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temple
Security guard kills Jewish man near Western Wall
Jewish Journal
June 21, 2013
A security guard shot dead a 46-year-old Jewish man whom he mistook for a terrorist near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Ten women arrested at Western Wall for praying with prayer shawls
Jewish Journal
February 11, 2013
Ten women participating in a women\’s prayer service with hundreds of worshippers and supporters at the Western Wall were arrested for wearing prayer shawls.
Bus ad for Third Temple yanked
Jewish Journal
April 6, 2010
A bus advertisement campaign by an extreme right-wing group calling for the building of the Third Temple has been removed.\n\nThe Our Land of Israel party had put posters on 200 Jerusalem city buses shortly before Passover showing an artist\’s rendition of the Third Temple on the site now occupied by the Al Aksa Mosque and the slogan \”May the Temple be built in our lifetime.\”
Mayor Villaraigosa Welcomed at Shabbat Service
Jewish Journal
January 15, 2009
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was a surprise guest this month at Friday evening\’s Shabbat services at Stephen S. Wise Temple, after he had accepted an invitation from Rabbi Elie Herscher to allow the congregation to express its appreciation for the mayor\’s unwavering support for Israel.
VIDEO: Archaeologists excavate 2100-year-old wall in Jerusalem
Jewish Journal
September 5, 2008
A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have revealed part of the expanded southern city wall, from the Second Temple period, when ancient Jerusalem was at its largest.
Shatner Horse Trek; Four of a Kind; Star Bright; Mayor Meets Mayor; Social Justice? Here I Am
Norma Zager
October 19, 2006
Shatner Horse Trek; Four of a Kind; Star Bright; Mayor Meets Mayor; Social Justice? Here I Am
It’s mayor meets mayor at Temple of the Arts; Women of vision see Jews’ future in Iran
Jewish Journal
October 5, 2006
Community Briefs.
Su temple es mi casa
Anita K. Kantrowitz
September 21, 2006
Non-Jews are common at many Jewish facilities, ensuring the smooth operation of our institutions — understanding and anticipating the needs of members, meeting the standards of our practices. But Guerrero\’s story is more than the tale of someone \”other\” who happens to work among \”us.\” To hear Guerrero tell it, he has learned both the most fundamental and profound of life\’s lessons by being among Jews.
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