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The holy month of Ramadan is typically one of the most prosperous times of the year for mosques and other Islamic institutions. Its a time when Muslims come together for nightly prayers and offer zakat, or donations to support their houses of worship, community and the poor. Part of what makes this season so special is celebrating together as a congregation during prayer and iftar, the meal shared after sundown, said Iman Jodeh, spokeswoman for the Colorado Muslim Society, the regions largest mosque
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admin | May 17, 2020
Most synagogues, including my own, have been considering the question of reopening and returning to community life from our narrow lens as a synagogue.
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admin | May 17, 2020
Pandemics, wars and natural catastrophes usually confront us with religious questions that are as old as religions themselves.
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admin | May 17, 2020
PUBLISHED: 14:32 17 May 2020 | UPDATED: 18:23 17 May 2020 Sam Volpe Antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on walls and doors in Hampstead on Saturday, December 28. A wall next to South Hampstead synagogue in Eton Road.
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admin | May 17, 2020
Conservative and Reform Judaism the United States two biggest egalitarian denominations have been converging for decades. Now coronavirus has wiped out yet another difference between them.
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admin | May 17, 2020
Photo Credit: Gershon Elinson/Flash90 In Israel, the beaches are being opened to the public, as are schools and even some places of entertainment, and now, God willing, its time for Israeli synagogues to open up. According to Kipa, on Sunday there was a meeting of the National Security Council with representatives from the Health Ministry and from Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, which concluded in an agreement to open the countrys synagogues under special guidelines. The outline for opening shuls includes stipulating that all of them will be opened, with the obligation to separate each two worshipers with an empty seat.
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admin | May 17, 2020
The all-clear has sounded for those who were worried: Israel can annex the West Bank as much as it wants Europe will not stand it its way. Anyone who thought they could strike fear into our hearts over Europes reaction to annexation forgot what Europe is, how paralyzed it is, how coerced, fearful, divided and helpless it is in the face of Israel
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admin | May 17, 2020
New York Mayor Bill de Blasios tweet (4/28/20) to the Jewish community. Time for a Yiddish lesson: Shanda, meaning a shame or disgrace; a scandal.
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admin | May 17, 2020
At the historic Holy Blossom Temple, Diamond Schmitt Architects has recently added an airy atrium that links the original sanctuary structure with a more modern education wing from the 1960s. Courtesy Tom Arban Photography Torontos iconic Holy Blossom Temple has always had a progressive agenda. Besides occupying one of the citys original purpose-built synagogues, designed in 1938, it is the first Canadian congregation to be led by a female rabbi
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(JTA) When the coronavirus pandemic first descended on the United States in March, the Orthodox rabbis of Dallas shuttered their synagogues together in a remarkable show of unity.
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