After synagogue gunman’s death sentence, Pittsburgh’s Jews feel relief, resilience — and gratitude
Family members and survivors of the attack recite the Shehecheyanu prayer, the prayer for thanks, in Hebrew at a press conference
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Opinion After Tree of Life sentencing, 6 Jewish scholars on what text and tradition say about the death penalty
Robert Bowers has been given the death penalty. What does Jewish law say?
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Opinion The Tree of Life shooter is eligible for the death penalty. Only God can truly punish him
While I am grateful for the jury's decision, no human action can repair what the shooter destroyed
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Fast Forward Death penalty a possibility in cases of ‘ultimate evil’ says Pittsburgh federation rabbi
As the Tree of Life gunman awaits sentencing, a federation rabbi holds a press conference on Judaism and capital punishment
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Fast Forward Pennsylvania governor credits families of Tree of Life victims for his anti-death penalty stance
Josh Shapiro implored the state legislature to abolish the death penalty, calling it a matter of morality
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Opinion ‘No more violence:’ Jewish activists react to Trump’s last-minute execution spree
On the first night of Hanukkah, Terry Fear was protesting outside the federal death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind., during the execution of Brandon Bernard. The flickering candles of her hanukkiah provided light for her vigil. Last year, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of Justice (DOJ) killed 10 people, ending the federal…
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News After Synagogue Shooting, Congregants Daunted By Looming, Lengthy Death Penalty Process
In Terre Haute, Indiana, a man named Marvin Gabrion has been in prison awaiting death for 17 years, seven months and 11 days. He committed his crimes in 1996 and 1997, then was tried, convicted of murder and sentenced in 2002. Gabrion is currently the longest-serving inmate on federal death row, and though he terrorized…
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Fast Forward Jewish Inmate’s Execution Stayed — Six Days Before He Was Supposed To Die
Less than a week before he was scheduled to die, a Jewish death row inmate in Texas has received a stay of execution from the state’s criminal appeals court, which cited the prisoner’s accusations of anti-Semitism against the judge who sentenced him. Randy Halprin was a member of the Texas 7, a group of inmates…
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