Dickinson-based Lutheran church rocked by allegations – The Dickinson Press
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Editors Note: The following article features vulgarities and race-related coverage.
In Spain, small towns are unearthing ancient synagogues to resurrect Jewish history and attract tourists – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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MADRID (JTA) Beneath a sprawling 14th-century building with moss-furrowed terrace walls and interiors painted in garish strokes of purple and yellow lie what could be the remains of Spains second-largest synagogue from the medieval era. The 7,500-square-foot estate, currently being explored by researchers and archeologists, is nestled in a narrow alley in Utrera, a small city in the Seville province in southwest Spain
Grafton Thomas found unfit to stand trial in Ramapo machete attack on Jews – Yahoo News
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NEW CITY Grafton Thomas will be confined to a mental health facility after a Rockland judge on Wednesday found him incompetent to stand trial on murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a 2019 Hanukkah machete attack on Hasidic Jews in Ramapo. Judge Kevin Russo's decision mirrors a federal judge's finding that Thomas lacks the capacity to understand the separate federal charges against him and aid in his own defense. Russo's ruling came after unsealing a murder-two indictment charge against Thomas for killing 72-year-old Josef Neumann, as a result of the Forshay Road home invasion on Dec.
DePaul’s Jewish students react to Texas synagogue attack – The Depaulia
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Members of the Jewish community attended the Sabbath service at Congregation Beth Israel on Jan. 15 in Colleyville, Texas. With services being held both online and in person, many were expecting a typical day of faith, worship and bonding with fellow attendees.
Tennis star gets racy on the gram – Australian Jewish News
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Italian athlete Camila Giorgi racked up bonus fashion points ahead of the Australian Open, swapping her tennis shoes for a different kind of lace number as she shared some spicy boudoir pics on her Instagram channel earlier this month. Although the knockout (wrong sports pun?) content was lapped up by a range of tennis sites and fans, it drew barbed reactions from social media commenters and other tennis followers. Sure as wickets (sorry, we swear well get this right soon), a bunch of strangers around the world played the role of shamer, creep and general scold
Mitch Albom: ‘Bernie’s Mom’ survived the worst, proving the resilience of the Jewish Soul – Detroit Free Press
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Love story of the Holocaust survivor Isaak Tartakovsky escaped the Germans and fled to Ukraine where he met his wife. They share their love story on Holocaust Remembrance Day Staff Video, USA TODAY It was 80 years ago this month that 15 high-ranking Nazi officials met in a villa on the outskirts of Berlin
All the Jewish Athletes to Watch at the 2022 Beijing Olympics – Jewish Exponent
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From left to right: Alexei Bychenko, David Warsofsky, Jason Brown, Mollie Jepsen, Emery Lehman. (Getty Images via JTA.org) By Emily Burack Despite the continuingCOVID chaosand themounting protests about Chinas human rights record, the 2022 Beijing Olympics are proceeding on schedule, just six months after the delayed Tokyo games and we have your guide to the Jewish athletes who are on their way.
Tiffany Haddish shares her Jewish rituals: Shabbat dinners and hanging out with her rabbi – St. Louis Jewish Light
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(JTA) Tiffany Haddish has been open about how she connected with her Jewish roots later in life, especially in interviews leading up to her 2019 standup special Black Mitzvah. But the comedian-turned-movie-star hadnt yet said publicly how she incorporates Jewish practice into her daily life if at all until an interview she gave to Time that was published Friday. Since her star-studded bat mitzvah tied to the standup special, she spends at least 30 minutes every single day to reading and learning.
Jewish groups sound the alarm as anti-vaccine mandate movement invokes Holocaust | TheHill – The Hill
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Jewish groups are on high alert after a spate of recent incidents in which individuals opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates have invoked the Holocaust to argue against vaccinations. The most notable example came last weekend when Robert F.
Forum on Faith: What we learn from the Jewish Birthday of the Trees festival – Danbury News Times
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From the evening of Sunday, Jan.
