admin | December 5, 2020
By Rabbi Marc Mandel| Newport Daily News Can Hanukkah teach us anything about COVID- 19? Can we find inspiration and solace during these challenging times from a holiday that was established 2,000 years ago when the Maccabees lit the candles in the Temple? The lights of Hanukkah take us back to the beginning moments of the universe and the creation of light.
admin | December 5, 2020
A Rockland County village is facing a new federal lawsuit over what prosecutors call an institutional history of anti-Semitic zoning codes against Orthodox Jewish residents since the village formed three decades ago. The administrators of the village of Airmont, near the ultra-Orthodox Jewish haven of Monsey, are accused of creating zoning codes that explicitly prevent residential places of worship as a by-right use, and applying village code in a way to make it impossible for Orthodox Jewish applicants to win zoning approval of home synagogues and a school, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal district court by Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
admin | December 5, 2020
Courtesy Congregation Kol Tikvah By Jill Fox If the family isnt ready to head to Disney World, Congregation Kol Tikvah is bringing the happiest place on earth to Parkland. A drive-thru event complete with activities, characters, and animals a la Noahs Ark, was originally scheduled in November but postponed due to weather concerns.
admin | November 28, 2020
Harrisburg synagogue's tradition keeps firefighters well fed on Thanksgiving Day Updated: 8:08 AM EST Nov 27, 2020 Hide TranscriptShow Transcript TO HARRISBURG WHERE A SYNAGOGUE MADE SURE THE CITYS FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO ENJOY A THANKSGIVING MEAL.
admin | November 25, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) A Brooklyn synagogue should be investigated over reports that it hosted a secret wedding with thousands of unmasked guests earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
admin | November 25, 2020
What to Know A Brooklyn synagogue should be investigated over reports that it hosted a secret wedding with thousands of unmasked guests earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday
admin | November 25, 2020
In the midst of a difficult year, Congregation Or Tzion offered its congregants a new way to give, and its membership responded gratefully. Everything just sort of fell into place, said Frank Jacobson, president of Or Tzions board of directors
admin | November 25, 2020
Campaigners Lucy Lyons, Francesca Ter-berg, Kate Gillespie and Jan Ryan.
admin | November 25, 2020
As every morning, Omer Haim (27, pictured left) came from Rehovot to the courtyard of a school near his house to pray in the open area in compliance with Coronavirus guidelines. Among those present was Raz Yitzhaki (pictured right), an EMT volunteer with Magan David Adom emergency medical services (MDA). At the end of the prayer, as the participants tidied up the courtyard, Omer lost consciousness and collapsed on the floor.
admin | November 25, 2020
Wembley United Synagogue is set to vacate its building after more than 60 years, as it confirmed the purchase of a new property.
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