Rabbi Jack Shlachter of Los Alamos with Kehillat Beijing’s Torah in Chinese-style Holy Ark. Courtesy photo

SPIRITUALITY News:

Rabbi Jack Shlachter, Rabbi Emeritus of the Los Alamos Jewish Center and a rabbi at HaMakom in Santa Fe, recently returned from a trip to China, where he was the visiting rabbi at the progressive congregation Kehillat Beijing.

In addition to leading High Holiday and weekly Sabbath services, Rabbi Shlachter also conducted a Chinese-style Jewish wedding and a baby-naming, and spoke on the intersection of science and Judaism. He is preparing a slide-show presentation on his trip.

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Red or green, Chinese style. Rabbi Shlachter visiting a morning vegetable market in Xi’an. Courtesy photo

You can take the physicist out of Los Alamos, but … Rabbi Jack Shlachter visits Beijing’s Ancient Observatory. Courtesy photo