richards | July 8, 2017
(JTA) The Egyptian government reportedly has approved a $22 million plan to restore a 160-year-old synagogue in Alexandria. The Ministry of Antiquities Project Sector on Wednesdsay approvedthe fundsfor restoring and developing the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, according to the head of the Islamic and Coptic Monuments Department, al-Saeed Helmy Ezzat, The Egypt Independent reported from a translation of the Arabic-language daily Al-Masry Al-Youm. The synagogue was forced to close several months ago after part of its ceiling fell down, The Independent reported.
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richards | July 8, 2017
JTA Liberal American Jews are feeling thwarted in their years-long campaign for the right to pray as they wish at the Western Wall. Long frustrated that the plaza in front of the wall is run as an Orthodox synagogue, they were doubly incensed when Israels political establishment scrapped an agreement that would have boosted access to their own space nearby
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simmons | July 7, 2017
Peter Schfer, Winner of the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W.
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admin | July 7, 2017
I cant tell you how many times Ive been approached by people, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, all asking me the same thing: Rabbi, Id like to be a Sodomite, but I just dont know how to start.
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admin | July 7, 2017
Some Jews like to whine and others like to wine, that is, to responsibly consume appropriate amounts of alcohol in the form of grape-derived goodness. On Shabbat, Jews drink wine to make kiddush and Havdalah. On Passover, Jews drink at least four cups of wine and even dip their fingers in one of them.
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admin | July 7, 2017
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, in 2012.
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admin | July 7, 2017
A New York City-based synagogue recently completed the first Jewish clergy and leadership training about HIV prevention and safety. The program raises awareness about HIV risk, prevention, treatment, and stigma, with the hopes that the religious leaders will bring the message back to their communities.
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simmons | July 7, 2017
A Jewish man and boys in London. (photo credit:REUTERS) The UK is now home to the largest number of synagogues ever recorded in the country, but membership is at an all-time low, according to a report the Institute of Jewish Policy Research and the Board of Deputies of British Jews released on Wednesday.
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simmons | July 7, 2017
Officials with The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Beachwood and Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights and Pepper Pike are disassociating with the Greater Cleveland Congregations, effective immediately. The announcement comes after the GCC, an organization focused on achieving goals by working collaboratively with religious leaders and members in the community, chose to oppose the proposal to upgrade Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland
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admin | July 7, 2017
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, in 2012. (Roland Unger/Wikimedia Commons) (JTA) The Egyptian government reportedly has approved a $22 million plan to restore a 160-year-old synagogue in Alexandria
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