All Hostages at Beth Israel Synagogue in Texas Are Out …
admin | April 6, 2022
All the hostages taken during a Shabbat service at Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, TX have been released and are safe, Texas Gov.
Colleyville synagogue standoff artifacts going to Jewish museum – The Dallas Morning News
admin | April 6, 2022
Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, let the hostage-taker inside the synagogue in January because the man appeared to need shelter.
Preaching to the margins: Chicago synagogue adopts anti-Zionism as a core value – The Times of Israel
admin | April 6, 2022
CHICAGO The Tzedek Chicago synagogue has voted to adopt anti-Zionism as a core value, becoming the first American congregation known to officially take such a stance. The membership of Tzedek, a non-denominational congregation founded in 2015, voted last week to pass the measure.
Fences and bulletproof windows: How security grants are being used to harden houses of worship – The San Diego Union-Tribune
admin | April 6, 2022
Three years after a deadly anti-Semitic attack at a Poway synagogue, local houses of worship have become experts in something that never used to be part of their vocabulary: target hardening. Those two words appear over and over in grant applications San Diego County religious organizations filed with the state recently to receive money for safeguarding their sanctuaries
Where to Celebrate Passover at Austin Restaurants – Eater Austin
admin | April 6, 2022
The eight-day Jewish holiday Passover takes place soon starting on Friday, April 15 through Saturday, April 13.
Indicted Trader Gets GPS Anklet After Witness-Stalking Claim – Law360
admin | April 6, 2022
By Brian Dowling (April 5, 2022, 5:36 PM EDT) -- A Florida man charged in a $4 million insider trading scheme involving Designer Shoe Warehouse stock won't get tossed into jail after prosecutors said he stalked a cooperating witness at a local synagogue, a Boston federal judge said Tuesday. U.S.
Opinion | After the Pandemic, I Want My Life to Be Less Convenient – The New York Times
admin | April 6, 2022
One recent snowy Saturday morning, I coaxed myself out of bed, into semiformal attire and through the door to synagogue. It was the latest in a series of attempts to force myself to, well, do stuff, the kind of stuff that takes me out of my one-bedroom apartment and into human society. During the service, I stood when everyone else stood, sat when everyone else sat, sang when everyone else sang
Ruthie McDoodle: The friendly face behind The Kosher Plate – The Pitt News
admin | April 6, 2022
Tucked away in a corner of the Market at Litchfield Towers is The Kosher Plate, Pitts go-to store for freshly prepared, warm Kosher food. The lady behind the counter, Ruth McDoodle, has been serving up delicious meals and smiles for two years. McDoodle, who goes by Ruthie, is a mashgiach Hebrew for supervisor and ensures the food abides by Kosher laws.
Financial challenges ‘too great’; Daughters of Miriam in Clifton will be sold – NorthJersey.com
admin | April 6, 2022
Due to long-term financial difficulties exacerbated by COVID-19, theDaughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute for Subacute Care announced that it will be sold in June for $36 million. "Due to changes in the economic climate, the financial challenges have become too great to effectively compete in the long-term care industry as an independent facility,"Daughters of Miriam CEO Frank DaSilva said in a statement on Tuesday.
BBC One programme, ‘Growing Old: A Believer’s Guide’ follows 83-year-old celebrating second barmitzvah – Jewish News
admin | April 6, 2022
An 83-year-old Jewish man from east London has had his second barmitzvah on the same day as his 13-year-old grandson had his first, with a BBC TV crew filming the build-up and after-party for a programme set to air next week.
