Sunday, March 14, 2010

Synagogue

Through the help of the internet, we found a synagogue in Phnom Penh and visited it.  We learnt that:
  • The rabbi was surprised to find a family of Gentiles looking for matzoh, so apparently, not many Gentiles use matzoh here;
  • Matzoh is imported from Thailand;
  • They will celebrate the Pesach here.  They say that it is open to all, but what they really mean is that all Jews in Cambodia are welcome.  If any of these Jews have foreign wives, then these wives are welcome also;
  • The synagogue looks like a regular house on the outside.  Ie. besides the identification from business cards and the Internet, one would not know that it is a synagogue.
How interesting to experience this meeting with the Rabbi!

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