richards | May 17, 2017
Published time: 15 May, 2017 00:25 Edited time: 15 May, 2017 12:40 A fire at a disused synagogue in Manhattan's Lower East Side on Sunday night is under investigation, according to local media. More than 100 firefighters battled the three-alarm blaze, which sent out a dangerously-thick blanket of smoke across the city.
richards | May 17, 2017
A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with torching a historic Lower East Side synagogue, police sources told The Post. The teen was busted Tuesday night at his home, which is not far from the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue at the corner of Broome and Suffolk streets. The boy, whose identity has not been released because he is a minor, has been charged with felony arson, police sources said
richards | May 17, 2017
(JTA) A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit against a synagogue for holding a kapparot ceremony, a pre-Yom Kippur ritual in which a chicken is swung by its legs and then slaughtered. District Court Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled in favor of a request byChabad of Irvine to dismiss the lawsuit filedagainst itin late September by animal rights activists, the Orange County Register reported Tuesday
admin | May 17, 2017
Wikimedia Commons/Jewish Encycolpedia Beth Hamedrash Hagadol in the early 1900s. Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on Tuesday night in connection with the massive fire that burned down an historic synagogue on the Lower East Side.
admin | May 17, 2017
Patch.com Jewish Cemetery Vandalism: Synagogue President Speaks On Toppled Tombstones Patch.com PHILADELPHIA After a handful of tombstones were found toppled in Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Monday, the Adath Jeshurun Synagogue President is speaking out about the vandalism. "Certainly when an incident like this happens its always disappointing," ... and more »
simmons | May 17, 2017
Congregation Beth Ahm on Grove Avenue in Verona.(Photo: Joshua Jongsma/NorthJersey.com) With the sale of thesynagogue property progressing, residents of Grove Avenue in Verona continueto express concerns over the future of the neighborhood.
simmons | May 17, 2017
When the Henry Street Settlement invited Palestinean-American activist Linda Sarsour to participate in a panel discussion last night, the nearby Bialystoker Synagogue was not pleased. The schul considered the largest Orthodox congregationon the Lower East Side, took issue with providing a platform to an active supporter of BDS against Israel, and sent a sharply-worded email to the Settlement.
simmons | May 15, 2017
New York Post Synagogue goes up in flames New York Post A vacant synagogue on the Lower East Side mysteriously went up in flames on Sunday night sending massive plumes of thick, black smoke billowing across downtown Manhattan. The blaze broke out at the historic Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue ...
admin | May 15, 2017
New York Daily News Antique sacred texts worth $400G returned to Brooklyn synagogue ... New York Daily News Religious texts worth more than $400000 were returned to a Brooklyn synagogue Friday a little over a month after they were snatched. and more »
admin | May 15, 2017
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