the Beauty: Religious symbols and worship environment of Sherith Israel class
December 14th, 2013 by pleia2
The second class on Sharing the Beauty at Sherith Israel (I wrote about the first here) took place this past Monday and several of us arrived early to do a tour of the dome, as seen from the outside here and which you can look up into from the main sanctuary as in this photo. […]
Sharing the Beauty: History, art, and architecture of Sherith Israel class
December 8th, 2013 by pleia2
I love history and I love the spectacular design and architecture of cathedrals, mosques and synagogues. When I read that Sherith Israel was offering a Sharing the Beauty class I checked my calendar and then immediately sent an email to sign up. “Discover more of what makes our sanctuary — and Sherith Israel — so […]
Cinematic Titanic, classes & events and upcoming travel
October 31st, 2013 by pleia2
It’s been a busy month. Fortunately in that time my ankle has pretty much healed from the sprain I got last month and I plan on heading back to the gym full force soon. I realized that I never mentioned it here, but I was interviewed on a podcast earlier in the month about Xubuntu, […]
More learning about Judaism
October 5th, 2012 by pleia2
I am now the proud owner of a massive pile of books: Most were from lists both our local Rabbi and the one we met in Philadelphia who will officiate our wedding gave us. I also picked up the pocket Book of Psalms translated and published by the Jewish Publication Society to take along on […]
Joining a synagogue
April 13th, 2012 by pleia2
About a decade ago I wrote an article My Spiritual Path To Atheism, I last updated it in 2004. The too long; didn’t read version: I was put off by hypocrisy, bigotry and cruelty of the Christian church I attended as a teenager, dabbled in other religions and followed history back to learn why certain […]
Optimism, Atheism, Alberta and Zelda
March 27th, 2011 by pleia2
My boss, CJ Fearnley is a member of The Long Now Foundation which sadly for him in Philadelphia but fortunately for me here, hosts all their seminars in San Francisco. The latest seminar was Matt Ridley’s “Deep Optimism” and it was hosted just a block away from where I live at the Novellus Theater at […]
Mannaz, Uruz, Wunjo
June 22nd, 2009 by pleia2
I’ve discussed my use of Rune Stones infrequently in the past. A little over five years ago I wrote an atheism essay* for my website where I said: My father (and grandfather, apparently) were interested in Runes. While I was in high school I had made my own set of runes. I saw the Rune […]
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