Observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Safely – The New York Times
admin | September 8, 2020
If you want to avoid services or simply want more ways to observe several holiday traditions lend themselves well to being done outside of synagogue.
Washington DC synagogue will ‘seat’ you with a celeb for the High Holidays – jewishpresstampa
admin | September 8, 2020
By ohtadmin | on September 07, 2020 (JTA) Wanna join Daveed Diggs, Idina Menzel and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for High Holidays worship? The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., has a way virtually. The synagogue/arts and entertainment center, which has hosted dozens of Jewish celebrities in the past 15 years, has launched its You In A Pew fundraiser in which members and others can pay $36 to have a photo of themselves placed next to a cardboard cutout of one of the famous folks, like the trio noted above
Lawsuit over Ann Arbor synagogue protests headed to U.S. Court of Appeals – MLive.com
admin | September 8, 2020
ANN ARBOR, MI A lawsuit over anti-Israel protests outside an Ann Arbor synagogue is now headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, where plaintiffs are challenging U.S.
Local synagogue reimagines the Jewish New Year – mysouthborough
admin | September 8, 2020
Since Southborough doesnt have its own synagogue, I occasionally share news from Congregation Bnai Shalom in neighboring Westborough. The Congregation asked me to share their announcement on how they are handling upcoming high holy days. Congregation Bnai Shalom reimagines the Jewish New Year In an effort to foster inclusivity and community and retain a sense of normalcy during this widespread pandemic, Congregation Bnai Shalom will be hosting reimagined High Holy Days services this September
Synagogue vandal in Racine, Wis. called it Operation Kristallnacht – Forward
admin | September 8, 2020
The trial of a young man accused of vandalizing a synagogue has revealed the thought process behind a neo-Nazi groups decision last fall to accelerate its activities. Yousef Omar Barasneh, 22, a member of the group known as the Base, pleaded guilty last month to spray-painting anti-Semitic messages and swastikas on the walls of the Beth Israel Sinai Congregation in Racine, Wis
Tailgates of Repentance: Jews to Observe Ancient High Holidays in a New Way – The Media Line
admin | September 8, 2020
Jews around the world are changing their services and traditions to fit COVID-19 guidelines for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Jews across the globe are adapting their prayer services to limit the spread of COVID-19 during the High Holidays, which begin with Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year, at sundown on September 18.
Jews Gather In Virtual Space for the High Holy Days – Livermore Independent
admin | September 8, 2020
Jews at Congregation Beth Emek, a Reform synagogue in Pleasanton will be meeting online for the holiest days on the Jewish calendar. We may be praying in a Zoom room, but it wont be virtual prayer said Rabbi Dr.
Ordained as rabbis during a pandemic, they’re finding a path in rural Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
admin | September 8, 2020
In the 1800s, much of organized Reform Judaism was founded at the renowned Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati.
A year without a synagogue? J. – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | August 31, 2020
In 2004, a controversial mockumentary-style film was released. A Day Without a Mexican, directed by Sergio Arau, offered its take on immigration issues facing the United States by imagining California without its crucial Latinx workforce. Crops are left unharvested, restaurants are left unstaffed and households are left unmanaged
The rising Islamic terrorist threat in Austria strikes a synagogue – JNS.org
admin | August 31, 2020
(August 31, 2020 / JNS) On a summer Sabbath day, Elie Rosen, president of the Jewish Community of Graz, spotted a suspicious man hanging around the synagogue. The synagogue had recently been vandalized and the man had a backpack full of rocks that he was about to start throwing at it.
