i watched a little bit of justice ruth bader ginsburg's memorial this morning. her coffin was brought into the capitol to lie in state.
it was interesting to see how they handled the steps . .
justice ginsburg's rabbi, rabbi lauren hotzblatt, chanted what i think is el malei rachamim, a prayer about the merciful God traditionally said for the departed (my source was the pittsburgh jewish chronicle writing about wednesday's service; i'm making an assumption that it was chanted again today). you can read about the full service from the new york times here. they also have a short video of the coffin being carried out of the capitol.
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at 11 am, my friend marisa surprised me with a phone call that she was downstairs in her car. since it's friday, the street cleaner comes by on my street between 11 and 12:30, and everyone must sit in their cars during that time to avoid getting a parking ticket. we talked until the time was up, and then she met janet and i ran several errands to two different health food stores.
on my way to the second store, i passed jefferson market library's garden . . and it was open! it's been closed for months due to covid, so i was happy to visit once again.
it was a very sunny and warm day, even though it's officially autumn . .
i think i need to practice holding the camera more steady . .
