Rabbi David Steinhardt emphasizes the importance of freedom and peace, regardless of religion, in Palm Beach County. I have served as a congregational rabbi for 44 years. And through that time, I have found my engagement with others to be a…
On Oct. 27, over 100 community members gathered in Squirrel Hill to remember the massacre of congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue eight years ago. On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman opened fire on three congregations — including the Dor Hadash, New Light and…
What has puzzled me most since Oct. 7 is not Hamas’s barbarity. Terrorists behaving like terrorists is hardly surprising. What is surprising—and more disturbing—is the reaction of so many people in the West. One would have expected the massacre…
Eight years later, NCCK has nearly doubled in size. Before the attack, it had about 38 members, according to records reviewed by Patricia Cluss, one of its founders. Within four months, 11 people had joined. Today, it has 70. Then came Oct. 27, 2018. Later,…
Dan Stein’s passion for mitzvot, the Hebrew word for charitable acts and good deeds, was fueled by what literally ran through his veins and kept his heart beating. The salesman and former substitute teacher, one of 11 Jewish worshippers murdered in…
Significant events, you might think. Enough to prompt a prolonged bout of national heart-searching. Instead, what preoccupied protesters outside the Irish parliament in Dublin this week – and triggered crazed online debate – was a row over the way a pendant in…
A billion-dollar plan to protect America’s synagogues, churches and other houses of worship is making its way through Congress. But will Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson give it the green light? One prominent Jewish leader from Michigan recently met with…
MANCHESTER, England—At Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, worshippers now pass through 10-foot security gates to enter the Orthodox synagogue. Inside, posters outline emergency lockdown procedures and offer support for those affected by antisemitism. A reinforced door has replaced the one…
Justice Minister Costas Fitiris conceded to the House finance committee on Monday that he was not informed over the closure of an entire city block around the synagogue in Larnaca, which has been restricted for three years due to security…
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