First yahrtzeit of Chabad of Poway shooting victim observed in solitude – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | April 18, 2020
For thousands of synagogues across America, Passover marked the first time in history that their doors were closed for Yizkor.
Meet the guy keeping your synagogue running during the coronavirus crisis – Jewish Journal
admin | April 18, 2020
Im the man behind the waterfall of Zoom links that comprise what used to be the COVID-19 updates page, and is now simply our website. A lot of you dont know me Im usually busy behind the scenes. But allow me to introduce myself.
To give my Israeli synagogue a chance of surviving the pandemic, I had to quit my job as rabbi – JTA News
admin | April 18, 2020
REHOVOT, Israel (JTA) To help my kehillahsurvive the coronavirus pandemic, I had to do something dramatic and counterintuitive: step away from being its official rabbi. Our faith communities need spiritual leaders in these trying times more than ever
Estonian Teen ‘Commander’ of Global Neo-Nazi Group Behind Threats to US Synagogue – Algemeiner
admin | April 18, 2020
A view of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org A 13-year-old boy in Estonia was a key figure in an international neo-Nazi group that has been linked to plots to attack a Las Vegas synagogue and detonate a car bomb at a major US news network, the Associated Pressreported
I cover anti-Semitism on a daily basis. This is why ‘The Plot Against America’ is the scariest show I’ve seen. – JTA News
admin | April 18, 2020
(JTA) I wasnt expecting HBOs The Plot Against America, David Simons miniseries adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, to scar me the way it has. I work with news about the rise of anti-Semitism and hate crimes around the world on a daily basis
The Torah scroll of Boskovice finds a new home in Pennsylvania – The Jerusalem Post
admin | April 18, 2020
Few tourists these days visit the small town of Boskovice. It isnt usually part of a tourists itinerary.
Md. man charged in fires planned to vandalize 13 temples and churches, girlfriend says – WTOP
admin | April 18, 2020
A man and woman have been arrested for setting small fires outside a Montgomery County church.
Sermons in Solitude: Jews of Faith Are Never Alone – Commentary – – Commentary Magazine
admin | April 18, 2020
On Thursday, March 13, my synagogue, Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, announced it would not be holding services on Shabbat.
Baton Rouge Holocaust commemoration will be held online this year – The Advocate
admin | April 18, 2020
Although the Holocaust was all too real, the local commemoration of it will be virtual this year. The Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, Congregation Bnai Israel, Beth Shalom Synagogue and Temple Shalom will join the Los Angeles global event organized through the Museum of the Holocaust at 4 p.m. Sunday on the Zoom internet meeting site.
Two religions, one goal | Local News – Andover Townsman
admin | April 18, 2020
It could be said that Jews and Christians make an unusual mix when it comes to their traditions of worship. But when the coronavirus crisis got in the way of people filling churches and synagogues during the recent holy season, the two religions found common ground in Andover. In a display of religious cooperation, the Temple Emanuel Jewish synagogue lent its space and streaming equipment to membersof Andover Baptist Church to broadcasttheir Easter services remotely
