The stained-glass windows that lined the room were dark from the dreary weather. Light flickering from the Shabbat candles was a representation of hope as the community of Temple B’nai Israel gathered on a Friday evening in their quaint synagogue. “Shabbat is really that weekly moment where we are able to recognize the joy in our lives, and we literally bring light into the world,” said Lexi Erdheim, the young woman standing at the front of the synagogue. read more