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Can Judaism Survive With Atheism In Its Midst?

Mira Sucharov | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Synagogue, Conservative Judaism, Atheism, Prayer, God, Gay Marriage, Judaism, Atheist Jews, American Judaism, Religion News

Particularly in an age where debate around Godlessness is coming squarely into the mainstream of Western thought, I don't think the question of belief is going to be settled anytime soon.

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Kids With Autism at a Synagogue on Purim? Not a Prayer, Right?

Amy Lennard Goehner | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Synagogue, Autism, Special Needs Children, Living With Autism, Parents of Autistic Children, Autistic Children, Purim, Kids With Autism, Children With Autism, Parents News

Families with kids aged 2 to 20-something were encouraged by the rabbis to walk around when they needed to, bring their snacks back to their seats, dance to the music or do none of the above if they didn't want to. What didn't I hear? The words "SSSHHHHH!" or "Sit down!"

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Religion in Novels Is Better Than Religion in Politics!

Dave Astor | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Islam, Church, Atheism, Football, Liberation Theology, Nfl, Mosque, Afterlife, Evangelicals, Religion, Synagogue, Religion in Politics, Sexism, Novels, Taliban, Racism, Christianity, Republicans, Separation of Church and State, Religion in Novels, Judaism, Books News

Yes, many novels have religious content that dominates a book or at least adds a small thread to its tapestry. Some of these novels take a jaundiced view of religion, while others treat it more kindly.

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One American Mosque: Two Crazy Acts

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Virginia, Chantilly, Islam, Synagogue, Church, Zujaja Tauqeer, Ahmadiyya, America, Dr. Abdus Salam, Vandalism, Yusuf Lateef, Temple, Mosque, Religion News

There is a bright line distinction, though, between both crazy acts: one is driven by knowledge and love, while the other by ignorance at best, and hatred at worse.

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Where Synagogues Are Treated Worse Than Terror Houses

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Englewood, Englewood New Jersey, Synagogue, Bergen County, Muammar Gaddafi, New Jersey, New York News

Is it only synagogues that get the book thrown at them? Is there any hope that our application will ever be heard by the City of Englewood?

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New Jersey Synagogue Firebombed With Molotov Cocktails

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Attempted Murder, Synagogue, Molotov Cocktail, New Jersey Crime, Synagogue Firebomb, Congregation Beth El, New York News

RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Several Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices were thrown at a northern New Jersey synagogue early Wednesday, igniti...

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Worms, Germany: Centuries Of Jewish History Distilled

Alan Elsner | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Synagogue, Jewish History, Germany, Christian Crusades, Black Death, Cemetery, Worms, Europe Travel, Germany Travel, Europe, Travel News

In the adjoining museum devoted to the history of the Jews of Worms, there is a chilling photograph of the synagogue going up in flames during Kristallnacht.

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Pay To Pray: Synagogues Help Struggling Families With Free Tickets To Services

HuffingtonPost.com | Danielle Cadet | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Rosh Hashanah, Jewish Holidays, Synagogue, High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah 2011, Jewish High Holidays, Recession, Video, Impact News

As families strapped for cash evaluate their budgets this Jewish holiday season, synagogues are rethinking how they collect funds and maintain their m...

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Prayer: An Expression Of The Heart

Scott Perlo | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Jews, Synagogue, Prayer, Sincerity, Judaism, Chasidic, Rabbi, Religious Services, Religious Experience, Religion News

I offer this thought as a guide: whatever your worship, ask yourself, "did my heart express itself today?" If so, you have truly prayed.

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Police Say Blast Outside Synagogue Caused By Homemade Explosive Device

AP | By ANDREW DALTON | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Synagogue, Homemade Explosive Device, California, Santa Monica-California, Blast, Ron Hirsch, Santa Monica, Chabad-House-Lubavitch, Explosions, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- Police are hunting a suspect in a blast outside a California synagogue and community center that was initially believed to be an indust...

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The Vanishing American Religious Male

Scott Perlo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Differences, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Religion, Women, Church, Synagogue, Religious Males, Religion Poll, Torah, Men, Talmud, Judaism, Gender, Religion News

To the endangered species of our world, let us add another: the vanishing American religious male. Rabbis, priests, pastors, imams and sociologists are trying to understand why.

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Ancient Istanbul Synagogue Reborn as Arts Center†

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Islam, Turkey, Istanbul, Synagogue, Muslim, Judaism, Serge Spitzer, Arts, Jewish, Travel News

Hidden behind a squalid aluminum foundry and run-down billiard hall is the abandoned Mayor Synagogue, standing as a lonely testament to the Jews of the Ottoman Empire whose descendants lived here for centuries.

