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Opinion A New York synagogue banned lox. That’s not as crazy as it sounds
The move by B'nai Jeshurun provoked outrage and mockery, but other synagogues should take a lesson
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News They were forced to sell their beloved synagogue. 7 decades later, they finally have a chance to buy it back
The Montefiore Synagogue in New Mexico may be on the brink of being returned to the city’s small but thriving Jewish community.
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News After 87 years, Montana Jews reclaim their landmark synagogue
'Helena was one of only four state capitals in the nation without a synagogue or Jewish Center,' said Julie Bir, a Montana Jewish Project board member. 'We’ve just changed that.'
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Opinion Sanctifying the stutter: How I embraced my speech disorder as a Jewish cantor
A space in which I was given the time to speak freely became my Shabbat
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News This new congregation offers holy hikes with llamas. Will it last?
What does the future of Judaism look like? In Arizona, a rabbi sick of traditional synagogue life may have an answer
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Opinion Even after being taken hostage, heroic Texas rabbi is still welcoming the stranger
When Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker let a visitor into his synagogue earlier this year, he was taken hostage. That hasn't stopped his commitment to making everyone feel at home.
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News The last free-standing synagogue in Detroit is growing fast — and set for a $5 million renovation
Until recently, the 100-year-old Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue was too small to afford a rabbi or staff
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News Inside the last days of a small-town synagogue
In East Texas, the eight members of Temple Emanu-El prepare for the end
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