Ben Packman, 15-Year-Old Provides A Congregation's Wake-Up Call

Creve Coeur, MO Patch:

For a teenager, being responsible for your own alarm clock can be a tough enough challenge. But how would you handle the task if you were responsible for an entire congregation?

If you have questions, you should ask Parkway North High School sophomore Ben Packman. Now at the ripe old age of 15, Packman has been blowing the shofar at Temple Israel for five years.

Read the whole story: Creve Coeur, MO Patch

Comments

[elblanc0]

06:17 PM on 09/28/2011

Whenever I see a teenager holding something like that, the last thing that comes to mind is...that must be part of some religious tradition, unless he's rastafarian.

[stupid humans]

10:18 AM on 09/29/2011

yup, pointless religious tradition,made up by goat herders.

[Lisa Pyka]

02:40 PM on 09/29/2011

Really? pointless? Who do you think you are? So what Jews are goat herders? What are you? How assanine to make fun of people's religion, I think you are pointless!!