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Synagogues Rarely Mention God in Appeals, Unlike Churches

forward.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tithing, Religion, Churches, Synagogue, Fundraising, Money, Religion News

Amid economic and sociological changes within the Jewish community, many communal and religious leaders are beginning to think about new models of syn...

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Vandals Target Rogers Park Synagogue

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Synagogue Vandalism, Synagogue, Rogers Park Synagogue, Judaism, Hate Crime, Chicago News

Worshippers at a Rogers Park synagogue arrived Tuesday to find the windows broken and the sides of a Sukkah -- a temporary structure where meals are e...

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Facebook-Faith

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Church, Synagogue, Facebook Faith, Facebook, Faith, Sermon, Religion News

For centuries people have walked out of synagogue thinking "Boy I'd like to tell the Rabbi a thing or two about that sermon." But now the sermons are online, the Facebook page is available, and that congregant can offer a piece of her or his mind

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Fifty First (J)Dates: How To Score During the High Holy Days.

Meredith Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Synagogue, Relationships, Humor, Judaism, Dating, Jdate, Fifty First (J)Dates, Love, Comedy, Comedy News

It's that time of year again. The High Holy days. So break out your tickets, your ugliest ensemble that you save for synagogue, and put on your game-f...

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Brad Sherman's Middle East Town Hall Rife With Fear and Aggression

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

On July 3, 2010, I received an email from a friend informing me that Congressman Brad Sherman, who is seeking reelection to his 8th term in California...

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Germany's First Jewish Cantor Since the Holocaust Finds a New Home in Los Angeles

Sylvia Sukop | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Juval Porat, Holocaust, Lisa Edwards, Beth Chayim Chadashim, Gay Rights, Glbt, Marriage Equality, Germany, Hebrew Union College, Abraham Geiger College, Synagogue, Czech Torah Scroll, Chotebor Jewish Community, Lgbt, Los Angeles News

The diversity of Jewish life in America is unrivaled anywhere in the world, and Los Angeles has been a hospitable home for Jews across the spectrum. Here, LGBT Jews find a warm reception.

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Mazin Assi Synagogue Attack Seen As Hate Crime By Courts

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate Crime, Firebombing, Yom Kippur, Synagogue, Hate Crimes, Synagogue Attack, Mazin Assi, New York, Congregation Adath Israel Synagogue, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — A person can be guilty of a hate crime even if the violence is directed at a building rather than a person, New York's top court ...

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Three Ways Synagogues Can Learn From Churches

Benyamin Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Synagogue, Church, Judaism, Evangelical Christians, Synagogue 3000, Business Lessons, Jewish, Rick Warren, Jesus, Christianity, Bernie Marcus, Customer Service, Evangelicals, Religion News

It wouldn't hurt a synagogue to put some restroom signs up or grab a bucket of paint and mark a few spots in their parking lot for newcomers. It would go a long way.

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Gay Rabbi Seeks Recognition

Yermi Brenner | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Jews, Bible, Rabbi Ron Yosef, Judaism, Homosexual, Tel Aviv, Homosexual Rights, Homosexuality, Religion, Synagogue, Yermi Brenner, Hebrew Bible, Torah, Homophobia, Israel, Homosexuality and Religion, Gays, Homophobe, World News

The first time I met Rabbi Ron he was lecturing at a tolerance festival about his life as an orthodox rabbi who is also gay. He is battling against homophobia, and doing so bravely.

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James Cromitie's Defense Lawyers Cite Entrapment In Bronx Synagogue Attack Plot

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shaheed Hussain, Synagogue, James Cromitie, Fbi, Entrapment, Bronx, Bronx Synagogues Bomb Plot, New York, New York City, New York News

James Cromitie, the man accused of masterminding a plot to blow up two synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx was offered $250,000 by a paid...

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Faith Over Fear: Scare Tactics Can't Fight Terror

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeremiah, Church, Synagogue, New America Foundation, Counterterrorism, Homeland Security, Faith, Fear, Eboo Patel, Mosque, Terrorism, U.S. In the World Initiative, Religion News

Religious leaders are in a unique position to provide care and comfort to their congregants. Yet terrorism poses a serious challenge even to the clergy most trained in pastoral care counseling.

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A Synagogue In Cairo

nytimes.com | Andrew Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Restoration, Egypt, Religion, Yeshiva, Cairo, Jewish History, Historic Preservation, Synagogue, Jewish Heritage, Religion News

One of Cairo's most historic synagogues and a yeshiva, restored by the Egyptian government, is to be rededicated next week. ...

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Ronald Perelman Has His Own Private Synagogue

The New York Observer | Chloe Malle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Synagogue, New York City, New York, Ellen Barkin, Ronald Perelman, New York News

Billionaire Ronald Perelman has built a private synagogue, a modest, one-room brick structure, in a garden space between the two buildings he uses as ...

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