Why Say Shema at Bedtime? – Chabad.org
richards | June 4, 2017
There is a mitzvah in the Torahindeed, in the very text of the Shema itselfto recite the Shema twice daily: And you shall speak of them . . .
Making history: First Jewish synagogue opens in Forsyth – Forsyth County News Online
admin | June 4, 2017
Forsyth County, as big as it has grown, often boasts its community feel. Schools aim to create a sense of comradery and trust.
Former synagogue to become three single-family units – Press of Atlantic City
simmons | June 4, 2017
Temple Emeth Shalom synagogue was a landmark House of worship in Margate, New Jersey and part of the community for many decades.
More non-Orthodox Synagogues in US Are Dropping Mandatory Dues – Haaretz
admin | June 4, 2017
Study finds that members have become increasingly reticent to pay mandatory dues following the 2008 financial crisis and prefer pay-what-you-can system Voluntary dues may sound like an oxymoron, but the idea may soon be coming to a synagogue near you. According to a new study by the UJA-Federation of New York, the number of non-Orthodox synagogues nationwide that have eliminated fixed annual dues has more than doubled in the past two years.
New wave of anti-Semitism discussed at Aventura synagogue – Sun Sentinel
admin | June 4, 2017
Concerns regarding a new wave of anti-Semitism on college campuses were recently discussed at Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center. These concerns were raised during a panel discussion in an event presented by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy-Skylake Synagogue alliance with the auspice and collaboration of ATJC. Last year, Skylake Synagogue in North Miami Beach urged ISGAP, a global interdisciplinary research center based in New York dedicated to the academic study of anti-Semitism, to expand its reach beyond the walls of academic institutions and into Jewish congregations throughout the United States
Sephardic Jews to convene at global summit in Mexico – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
richards | June 4, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) Sephardic Jews from more than 20 countries will gather at a biennial summit in Mexico City.
Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece – Middle East Forum
admin | June 4, 2017
by Devin E.
Estonian politician vows to legalize Holocaust denial – The Jerusalem Post
simmons | June 4, 2017
The Jerusalem Post Estonian politician vows to legalize Holocaust denial The Jerusalem Post The nationalist politician has other ideas about "the correct teaching of the history of the Third Reich." Tartu, Estonia.. (photo credit:Wikimedia Commons). An Estonian nationalist politician vowed in his election campaign to decriminalize Holocaust ...
Brother of Man Who Dismembered Hasidic Boy Found Dead in Brooklyn Closet – Haaretz
richards | June 4, 2017
The man's body was found in the same home where the remains of a lost 8-year-old boy, Leiby Kletzky, were found six years ago The brother of a man who kidnapped and dismembered a lost 8-year-old boy has been found dead, his body bound, wrapped in a blanket and stuffed in a basement closet in the same Brooklyn home where detectives uncovered the gruesome remains of the boy nearly six years ago. Detectives found Tzvi Aron's body after police were called there by family, a law enforcement official said.
Creative studio The-Artery names lead design director – Rapid TV News
simmons | June 4, 2017
Full service creative studio The-Artery has named Liron Ashkenazi-Eldar as its lead design director. Ashkenazi-Eldar is the winner of a 2017 ADC Silver Cube Awardfrom The One Club, in the category 2017 Design: Typography, for her project entitled Asa Wife Zine, which was submitted via New Yorks School of Visual Arts
