Ash Wednesday service at Congregation Chai v’Shalom

Rev. Kevin Parviz places ashes on his grandchildren Johnna Opheim, 7 1/2 and infant Aubrey Smith during Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 5, at Congregation Chai v’Shalom in Dogtown with his wife Colleen, right.The service combined both Christian and Jewish liturgy. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, courtesy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch

(RNS1-march13) Rev. Kevin Parviz places ashes on his grandchildren Johnna Opheim, 7 1/2 and infant Aubrey Smith during Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, March 5, at Congregation Chai v’Shalom in Dogtown with his wife Colleen, right.The service combined both Christian and Jewish liturgy. For use with RNS-LURTHERAN-JEWS, transmitted on March 13, 2014, Photo by Laurie Skrivan, courtesy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch