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Houston man accused of threatening to 'kill all the Muslims and Jews' at Ismaili Center
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (316+ words) HOUSTON " A Houston man is charged with making a terroristic threat after investigators say he threatened to kill "all Muslims and Jews" at the Ismaili Center Houston last month. According to court documents, 29-year-old Jacolby Poindexter drove into the parking…...
FBI investigation leads to felony charges against NC woman in alleged Houston synagogue plot
3+ week, 5+ day ago (65+ words) KHOU FBI investigation leads to felony charges against NC woman in alleged Houston synagogue plot To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for…...
Before the attack, Michigan synagogue had been bolstering its security
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (625+ words) LIVONIA, Mich. " The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus by hiring a seasoned police lieutenant as its security director and…...
Houston Jewish community on alert after targeted synagogue attack in Michigan
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (59+ words) KHOU Houston Jewish community on alert after targeted synagogue attack in Michigan To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before…...
Michigan synagogue attack: Latest updates
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (42+ words) KHOU To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This Out...
FBI investigating Michigan synagogue attack as 'targeted act of violence' against Jewish community
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (560+ words) WASHINGTON " A man, armed with a rifle, crashed a vehicle into the nation's largest Reform synagogue in a Detroit suburb on Thursday and is dead, authorities said. Officials said security at the synagogue had engaged in gunfire with the man,…...
The ranks of US rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1213+ 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…...
When is the first night of Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (478+ words) WASHINGTON " The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this weekend." Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group called the Maccabees defeated the Greek Syrian army. During the…...