VIDEO: Thief Brazenly Steals Tefillin From Coats in Synagogue … – DNAinfo
richards | March 10, 2017
The man rode up to the Midwood synagogue on his bike and started picking through coats hanging inside, police said.
Woodbridge synagogue hosts community for Shabbat across America – Inside NoVA
richards | March 10, 2017
Congregation Ner Shalom in Woodbridge invited members of Dar al Noor and Grace United Methodist Church to join them for Shabbat across America on March 3 at the temple. Other guests at the Jewish meal and experience were members of the Prince William County Police Department, VOICE, NAACP and Unity in the Community, along with guests from local houses of worship.
Fight over control of Newport's historic Touro Synagogue goes to next level – The Providence Journal
richards | March 10, 2017
Lawyers for New York and Newport congregations argued before a 3-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Boston, over a District Court decision awarding the nation's oldest synagogue to Newport-based Jeshuat Israel.
Residents angry after Bloomingburg Planning Board meeting cancelled – Times Herald-Record
richards | March 10, 2017
Richard J. Bayne Times Herald-Record @RichardBayne845 BLOOMINGBURG Opponents who had come to Thursdays Planning Board meeting prepared to speak against a temporary community center at the controversial Chestnut Ridge development shouted protests at the board chairman when he abruptly canceled the meeting because he couldnt get a quorum.
Gere delights Israeli fans at premier of Israel-US movie – Channel NewsAsia
richards | March 10, 2017
JERUSALEM: Hollywood actor Richard Gere delighted fans after walking the red carpet in Jerusalem for the Israeli premiere of his new film "Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer". The "Pretty Woman" star plays Norman Oppenheimer, a veteran "fixer" in New York's Jewish community who runs into trouble when he tries to win over a visiting Israeli politician, played by Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi
Cronig's Celebrates 100 Years of Feeding the Vineyard Community – The Vineyard Gazette – Martha's Vineyard News
richards | March 10, 2017
When 28-year-old Sam Cronig and his three younger brothers opened their Vineyard Haven market in March 1917, the world was still at war in Europe and Marthas Vineyard had a year-round population of about 4,500. One hundred years later, the Cronigs name still stands above two grocery stores, though that business changed hands three decades ago, and a real estate company that has remained in the family for the past century.
