Thankful: Visiting Rabbi stops by Temple Bat Yam to say "thank you"

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An ambassador from the Union for Reform Judaism stopped by Temple Bat Yam in South Lake Tahoe recently, showing that one house of worship can't be religious all by itself, and to say "thank you."

Rabbi Jeffrey Glickman and his wife Mindy of South Windsor, Conn. have been traveling the country, meeting other Jewish communities along the way.

They stopped by to visit with Rabbi Evon Yakar and the youth of the temple, connecting them to the larger Jewish community, and giving them a special gift - a Ner Tamid medal.

The Ner Tamid represents the light that burned continuously in the western section of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem. Each temple has little lights, connecting them all. Glickman said the lights are always shining, no matter where the temple is.

"The fact that the light is burning here is more important than South Lake Tahoe, it serves all in Judaism," said Glickman.

As the youth from the religious classes gathered, Glickman told them Temple Bat Yam is a "real treasure."