admin | July 24, 2017
JTA - Neighbors of a shuttered synagogue in the Bronx want its apparent owners to clean up the trash that is accumulating on its property. Congregation Hope of Israel on Walton Avenue in the lower Grand Concourse neighborhood once the hub of a vibrant Jewish community in the New York City borough closed in 2006.
admin | July 24, 2017
Jewish visitors on Temple Mount Zac Wajsgras/Flash90 MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) called Monday for the construction of a Synagogue on the Temple Mount in response to the brutal terrorist attack in Halamish Friday night. "The Zionist response would largely be to make the other side understand and feel that they have lost
richards | July 23, 2017
Krat Mican, one of the demonstrators, speaks to reporters about the group's intent to continue protesting. . (photo credit:KRAT MICAN/INSTAGRAM) Demonstrators in Istanbul protesting the installation of metal detectors at entrances to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem kicked a synagogues doors and threw objects at it
simmons | July 23, 2017
Congregation Hope of Israel in the lower Grand Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, closed in 2006. (Flickr) NEW YORK (JTA) Neighbors of a shuttered synagogue in the Bronx want its apparent owners to clean up the trash that is accumulating on its property.
admin | July 21, 2017
BUDAPEST (JTA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a visit to a Budapest synagogue praised his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, for speaking out against anti-Semitism and standing up for Israel in international forums.
admin | July 21, 2017
Congregation Kol Tikvah in Parkland will host what is anticipated to be an enlightening and moving Erev Tisha B'Av service on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tisha B'Av is an annual holy day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. It has been called "the saddest day in Jewish history" and it also one of general mourning for the numerous catastrophes that have coincidentally befallen Jews on the ninth of Av
simmons | July 21, 2017
By Pat PaduaThe Washington Post Set in an Orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, "The Women's Balcony" centers on the literal breakdown of a synagogue. Structural damage to the women's seating section results in a social conflict one that resonates well beyond its specific milieu
richards | July 21, 2017
Patch.com Beachwood Synagogue Vandalized Patch.com BEACHWOOD, OH Police are investigating vandalism at the Green Road Synagogue . A ball bearing appears to have been shot at an office window at the building, breaking the window.
admin | July 21, 2017
EDINETS, Moldova In a small town in northern Moldova, a former synagogue is for sale on Holocaust Street. The building, where some 90 Jewish townsfolk were executed during World War II, is being offered for 65,000 euros ($75,000) by a Moldovan owner who said he wasnt aware of its history. The owner did not wish to give his name, and asked that this journalist not take photos inside the crumbling synagogue or in the yard, which he currently rents out for approximately $100 per month to a car junkyard.
simmons | July 20, 2017
Photo Credit: Moshirah / Wikipedia (JNi.Media) The Egyptian government plans to restore the historic Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue. Egypts Ministry of State of Antiquities announced that it would allocate $2.2 million or 40 million Egyptian pounds for the restoration,according to head of Islamic and Coptic Monuments Department, al-Saeed Helmy Ezzat. The synagogue, which had stood in disrepair for many years, closed its doors when the ceiling in the womens section collapsed last year and it was rendered unusable
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