admin | May 14, 2020
About 2,000 years ago, Judaism swapped animal sacrifice for prayer. This fall, it will face another challenge that, while not quite on the order of the destruction of the Second Temple, is still historic: How to conduct the faiths holiest and best-attended services while maintaining enough physical distance between congregants to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
admin | May 14, 2020
As countries and U.S. states slowly begin to lift restrictions and prepare for a new normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, synagogues are showing caution and restraint, focusing on ensuring that they do whatever is necessary to protect human life. Even though according to the letter of the law in Idaho, it became permissible to hold in-person services as of May, on the advice of medical professionals in our community and rabbinic input, we have decided not to open up, Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz, who co-directs Chabad Lubavitch of Idaho with his wife Esther, told Chabad.org.
admin | May 14, 2020
A proud member of her community, Marica Waitzman passed away during Passover in an assisted-living facility home in New Jersey after complications due to COVID-19. Born in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., she was very involved with her synagogue and community affairs.
admin | May 14, 2020
THE Sydney Beth Din (SBD) has issued guidelines for the recommencement of synagogue services in NSW, advising they reconvene under strict conditions on the first and second days of Shavuot (May 29 and 30). The guidelines, issued on Wednesday afternoon, state that services will be made up of 10 people; anyone aged 70 and over may not attend; preference will be given to mourners and those commemorating yahrzeit; and each attendee will be required to wear a face mask and maintain social distancing at all times. The statement also reiterates that minyanim are categorically not permitted in homes inside or outside.
admin | May 14, 2020
Sam Kestenbaum Temple Emanu-El, a mammoth synagogue overlooking Central Park, is widely seen as the liberal heart of the Reform movement.
admin | May 14, 2020
Efry Levy Azizoff passed away on March 30 after contracting COVID-19. From a young age, Azizof forged his own path
admin | May 14, 2020
Jodi Beals describes herself as an energetic people person with a commitment to career, community and hands-on artistry. That explains how she came up with the idea for her latest project note cards. I love art, and I painted a colorful heart design with acrylics on canvas, Beals told the Jewish News.
admin | May 14, 2020
BERLIN The European Unions counterterrorism official is warning that the coronavirus pandemic is being used by extremists as an opportunity to spread their message and could be exploited to carry out attacks.
admin | May 5, 2020
Pittsburgh city attorneys have filed a motion to appeal a judge's order striking down three gun control ordinances passed following a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. The Associated Press reported Monday that court documents, filed last week, argue that state law does not expresslysay that cities do not have the authority to pass their own gun control ordinances.
admin | May 5, 2020
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