Many Americans may be wondering what security measures are in place at their place of worship after 11 people were killed in Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. President Donald Trump also alluded to this question when he said “the results would have been far […]
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Shiva is over. The seven-day mourning period is tradition in the Jewish community. And while many will continue to grieve over the heinous murder of 11 of their own at the Tree of Life synagogue, the focus is now allowed to shift toward the pursuit of justice. The legal system […]
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The shooting at a Pittsburgh Synagogue last weekend sent shockwaves across the country and the Jewish community is responding. Victor Urecki, the rabbi at B’Nai Jacob Synagogue in Charleston, West Virginia, shared his thoughts on moving ahead in the wake of the tragedy. Urecki, a member of the Rabbinical […]
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The participation of the Dor Hadash congregation in a national celebration to welcome refugees may have drawn hateful attention from the gunman who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday. Dor Hadash, one of three congregations that shares the synagogue, was among 300 […]
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I am a Jewish woman living in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh. I am a wife, a mother, a writer. I am a member of Rodef Shalom Congregation. I am a member of Carlow University’s Madwomen in the Attic and a volunteer at two halfway houses for women. And […]
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For more than a year, news cycle after news cycle has been filled with the stories of women who have experienced sexual harassment or sexual assault at the hands of powerful men. Harvey Weinstein. Bill Cosby. Brett Kavanaugh. If you have even so much as glanced at a national newspaper […]
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