Vandals spray paint swastika on Harrisburg synagogue – ABC27
admin | August 12, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) A Harrisburg synagogue was the target of a hate crime after two swastikas were discovered spray painted on the front of its building.
Woman arrested in connection with trash can fire outside Berkeley synagogue – Berkeleyside
admin | August 12, 2020
Congregation Netivot Shalom at 1316 University Ave. Photo: Netivot Shalom/Facebook Berkeley police have arrested a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of setting a fire in a trash can behind Congregation Netivot Shalom synagogue at 1316 University Ave. (at Acton Street)
Changes to synagogue worshiper limits to be proposed by next week – The Jerusalem Post
admin | August 12, 2020
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein,coronavirusproject managerProf. Roni Gamzu and Knesset Constitution,Law and Justice Committee chairman Yakov Asher (United Torah Judaism) held discussions on Sunday about changing the restrictions on the number of worshipers allowed in synagogues.No official announcement was released, but there was speculation the restrictions might be eased, possibly for areas with low levels of infection.Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) MKs and their community have criticized the limit of 10 worshipers allowed in a synagogue, regardless of size
Public invited to visit Colonial Jewish Cemetery on August 16 – What’sUpNewp
admin | August 12, 2020
Newport, RI Touro Synagogue Foundation announces the once-a-year opportunity for the public to visit the Colonial Jewish Burying Ground, established in the 1670s to serve Newports early Hebrew congregation. The cemetery is located up the hill from Touro Synagogue, at the intersection of Kay Street, Touro Street and Bellevue Avenue
Letters to the Editor: August 12, 2020: Colombia cooperation – The Jerusalem Post
admin | August 12, 2020
Colombia cooperationThank you for the article about the virtual event launching the Colombia-Israel Free Trade Agreement. (Colombia Innovation Center to open Tuesday in Jerusalem, August 11).In this regard, it is important to point out that the Free Trade Agreement has now entered into force, and in effect, its implementation, will be essential for the bilateral trade relationship. In this context, Colombia is also in the process of strengthening cooperation and work on innovation in Israel, as was announced by our president.In the coming weeks and months we will have a corresponding series of events and promotions on these issues, with the competent Colombian entities, Ministry of Commerce, Procolombia and Innpulsa, among others.MARGARITA MANJARREZAmbassador of Colombia in IsraelTashkent taleRegarding Uzbekistan Jews fight to save 124-year-old synagogue from demolition (August 1), I would like to explain what really happened with Beit Menachem, the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in Tashkent.According to information from the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, the synagogue building will not be demolished in order to construct a housing complex on its site as the article stated
Taking my rabbinic pulpit mid-pandemic wasn’t what I’d planned on | Opinion – NorthJersey.com
admin | August 12, 2020
Benny Berlin, Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK Published 8:40 a.m. ET Aug. 9, 2020 These last six months have been challenging for all of us as COVID-19 and its impact (both health and economic) ripple through nearly every town and city across America.
It’s been 3 years since Charlottesville. We’re suing to break the cycle of terror that followed. – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
admin | August 12, 2020
NEW YORK (JTA) Three years ago today, the country watched in horror as neo-Nazis and white supremacists attacked Charlottesville, Virginia. Three years later, as far-right extremists continue to spread disinformation, hate and violence, its clear that Unite the Right was a harbinger of what would follow and that we still have much to learn from that weekend.
Lifting voices for the High Holidays, even in COVID times – JNS.org
admin | August 12, 2020
(August 11, 2020 / JNS) Like Maestro Leonard Bernstein guiding young people through the joys and intricacies of classical music two generations ago, Joey Weisenberg is a gentle, but no less passionate, tutor. Hes not teaching about the bravado of a bassoon or the timbre of a tympani, but rather giving would-be High Holiday prayer leaders an intimate tour of the wordless melodies and ancient modes of the Jewish liturgical tradition. Its nigunim and nusach for a new generation, and with the latest video technology
Mostly ignored, Jews of color turn to special fund for COVID relief – Forward
admin | August 12, 2020
Some are trans Jews of color on the brink of homelessness.
Is COVID-19 the death of the synagogue? – The Jerusalem Post
admin | August 8, 2020
The Hebrew word hefker represents the concept of total disarray. It means there is no organizational structure. It is a form of anarchy.
