Jewish American Heritage Month

admin | September 29, 2022

The Fellowship | September 28, 2022(Photo: FJC/Victor Adjamsky) Rain or shine, through the bitter Eastern European cold and snow, for decades Issac walked through the streets to synagogue early each morning.

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admin | September 29, 2022

In advance of Rosh Hashanah, the leader of Aurora's only Jewish synagogue joined with other faith leaders to unite for peace and progress in the state's second-largest city. "Bless us all together with peace and well-being," said Rabbi Edward Friedman of Temple B'Nai Israel as he led an InterFaith Unity Prayer joined by leaders of other faiths.

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admin | September 27, 2022

A man in his 50s was stabbed to death on Saturday following an apparent argument outside a synagogue in the southern city of Dimona.

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admin | September 27, 2022

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led multistate amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, fighting to defend the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue facing unconstitutional discrimination

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admin | September 27, 2022

Yom Kippur, one of the most sacred dates in the Jewish religious calendar, is soon approaching. The holiday known as the Day of Atonement falls 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, which marks the beginning of the Jewish year. It is a time for Jewish communities around the world to reflect on the past year and ask Gods forgiveness for any sins they have committed.

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admin | September 27, 2022

One only needs to watch the nightly news to see the destruction of war and its impact on the millions of civilians caught in the middle.

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admin | September 25, 2022

The goal: Bring people back into the synagogue after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them home. The plan: Encourage members to read the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

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admin | September 25, 2022

A man kisses a Torah during the official opening ceremony of a new synagogue in Speyer, Germany.

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admin | September 25, 2022

In 2007, the Eldridge Street Synagogue on New Yorks Lower East Side completed its renovation after a 20-year, $20 million effort. However, its history began more than a century before that

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admin | September 25, 2022

LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- Police on Long Island have increased patrols at synagogues and temples ahead of the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

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