Flagstaff reform synagogue installs new rabbi – Arizona Daily Sun
richards | March 4, 2017
Flagstaffs Reform Synagogue, Congregation Lev Shalom, recently installed Rabbi Mindie Jo Snyder.
Hate Crime Hits Synagogue, Mosque And Church In One Small Indiana Town – Forward
richards | March 3, 2017
The projectile that slammed into an Indiana synagogue last weekend didnt do much physical damage. A photo of the hole in the glass window of a synagogue classroom shows no more than a pockmark in the glass. The intent, however, was to terrify, according to the synagogues rabbi.
Synagogue spreads message of hope in response to hate – WESH Orlando
richards | March 3, 2017
Synagogue spreads message of hope in response to hate Updated: 11:05 PM EST Mar 2, 2017 The congregation of Ohev Shalom was joined by people of many synagogues across Central Florida, as well as people who practice other faiths, to answer words of hate with songs of love and joy.
Outside the synagogue, intermarried are forming community with each other – thejewishchronicle.net
richards | March 3, 2017
Danya Shults Photo by Bridget Badore Julianne was raised by Catholic and Presbyterian parents, while Jason grew up culturally Jewish. At first, it was simple to mark their different backgrounds
German court calls synagogue torching an act to 'criticize …
richards | March 2, 2017
A window is pictured with the Star of David in a new synagogue in Cottbus, Germany. (photo credit:REUTERS) A regional court in Germany has decided that a brutal attempt to set fire to a local synagogue in 2014 was an act meant to express criticism against Israels conduct in its ongoing conflict with Hamas.
Texas town's synagogue hands keys to Muslim worshipers …
richards | March 2, 2017
Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff A fundraising page to support rebuilding the Islamic Center of Victoria, which was destroyed in a fire, reached more than $1 million by Wednesday afternoon. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle) A fundraising page to support rebuilding the Islamic Center of Victoria, which was destroyed in a fire, reached more than $1 million by Wednesday afternoon. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle) A week before the fire at the Islamic Center of Victoria, a vandal had painted "H8" (shorthand for hate) on the side of the building.
Gunshot fired through classroom window of Indiana synagogue – Jerusalem Post Israel News
richards | March 2, 2017
The Adath BNai Israel Temple in Evansville, Indiana. (photo credit:FACEBOOK) A gunshot was fired through a Hebrew school classroom window at an Indiana synagogue. The bullet hole was discovered late Monday at Adath BNai Israel Temple in Evansville.
Rocklin Synagogue Damaged by Fire – FOX40
richards | March 2, 2017
Please enable Javascript to watch this video ROCKLIN -- A fire broke out early Saturday morning at a synagogue, located at the Chabad House Jewish Community Center along Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. "They came in, they broke into the building, and they put out the fire, and they saved our Torah Scrolls," said Malkie, the JCC's education director.
New York Synagogue's Plans for New Building Move Forward – Wall Street Journal (subscription)
richards | March 2, 2017
New York Synagogue's Plans for New Building Move Forward Wall Street Journal (subscription) A long-delayed plan to put up a community house and condominium next to a historic synagogue on Central Park West got new life on Tuesday. New York City's Board of Standards and Appeals voted to approve a plan by Congregation Shearith Israel to put ...
Man Trying To Leave Hateful Message At Local Synagogue Frustrated Phone Line Always Tied Up With Other Threats – The Onion (satire)
richards | March 2, 2017
FAIRFAX, VAGrowing increasingly exasperated at his inability to make himself heard, local man Alex Turner told reporters Wednesday that he was frustrated by the fact that he is unable to leave a hateful message for a local synagogue because the line is always tied up with other threats. I make it a point to call every morning, but why bother when you can never get through? said Turner, 38, adding that the line is so swamped by menacing calls that he often has to wait on hold half an hour to tell a synagogue staff member that Jews did not belong in his neighborhood, sometimes having to call back numerous times because he just receives a busy signal.
