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Magen David Sephardic Congregation-Beit Eliahu is a modern Orthodox Synagogue located in Rockville, Maryland. The Synagogue is located in a beautiful residential area, close to NIH, the Jewish Community Center, 5 Jewish Day Schools, a community mikveh, and the cultural and business district of Washington DC.
The membership of Magen David spans many generations. The congregation, which was founded in 1966, has a long history of proud service to the Washington Metropolitan area, and the Sephardic community.
For more information on membership, please contact the office.
Magen David Sephardic Congregation-Beit Eliahu is very fortunate to have the services of Rabbi Joshua Maroof as their Rabbi.
The Synagogue is a warm and inviting family, with many opportunities for involvement. It is a place where children and adults are able to come together to explore and grow in their commitment to Judaism. The Sephardic Institution serves as the focal point for the broader Sephardic community, and as the focal point in the lives of members.
For more information visit: http://www.magendavidsephardic.org/
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Religion in the South of Thailand
Thailand is a country that is 95% Theravada Buddhist. Buddhism became the official state religion of Thailand in the Thirteenth Century AD with the establishment of the Thai Kingdom of Sukhothai. One of the most common sites in Thailand is to see Buddhidt monks in orange robes walking around. In the morning it is possible to see the monks go from shop to shop with a bowl collecting food contributions. It is still the tradition for every young male to spend at least a week (it used to be months) living as a monk so as to accrue good karma for his parents. On the surface, Thailand appears to be a very Buddhist country.
However, the Buddhist beliefs of Thailand are very much mixed up with Chinese religious and folk ideas. 15% of the Thai population claim mixed Thai and Chinese ancestry. The prevalence of spirit houses to appease and worship the dead are an example of the Chinese influence on Thai religious belief. Throughout Thailand it is possible to find Chinese temples. There are notable Chinese temples in Nathon in Koh Samui and on the neighboring island of Koh Phangan on the road between Thongsala and Chaloklum. Since these temples also celebrate the Buddha there seems little contradiction in attending both traditional Thai wats with sharply slanting roofs and Chinese temples decorated with colorful dragon motifs.
On the same island of Koh Phangan there is a small community of muslims centered around the popular holiday area of Ban Tai. Some still wear white caps to denote their religion, most don’t. It seems unlikely that many of the Thai people in these isolated muslim communities speak Arabic or worship in Arabic.
The situation is different in the southern most states of Thailand – Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani. Here there is a large Malay community who want to separate from Thailand and align themselves with muslim Malaysia over the border. There is an on-going insurgency with an escalating death toll. Neither the hardline approach of the ousted Thaksin government or the conciliatory approach of the Democrat lead Abhisit Vejjajiva government has managed to bring peace to the region.
Religious differences are of pressing concern in the south of Thailand. For the tourist to the south of Thailand it may seem like a peaceful and idyllic area, but at the same time religious strife has caused division and loss of life.