Newall: Counting stones and broken glass, post election

The night the first stone came through the window, the synagogue was crowded. There was much to celebrate at Temple Menorah-Keneseth Chai that Friday in early December. Ginny and Paul Witte's golden wedding anniversary, for one. To mark the occasion, Ginny and Paul had sponsored the night's Oneg Shabbat, the celebratory gathering after Sabbath services, providing fresh pastries and a chocolate-and-vanilla cake, with the temple's Manischewitz uncorked and ready for a toast.