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Using a Private Residence as a Shul

Emes Ve-Emunah · 16 Apr

The article addresses the contentious issue of holding regular Jewish prayer services in private residences, focusing on a recent case in University Heights, Ohio, where city ordinances have impeded one Jewish homeowner's attempt to conduct a weekly Shabbos minyan.

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Orthodox groups ask Supreme Court to hear case of Ohio man barred from hosting home prayer services

Grace Gilson in Forward · 15 Apr

Orthodox Jewish groups are pushing for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew in University Heights, Ohio, who was barred from hosting prayer services at his home due to zoning laws.

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He was barred from holding Shabbat services in his house. Could the Supreme Court take up his case?

Grace Gilson in JTA · 15 Apr

Orthodox Jewish organizations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case concerning Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew in University Heights, Ohio, who was prohibited by city officials from holding Shabbat services in his home due to zoning laws.

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Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities

Grace Gilson in JTA · 2 Jan

Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch have recently made history as the first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their respective cities of University Heights, Ohio, and White Plains, New York.

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Zevi Eckhuas and Michele Weiss

Emes Ve-Emunah · 3 Dec 2025

Two recent stories highlight the concept of Kiddush HaShem, sanctifying God's name, through the accomplishments of Orthodox Jews in secular spheres.

0 Jewish Law Education

Rabbi Neil Danzig, scholar who unlocked mysteries of the Talmud, dies at 74

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 22 Jul 2025

Rabbi Neil Danzig, a respected scholar of medieval rabbinic literature and an authority on the Geonim, passed away at age 74.

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Shontel Brown defeats Nina Turner with support from Cleveland’s Jewish community

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 4 Aug 2021

In a significant political development, Shontel Brown won a contentious Democratic primary election for a House seat in Cleveland, with notable support from the local Jewish community.