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Deviant Sect Builds New Temple in Skokie |
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 by David Kelsey, April 13, 2009 |
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Just in time for Yom HaShoah, the second of three major holidays in the Holocaustian calendar, the Holocaustian community of Skokie - a community overwhelmingly descended from Jews who once practiced Judaism (remember, the Nazis do not differentiate between Jews and Holocaustians!) - has completed construction of a new temple, the Illinois Holocaust Museum Worship Center.
While perhaps not quite as magnificent as Chicago's Spertus center built by the mainstream Jewish community in downtown Chicago, this new Holocaust temple provides memorial worship to one of the great tragedies of American Holocaustian history that almost happened: a Nazi march in Skokie.
It is hoped that this new temple, estimated to cost a mere $45 million, will prevent this march that almost happened in Skokie from ever being forgotten.
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jbrace
my word that is alot of money to be spending. It's crazy the way people will waste their money!
ErinRichie8
if yo believe in it, It 's not really wasting money. Thats my opinion.
DoubleOSeven
If it was your money how would you spend the $45 million?
David Kelsey
If I had 45 mil to blow on Jewish causes, I would push Hebrew and general Jewish literacy. Subsidized day schools and after school programs, summer camps, Israel programs, etc.
Ideally, I would also create a Left-wing Modern Orthodox educational youth group to compete against NCSY, as we don't have such a thing for non-Orthodox Jews, and NCSY is often inappropriate.
While nominally Orthodox, such a youth group would focus on teaching hard skills while having smart fun, and would ultimately report to the Liberal Jewish community it serves, not the Orthodox Union.
CharlieB
I think I would take that $45 mil and pay off all my bills and then try to help the needy or my family first! lol!