admin | April 11, 2024
At the beginning of this weeks Torah portion, we learn that a woman who has recently given birth to a boy is prohibited from entering the sanctuary for 40 days and that twice that long if she gives birth to a girl. What did it feel like to be excluded for so many weeks
admin | April 11, 2024
Learn to make pita on the firepit and well even try our hands at making matzah! Whats the difference between making pita and making matzah? Come by to find out! Never miss the best stories and events! Get JewishBoston This Week.
admin | April 11, 2024
Story and Photos by Mimi Pollack and Fred Kropveld SAN DIEGO As someone who is not comfortable with organized religion, I rarely go to a temple or synagogue. However, I am all in when a house of worship opens its doors to artists, so they can display their work. This past Sunday, Tifereth Israel Synagogue hosted its First Annual Artists Showcase.
admin | April 11, 2024
Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville. WHY WERE HERE Were exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. When a synagogue in Maine needed water for a ceremonial Jewish bath, it drew on a fitting natural source, with the help of some friends.
admin | April 11, 2024
(JTA) On Saturday night, I watched an episode of We Were the Lucky Ones,Hulus new Holocaust series. On Sunday morning, I woke up to a traumatic scene in my own community:a red swastika painted on the bannerthat sits on the front lawn of the suburban Philadelphia synagogue where my husband is the rabbi. Even though it wasnt shattered glass, or broken bones, it was painful to see it there, right there, in our own backyard, on our property, on our beloved banner that advertises our early childhood program and the summer camp my children will attend.
admin | April 11, 2024
David Bocarsly SACRAMENTO, California The California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) announced on Wednesday $40 million in awards for the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CSNSGP).
admin | April 11, 2024
Join us for a musical crankie, a storytelling adventure with original music by the Magid Ensemble! Never miss the best stories and events! Get JewishBoston This Week.
admin | April 11, 2024
The sanctuary inside KI that Shaare Shamayim might now use. (Photo by Jarrad Saffren) In 1966, Congregation Shaare Shamayim of South Philadelphia merged with the Greater Northeast Jewish Congregation. The unified community later changed its name to Congregation Shaare Shamayim GNJC
admin | April 11, 2024
Muswell Hill Synagogue has welcomed the family of their adopted hostage, Michel Nisenbaum. The 59-year-old Brazilian-born Israeli, who was taken captive by Hamas terrorists,was adopted by the shul in February as part of the adopt-a-hostagescheme launched by the Board of Deputies. The community has been sayingprayers for the missing grandfather ever since.
admin | April 11, 2024
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim members voted 152-19 on Sunday to proceed with a sale of the synagogue, 9768 Verree Road in Bustleton.
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