Shalom Y’all!
In late January, I received an email from Herb Katz. It is not unusual for me to receive emails from Herb – we are in contact pretty frequently! However, this email was quite different. He informed me of the passing of Father Michael O’Keeffe. Father Mike had been “retired” from the priesthood ever since he moved to Ocala – 22 ½ years ago – to join his fellow seminarian and long life friend, Father Pat Sheedy at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. According to Herb, Father Mike had been very active in the interfaith community for years…including attending Yom Kippur services at Temple Beth Shalom.