The Diocese of Scranton

Monument Promoting God’s Commandments
Dedicated in Dunmore

Members of the area Catholic and Jewish communities came together on June 11 to dedicate a monument bearing God’s Ten Commandments located on the grounds of Holy Cross High School in Dunmore. The monument was acquired through the generosity of Alan Goldstein, a Clarks Summit resident and member of Temple Israel in Scranton, and in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Scranton. The monument is intended to promote respect and appreciation for the Ten Commandments. The cooperative project between the Diocese and the Jewish community also illustrates that interfaith relationships are rooted in God’s commandments.

Principals for the dedication ceremony included, from left: Kim Rapp, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Dunmore, friend of Alan Goldstein; Morris Goldstein, the donor’s father; Harrison Patrick Rapp; Alan Goldstein; Rabbi Joe Mendelsohn, spiritual leader, Temple Israel, Scranton; James B. Earley, chancellor, Diocese of Scranton; Msgr. Anthony Marra, pastor emeritus, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Dunmore; Joseph Worthing, executive director of Project Moses, monument supplier; Father Philip A. Altavilla, V.E., Diocesan director of Ecumenism and Interfaith Affairs; Cantor Vladimir Aronzon, Temple Israel, Scranton; Mark Silverberg, executive director, Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania; and Atty. David Fallk, Community Relations chair, Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania.