Signs of the Times

, I love taking pictures of things from our past. While we were in Selma, I found a few signs of where we have come from. I actually remember these emblems and the paintings on the sides of buildings!



Does anyone remember the Kress' Stores?


 
This is the Temple (Jewish) Mishkan Israel Synagogue in Selma. Isn't it beautiful? My aunt and uncle have been members of it for years. Uncle Ed gave us a tour of it and I enjoyed it so much. He showed us a Jewish Torah and filled us in on some history. While we were there, they also lit candles for the Shabbat (Sabbath) in a small ceremony.


"Shabbat or Shabbos (Hebrew: שבת, shabbāt, shabbes, "rest/inactivity"), is the weekly Sabbath or day of rest in Judaism, symbolizing the seventh day in Genesis, after the six days of creation. Though it is commonly said to be the Saturday of each week, it is observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact time therefore differs from week to week and from place to place, depending on the time of the sunset." ~ Wikipedia