2014 03 29 Islam Is A Joke – Video
richards | April 1, 2014
2014 03 29 Islam Is A Joke By: TWOY Synagogue
Jewish Rabbi Against Anti-Muslim Preaching in Synagogue – Video
richards | April 1, 2014
Jewish Rabbi Against Anti-Muslim Preaching in Synagogue By: Quran vs Sience
Synagogues, Shuls & Temples – Home | Jewish Virtual Library
richards | April 1, 2014
What's in a Name? Functions Organization Ritual Items Non-Jews The Temple The synagogue is the Jewish equivalent of a church, more or less. It is the center of the Jewish religious community: a place of prayer, study and education, social and charitable work, as well as a social center.
Hundreds flee historic synagogue after column cracks
richards | April 1, 2014
Cracks in several columns at a historic Lower East Side synagogue forced 500 people including Boardwalk Empire star Gretchen Mol to scramble for safety during a fund-raiser for a local theater company Monday night. The Angel Orensanz Center on Norfolk Street which was built in 1849 and has been turned into an art gallery and performance space was evacuated at around 7:30 p.m
Synagogue seeks court sanctions against Jewish groups
richards | April 1, 2014
Although they said they were hoping for an amicable settlement of their legal dispute, relations between a West Boca synagogue and national Jewish groups appear to be deteriorating. The synagogue, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, is in the middle of a lawsuit involving Hadassah, ORT America and a North Carolina nursing home over $3 million left by a deceased wealthy benefactor
Synagogue textile stolen by Nazis returns to Czech Republic after it was discovered in US
richards | April 1, 2014
Visual arts curator of Jewish Museum in Prague Michaela Sidenberg points to details on a synagogue textile in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. This textile stolen by the Nazis during the World War II has returned to the Czech Republic after it has been found in the United States. It is for the first time that a ritual Jewish property that was stolen during the Holocaust has been traced abroad and returned home
Soho Rep. Gala Evacuated After Building's Support Beam Cracks
richards | April 1, 2014
Soho Repertory Theater's annual spring gala was almost held tonight at the Angel Orensanz Center, an ornate 19th century Gothic revival synagogue on the Lower East Sides Norfolk Street.
Music and the Sephardic oral tradition: a life spent documenting Jewish musical heritage – Video
richards | April 1, 2014
Music and the Sephardic oral tradition: a life spent documenting Jewish musical heritage In the Sephardic Jewish tradition, songs have had many functions, from the empowerment of women to the teaching of rituals. One musicologist has spent her pr... By: JewishNewsOne
Jewish Virtual Library Sephardim
richards | April 1, 2014
by Rebecca Weiner The descendants of Jews who left Spain or Portugal after the 1492 expulsion are referred to as Sephardim. The word Sephardim comes from the Hebrew word for Spain, Sepharad, that is stated in the Bible.
Spains Apology: Muslims too Deserve Correction of Historical Wrongs
richards | April 1, 2014
Mar 26 2014 / 7:02 am By Faisal Kutty The Spanish governments offer of the right of return to the descendants of Jews expelled in 1492 is a bit late, but nevertheless worthy of praise says Rabbi Pinchas Godlschmidt, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis. The Rabbi was responding to Spains new law approved by the cabinet on Feb. 7th granting citizenship to all those who can prove their Sephardic origin.
