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Rabbi Nicole Guzik
July 27, 2020
A real community is one that upholds those who have fallen. A true community exists even when times are difficult and scary.
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What I wish synagogues knew about single parents
Jewish Journal
September 7, 2016
I’m not sure where to begin. I first want to say that my synagogue — and I think synagogues in general — have done a really great job of welcoming congregants who have converted, are intermarried, and are in gay and lesbian marriages.
Can Israelis protect themselves from a new wave of low-tech terror?
Simone Wilson
November 25, 2014
Just after dawn on Nov. 18, a pair of Palestinian cousins from East Jerusalem went on a killing rampage in a West Jerusalem synagogue.
Palestinians kill five in Jerusalem synagogue terror attack
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2014
Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four worshippers in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, the deadliest such incident in six years in the holy city.
ADL alerts U.S. synagogues to protect against online hackers
Jewish Journal
October 14, 2014
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a security alert to Jewish institutions across the country concerning a potential uptick in the number of online attacks by foreign hackers targeting the websites of synagogues and other Jewish organizations, which could compromise synagogue membership lists and financial data.
German police arrest 18-year-old after attack on synagogue
Jewish Journal
July 29, 2014
German police arrested an 18-year-old man after petrol bombs were thrown at a synagogue in the western town of Wuppertal overnight, they said in a statement on Tuesday.
Pew study prompts spirited synagogue leadership debate
Ryan Torok
October 10, 2013
Five days after the release of the Pew Research Center’s “Portrait of Jewish Americans,” a report revealing that Jewish engagement is on the decline, speakers at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Oct. 6 Synagogue Leadership Conference all appeared to be asking one question: Should we panic?
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