This is the Forward’s coverage of synagogues, Jewish houses of worship.
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Food At this NYC congregation, food is connecting people to their Judaism
At Temple Shaaray Tefila on the Upper East Side, a program called Manna celebrates Jewish culinary tradition
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Fast Forward 3 historic NYC synagogues receive grants for renovation projects
To be eligible for a 'Sacred Sites' grant, each site has to be a religious institution actively used for worship and listed on the state or national Register of Historic Places
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Fast Forward Synagogue in Oldenburg, Germany, is targeted with Molotov cocktail; hundreds rally in solidarity with Jewish community
“Everything points to an antisemitic motivation,” Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said in a statement
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Fast Forward Major U.S. Jewish groups object to federal security funding cuts
The cut comes as reports of antisemitic attacks and threats have risen during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Yiddish World This Boston synagogue looks like a New England church but murals reveal its Jewish identity
The hundred-year-old Vilna Shul is one of a handful that has retained its folk art-painted walls
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Fast Forward Rabbi Laurie Phillips, founder of a Manhattan ‘synagogue without walls,’ dies at 55
Starting in 2014, Beinenu (which means “between us” in Hebrew) offered Jewish worship and celebrations in intimate spaces
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Fast Forward 15 New York synagogues hit with false bomb threats on Friday
The threats were part of a campaign to interrupt synagogue operations, but there did not appear to be any actual danger to the targets, a Jewish security official said
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Fast Forward 3 Massachusetts synagogues targeted with bomb threats
Law enforcement is investigating the source of the threats, which were issued by email on Sunday
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News Antisemitism group keeps board member who emailed Epstein on the legality of transporting minors for sex
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Fast Forward Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism
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