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The Schmooze ‘I Was Over The Shul Circuit’: Pop Star Troye Sivan Reveals Synagogue Singing Roots
Troye Sivan is proud of many things. He’s an openly gay musician who fills Radio City, with multiple chart-toppers to his name. He’s a makeup ambassador for MAC Cosmetics. And he’s a proud Jew. But you knew that. Right? Sure, the 24-year-old pop music sensation discussed hosting a Passover seder before (Ariana Grande was a…
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Fast Forward Former Italian Synagogue Hosts First Jewish Wedding In Centuries
(JTA) — An Italian couple whose ancestors were forced to hide their faith got married atop the ruins of an ancient synagogue, giving the site its first Jewish wedding in centuries. Roque Pugliese and Ivana Pezzoli tied the knot earlier this week in the presence of about 100 guests, including leaders of Italian Jewry, at the Bova…
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News Synagogues Make Sacrifices To Upgrade Security After Poway, Pittsburgh
The wake-up call for the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue came the morning 11 Jews at prayer were killed in Pittsburgh. The Reform congregation created a security committee and quickly began planning and implementing changes. Because they did not have a deep rainy-day fund to draw on, they cut the facilities budget, and added a $190 security…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Shooter To Be Charged With Federal Hate Crime: Sources
The man who killed one woman and injured three people at a synagogue in Poway, California, will face federal hate crime charges, a source told The San Diego Union-Tribune. While the information came from a source close to the investigation, prosecutors said that a conference to announce “civil rights violations and hate crimes” in the…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Received Government Security Grant A Month Before Shooting
Chabad of Poway, where one woman was killed and three injured in an anti-Semitic shooting last Saturday, had applied for and received a grant to update its security from the federal government, the AP reported. The synagogue only received the $150,000 federal grant in late March, and reportedly had not had enough time to implement…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Rabbi Visited White House For National Prayer Day
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the rabbi of Chabad of Poway who survived the shooting at the synagogue, visited the White House Thursday for the National Day of Prayer, RNS reported. Goldstein called Trump “a mensch par excellence,” and spoke about how amazed he was to still be alive after the shooting, saying that he should have…
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Fast Forward California Governor Plans To Boost Funding To Help Secure Houses Of Worship
California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing to earmark $15 million in his next budget to supporting security efforts at places of worship, the Los Angeles Times reported. The announcement came on the same day that Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the rabbi injured in the attack on Chabad of Poway Saturday, said that increased support for funding…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Wanted But Couldn’t Afford Armed Security Guards, Rabbi Said
Chabad of Poway, where three people were injured and one killed in a shooting Saturday, wanted armed security guards but couldn’t afford it, its rabbi told TIME Magazine. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, whose hands were damaged during the attack, said that he had been fearful of an attack on his synagogue in the wake of the…
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