Shabbat Service - Guest Speaker Stephanie Cassatly
Friday, November 30, 2018 • 22 Kislev 5779
8:00 PM - 9:30 PMSanctuary“When I was 18 years old, my mother was shot and killed in a convenience store robbery in New Orleans, changing every preconceived notion I had about the world and what it meant to feel safe. Twenty years later, I found my mother’s killer and forgave him, just before he died in the notorious Angola State Penitentiary. It was then that I realized
that I had been as much of a prisoner as he was.”- Stephanie Cassatly
This evening's Shabbat service will feature guest speaker and Nautilus Book Award winner Stephanie Cassatly. Her book, Notice of Release, a Daughter's Journey to Forgive Her Mother's Killer, chronicles her experience of coming to terms w th what it means to forgive in ways that few of us have ever been challenged to imagine. Stephanie teaches literature and writing at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. Her work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and has won numerous awards and notable mentions.
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