admin | December 26, 2021
Ben Steelman| StarNews Correspondent Beverly Tetterton spent 31 years heading the local history section of the New Hanover County Public Library, and she's written a shelf of books on county history, including "Wilmington: Lost But Not Forgotten," "MaritimeWilmington" and (with Dan Camacho) "A Brief History of Wilmington." Currently, Tetterton is board president of the Temple of Israel, and as part of its current "Restoration 150" fundraising campaign, she's written a history of the 146-year-old congregation. "A History of the Temple of Israel" is a little pricey at $100, but proceeds go toward the $500,000 the Temple needs to repair damagefrom Hurricanes Florence and Dorian
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admin | December 26, 2021
Police are investigating and elected officials have condemned the drawing of three swastikas outside a 90-year-old synagogue in West Orange on Saturday. The symbol was scrawled in chalk on the sidewalk in three places surrounding the Bnai Shalom Temple on the corner of Pleasant Valley Way and Woodland Avenue, said Rabbi Robert Tobin. Tobin said it appeared based on security camera footage that the incident took place at about 9 a.m.
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admin | December 26, 2021
CLEVELAND The Temple-Tifereth Israel, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Beachwood, announced Thursday that due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Northeast Ohio and the omicron variant surging, it will be ending all of its in-person programs and switch to online worship and learning for the next three weeks. Beginning Thursday until Jan. 13, the synagogue will only offer online worship and learning opportunities, with Shabbat Services being livestreamed on it's website
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admin | December 26, 2021
This is one of seven profiles of American Jews who fascinated us in 2021. Click here to see all seven and read an explanation of our Forward Shortlist. Congregation Beth Israel in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, was a magnet for journalists who covered the aftermath of Unite the Right, the white supremacist rally in 2017 that included chants of Jews will not replace us.
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admin | December 26, 2021
A philanthropic charity based in London which has helped fund projects in the capital ranging from cancer research to the restoration of the countrys oldest synagogue is celebrating this month after hit 1 billion of giving.
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admin | December 26, 2021
(RNS) It happens without fail.
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admin | December 26, 2021
So how did I get here?
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admin | December 26, 2021
Farmer Marwan Abu Salah picks sweet potatoes from his land in Rafah, south of Gaza City. Fatima Shbair for NPR hide caption RAFAH, Gaza Strip The Palestinian farmers of Gaza are attuned to the rhythms of the Jewish calendar and have anxiously awaited this moment.
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admin | December 26, 2021
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit has approved the imposition of government restrictions on unvaccinated people in an effort to encourage them to get the jab, regardless of whether those restrictions are demonstrably epidemiologically effective.
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admin | December 26, 2021
Mansour Abbas is the most important figure to arise in Israeli politics. Hes the man of the hour. As an Arab Israeli, he challenges not only Israelis Jews and Arabs alike but also the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank and Gaza
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