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How a little-known federal land use law could help combat antisemitism in America
By Noel Sterett — July 2, 2021
(RNS) — Zoning is no bygone relic but, rather, is a tool of municipalities to discriminate against religious groups.
Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’
By Michael Kunzelman — April 27, 2021
(AP) — The Anti-Defamation League counted 196 cases of antisemitic "Zoom bombing" attacks in the U.S. last year.
Debbie Friedman is still singing
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 26, 2021
No one changed modern worship like Debbie. May her memory be a blessing.
COVID has led us all into sin
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 15, 2020
(RNS) — As Jews approach the High Holidays, we need to avoid the sins of perfectionism, envy — and becoming couch potatoes.
Shofar lessons are becoming a pre-holiday necessity in the age of coronavirus
By Yonat Shimron — September 3, 2020
(RNS) — Jewish law requires that the shofar be heard in person. But with synagogues shuttered because of the coronavirus, many Jews are dusting off old ritual objects and taking online lessons so they can produce that clarion wail.
Before reopening, houses of worship should consider what their faith holds most dear
By Simran Jeet Singh — May 28, 2020
(RNS) — What makes the rush to reopen more curious is that it seems to go against the very notions of mutual care that our faith traditions teach us.
An Old World Torah scroll unites a North Carolina synagogue in a time of pandemic
By Yonat Shimron — May 5, 2020
(RNS) — Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the scroll has taken on a starring role on Zoom.
Why some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities defy coronavirus restrictions
By Joyce Dalsheim — April 27, 2020
(The Conversation) — Armed men in uniform closing down synagogues spurs collective memories of Tsarist Russia and later in western Europe.
Don’t let COVID 19 kill the synagogue!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 15, 2020
This pandemic could prove dangerous to American synagogues. Don't let it.
In San Fernando Valley, people of faith march together to signal solidarity
By Alejandra Molina — October 24, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The Interfaith Solidarity Network in the San Fernando Valley is holding its third annual unity march on Sunday (Oct. 27), just weeks after a Northridge synagogue was struck with vandalism.
Romemu strikes a popular balance of Jewish tradition and interfaith spiritual seeking
By Jonathan Harounoff — October 8, 2019
NEW YORK (RNS) — 'We’re working on becoming a real alternative to what many consider to be a Judaism where spirituality is not sufficiently addressed,' said the synagogue's founder.
Police: No sign that Duluth synagogue fire was hate crime
By Associated Press — September 16, 2019
(AP) — Police are recommending that prosecutors charge Matthew James Amiot, 36, of Duluth, for arson in the fire that destroyed the 118-year-old Adas Israel Congregation last week.
Ravaged by age, shrunk by immigration, India’s remaining Jews hang on
By Briana Trujillo — August 7, 2019
KOCHI, India (RNS) — The last Jew of childbearing age moved to Israel just months ago, leaving behind a small community of about two dozen elderly people beset daily by tourists.
How safe is your place of worship?
By Christopher P. Scheitle — April 30, 2019
(The Conversation) — Many local police departments will conduct a security assessment for specific congregations or offer a workshop for multiple congregations.
On being a special needs parent on the High Holy Days
By Zohar Luria — September 5, 2018
(RNS) — The High Holy Days' long services are often a time when parents of special needs kids must wage the fight between despair and anger on the one hand, and mercy and acceptance on the other.
