Tag: Synagogues

Daniel Herszberg, a native of Melbourne, Australia, became the fourth Australian and one of fewer than 300 people in the world to visit every country by the age of 30.
Members of Manhattan's Upper West Side Jewish community are expressing outrage that Matthew Mahrer, who was indicted for planning to attack synagogues, remains free on bail while living in his family's apartment in the neighborhood.
Tasmania, the Australian island often overlooked on world maps, is home to a small but growing Jewish community.
Synagogues in North America, particularly in non-Orthodox movements, have been facing challenges in keeping congregants engaged and financially supporting their infrastructure.
The ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv has reopened after a renovation, offering a modern and inclusive vision of Jewish peoplehood.
The Jewish community in the United States is grappling with a surge in antisemitic attacks and a heated debate about how to define and respond to them.
In this special episode of the podcast, Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss the recent tensions in Israel, including the violence in Gaza and riots by Arab Israelis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on the Modern Orthodox community, particularly in terms of decentralization and centralization.
The Rabbinic tradition has a long history of addressing social distancing and isolation during epidemics.
The text recounts the author's childhood fascination with a cartoon about Benjamin of Tudela, a 12th-century Jewish traveler, and explores their subsequent discovery of the city of Harbin in China, built by Jewish immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Austria is commemorating the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a significant event during which nearly all of Vienna's synagogues were destroyed, leading to the forced exodus of Jews from Austria.
After a severe earthquake struck Mexico, killing over 200 people, Israel swiftly mobilized a search and rescue team to assist in the aftermath.
Three writers embarked on a trip to Azerbaijan, all returning with positive impressions despite the country's authoritarian regime led by the Aliyev family.
"City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York" edited by Deborah Dash Moore, along with other contributing authors, explores the deep and complex relationship between New York City and its Jewish inhabitants from the 17th century to the present day.
In the discourse from Letters, Spring 2012, the focus is on the placement of altars in Christian churches and bimahs in synagogues, particularly through the perspectives of David Gelernter, Patrick Henry Reardon, and Rabbi Fred Kazan.
In the late 1920s, there was a surge in ambitious building projects for Jewish institutions in America, including grand synagogues and university campuses.