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  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Photos: Vigil at Pauper's Field honors Tucson homeless people who died in 2024

    For several minutes during a gathering at a Tucson cemetery as dusk fell Friday, three members of Primavera Foundation read the names of more than 200 people who died without shelter in Pima County this year.  After each name was read, a small bell rang, …

    Source: Tucson Sentinel - Arizona - Center-left
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Religious school, holiday services and more at Sewickley area houses of worship

    Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antioch fwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is …

    Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Temple Beth El hosts Hanukkah celebration

    Temple Beth El will host a Hanukkah celebration Dec. 29 at the United Congregational Christian Church, 900 Hodgson St., Eureka. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. At 5 p.m., there will be a menorah candle lighting followed by music with Rabbi Naomi Steinberg and the …

    Source: Times-Standard - California - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Canada's antisemitism crisis: gunshots fired at Toronto school, synagogue firebombed in Montreal

    The spate of violent attacks targeting Canada's Jewish community since the Hamas massacre of October 7 and the subsequent Gaza war show no sign of slowing down, with two more high-profile incidents this week.  A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was …

    Source: I24 News - Label Pending
  • Published on Dec 19, 2024

    A Different Approach to the Weekly Portion

    I try to read the weekly Torah portion every Thursday or Friday night in advance of Shul on Shabbat morning. Each year, I also read from a different Torah commentary. This year, I’ve been reading along with Volume I of Rabbi Jack Moline’s Different Chapter …

    Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Obituary: Andrea O. Schick

    Andrea O. Schick GARNET VALLEY, Pa. – Andrea O. Schick of Garnet Valley, Pa. died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2024 after a sudden and brief battle with cancer. She was 78. Andrea is survived by her sons and children-in-law, Rabbi Jared H. Saks and …

    Source: The Portland Press Herald - Maine - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Jewish community preparing for Hanukkah

    JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Rabbi Irvin Brandwein sees Hanukkah as a time when the Jewish people reaffirm “a stubborn refusal to assimilate or vanish” from the world. The rabbinically ordained festival commemorates resistance by the Maccabees, a small group of Jewish …

    Source: The Tribune-Democrat - Pennsylvania - Label Pending
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Adam Sandler's 'Chanukah Song' turns 30

    On Dec. 3, 1994, at about midnight, comedian Adam Sandler appeared on the Weekend Update segment of “Saturday Night Live” to perform one of his signature silly ditties on the acoustic guitar. Little did he know that he was about to debut a holiday classic …

    Source: Newsday - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Religious groups using holidays to have larger conversations

    In Columbia, religious congregations have plans in store to celebrate various end-of-year holidays, while also making room for larger conversations. Religious attendance and participation have declined nationally, with nearly all faiths taking a hit. On a …

    Source: KBIA - Missouri - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley: Dec. 27 – Jan. 2

    By Rabbi Alicia Magal The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service …

    Source: Sedona Dot Biz - Arizona - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Toronto Jewish girls’ school shot at for third time: ‘Canada has become a more dangerous place’

    Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Toronto Toronto police are investigating the early-morning shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School in North York Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School in North York. Photo by Google Maps Toronto’s Jewish community …

    Source: National Post - Center-right
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Toronto Jewish girls' school shot at for third time: 'It's horrifying'

    Breadcrumb Trail Links News Toronto police are investigating the early-morning shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School in North York A bullet hole in the side of a wall which police had to dig out at the Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School in …

    Source: The Province - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    John Shearer: Random Thoughts About Sears, Hillcrest, Scott Martin, And Carol Berz

    I was driving through the Northgate Mall parking lot Thursday a week ago after eating lunch at Panera when suddenly a scene caught my eye – the old Sears was being torn down. Stories had been in the media that BJ’s Wholesale Club was going to relocate to …

    Source: The Chattanoogan - Tennessee - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    After stormy year, Jewish community thankful to celebrate Hanukkah

    CLEARWATER, Fla — With hurricanes affecting the lives of so many, Rabbi Michael Birnholz says it’s been challenging to celebrate this year at Temple B’nai Israel. “We have so many members of our congregation that had significant damage to their homes and …

    Source: WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    What I Didn’t Psychiatrically Understand in 2024. Did You?

    PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS I am not talking and asking about the usual things I do not understand, but some of the big social psychiatric events and issues in society that have major mental health implications. In likely my last column for 2024, …

    Source: Psychiatric Times - New Jersey - Label Pending
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Women enrich Judaism

    Rabbi Elyse Goldstein delved into the impact of women’s evolving roles in Judaism during a webinar hosted by Kolot Mayim Reform Temple on Dec. 8. Her talk – Open Doors, Open Hearts: How Women Have Enriched Judaism – was part of the Victoria synagogue’s …

    Source: Jewish Independent - Label Pending
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Q & A: Relative Sanctity Of Various Holy Books (Part II)

    Question: Because of the Torah’s sanctity, we do not place any object on a Torah scroll except for its mantle or a tallit during Torah reading. Is it a violation to put a siddur or other sefer (holy book) on top of a printed Chumash when these are placed …

    Source: The Jewish Press - Center-right
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Montreal Synagogue targeted in firebombing for second time amid rising antisemitism

    A Montreal synagogue has been firebombed for the second time since October 7, amid rising tensions for Canada’s Jews. The firebombing of Congregation Beth Tikvah, located in the Dollard-des-Ormeaux area occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, …

    Source: The Jewish Chronicle - Right-wing
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    My View: Confluence of faiths in trip to Turkey

    In late 2000, several classmates and I stole away from our intensive Jewish studies program in Jerusalem to travel to Turkey. The second intifada had broken out only a few months before and all of our nerves were frayed. Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein, of …

    Source: Buffalo News - New York - Label Pending

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