I’m a Jew Who Attended the Protests Where a Synagogue Was Vandalized, This Is What I Saw – Jewish Journal
admin | June 4, 2020
I was at the riots in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
How Philadelphia’s creative Jews are handling the coronavirus pandemic – JTA News
admin | June 4, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (JTA) Before the social unrest erupted here in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Philadelphia struggled mightily with the coronavirus pandemic as one of the nations largest hot spots. Like elsewhere in the country, this meant closing the citys theaters, performing arts venues and Jewish institutions beginning in mid-March. Even with some places, like outdoor camps and food trucks, set to reopen soon, the city is still dealing with the repercussions.
Finegold Alexander Architects completes Temple Beth Tzedek; New Sanctuary in the Woods unites two Congregations – New York Real Estate Journal Online
admin | June 4, 2020
Amherst, NY Finegold Alexander Architects (FA) celebrates the completion of Temple Beth Tzedek. Inspired by the metaphorical connection to the wooden synagogues of Poland and the congregations wish to worship in the woods, the design conceived an all wood structure, the sanctuary having an exposure to the East and the wooded site
Montreal synagogue vandalism one of the worst incidents in Canada, says Bnai Brith – Globalnews.ca
admin | June 4, 2020
The break-in at a small Montreal synagogue is being called an outrageous display of anti-Semitism and one of the worst incidents in Canada in recent years by Bnai Brith Canada, a Jewish rights advocacy group.
He was a combat pilot. Hes married to a rabbi. James Mackler is breaking the Jewish political mold. – Forward
admin | June 4, 2020
James Mackler has been thinking a lot about certain words from the Talmud during his long-shot run for U.S. Senate in Tennessee: In a place where there are no worthy people, strive to be a worthy person
Synagogues in L.A. can reopen, but many rabbis are holding off – Los Angeles Times
admin | June 1, 2020
When Young Israel of Century City reopens, it will hold satellite services in backyards following social distancing protocols. Fewer people will be in close contact with the Torah. There will be limited singing and no sermons.
Keeping the faith: What will the future hold for U.S. synagogues post-lockdown? – Haaretz
admin | June 1, 2020
Rabbi Joshua Davidson feels the weight of the current health crisis as he stands in a cemetery, leading burial services for victims of the coronavirus. When youre standing with families at the grave, and a mother and son cant even hug as they bury their husband and father, 6 feet has never looked like such a long distance as it does in this moment, says Davidson, who leads a large reform congregation at New Yorks Temple Emanu-El. The pandemic has upended the way of life for Jewish communities worldwide.
Neighborhood farmers’ markets, to-go cocktails and online art: Tel Aviv’s very Israeli response to staying at home – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | June 1, 2020
TEL AVIV (JTA) For years Shlo Shalfy, a kindergarten teacher here, thought about the day she would send her 18-year-old son off to the army. She would drive him to Bakum, the enormous military induction base in central Israel, and like all mothers of combat fighters, pray that it wouldnt be their last car ride
Stunning recreations of historical Jewish buildings destroyed years ago – Plus61 J Media
admin | June 1, 2020
DARA HORN: The digital venture, called Diarna, takes you back to painstakingly revived synagogues and destinations once lost to history ON A NARROW STREET in Damascus, one of the oldest cities in the world, I pull open a heavy iron door in a cinderblock wall and enter an ancient synagogue. Behind the door, just past a tiled courtyard shaded by a large tree, I am stunned by what I see. Im standing inside a jewel box
I started watching this German rabbi praying alone early in the pandemic, and I couldn’t stop – JTA News
admin | June 1, 2020
(JTA) On a Friday early in the coronavirus crisis, isolated in my apartment and facing the first of what would be many weekends with only Netflix for companionship, I came across a live Facebook video of Rabbi Zsolt Balla praying alone from the pulpit of his synagogue in Leipzig, Germany. I had met Balla years before reporting for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in Europe. I had attended Friday night services at the synagogue and a wedding a few days later the first Jewish nuptials held there since the Holocaust.
