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Photos show masked revelers celebrating Shrovetide in Lithuania
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (45+ words) RUMSISKES, Lithuania (AP) " People wearing traditional masks and folk costumes gathered in the Lithuanian village of Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, for the Shrovetide celebrations to mark the annual pre-Lenten festival with music, dancing and the burning of an effigy symbolizing…...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic dynasty celebrate feast of Tu Bishvat in Jerusalem
1+ week, 5+ day ago (45+ words) Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic dynasty celebrated the Jewish feast of Tu Bishvat or "New Year of the Trees" on Monday. (AP video by: Alon Bernstein) Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic dynasty celebrate feast of Tu…...
Photos of Hasidic Jews celebrating the 'New Year of Trees' in Israel
1+ week, 5+ day ago (27+ words) NETANYA, Israel (AP) " Ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Sanz Hasidic dynasty celebrated the Jewish holiday of Tu BiShvat, the "New Year of the Trees," in Netanya, Israel....
The ranks of US rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (1220+ words) Rabbi Laura Geller recalls how of the 30 people in her class at Hebrew Union College, she was the only woman. Ordained in 1976, she would go on to become one of the first women rabbis in the Jewish Reform Movement. Fifty…...
Attorney general announces the arrest of at least 2 people involved in a Minnesota church protest
3+ week, 3+ day ago (711+ words) Greg Bovino of U.S. Border Patrol, who has led the administration's big-city immigration campaign, was seen on video warning protesters "Gas is coming!" before throwing a canister that released green smoke into a Minneapolis crowd Wednesday. The Justice Department quickly opened…...
Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more federal action on antisemitism and security failures
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (806+ words) Two gunmen are accused of shooting 15 people dead and wounding another 40 in an attack on a Hannukah festival on Bondi Beach on Dec. 14. In an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 17 families of the dead and wounded called for…...
A sunrise crowd gathers at Bondi Beach in solace and defiance after a massacre
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (735+ words) Thousands of people gathered on Sydney's Bondi Beach early Friday for a paddle out to honour the victims of Sunday's mass shooting, local media reported. People on paddle boards and surfboards took to the sea, forming a huge circle and…...
How kosher is beer? As with other products, it's increasingly complicated.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (831+ words) So-called hazy IPAs, for instance, which have recently seen a massive jump in popularity among beer drinkers, sometimes contain lactose, a milk sugar, which adds a subtle creaminess and opacity. It also makes the resulting beer a no-no on any…...
Mourners grieve 10-year-old girl slain in Bondi mass shooting as funerals held for victims
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (68+ words) Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral for a 10-year-old girl in Sydney on Thursday ... Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral…...
Commemorative swim held at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to pay tribute to victims of mass shooting
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (67+ words) About 200 people participated in a commemorative swim at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Wednesday to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. About 200 people participated in a commemorative swim at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Wednesday to pay tribute to…...