Dan Yurman
By Dan Yurman
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News The Day My Mormon Bishop Neighbor Asked for a Minyan
It began with a phone call on a cold winter day in January 1998. The purpose of the call, from a neighboring Mormon bishop I’d never spoken with before, was unusual: He was requesting a minyan. As president of a small lay-led congregation in Idaho Falls, Idaho — one of the only two Jewish congregations…
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News What About Anti-Semitism?
Recent news spotlighting plans by neo-Nazis to stage a march in nearby Whitefish, Montana, not far from the Idaho panhandle, may raise an obvious question: Is it safe to be Jewish in Idaho? Rabbi Dan Fink of Ahavath Beth Israel, in Boise, stressed that, contrary to some stories, his town is not crawling with anti-Semitic…
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News DIY Judaism in Red State Idaho — 2 Synagogues, No Federation, but Faith To Spare
If you want to be a communally involved Jew in Idaho, hundreds of miles from any other Jewish community, your options are not just limited; they’re also unique. For one, the round trip to attend Friday night services can be a 100-mile journey. In Boise, one of two places in the state with a Jewish…
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