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synagogues

Security guards in front of a synagogue
Posted inU.S.

Major Jewish groups urge synagogues to seek federal security grants despite Trump’s terms

by JTA Staff September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

(JTA) — Six major Jewish organizations that have pushed to expand federal funding for synagogue security are urging Jewish institutions to apply again for the grants despite any concerns about […]

A view inside the Synagogue Neustadt's opening ceremony, Sept. 3, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Heike Neubauer-Antoci)
Posted inWorld

New synagogue in Dresden plans to operate outside of Germany’s Jewish mainstream

by Toby Axelrod September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
an older woman happily holds out her arms to greet an old friend in a large synagogue sanctuary
Posted inNews

After three years of Covid, synagogues have ‘new normal’ 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 20, 2023March 20, 2023
illustrative photo of rows of chairs in a synagogue
Posted inOpinion

Let’s make this the year we end paid High Holiday tickets

Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher by Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher October 11, 2022
Rabbi Jeremy Gerber at Congregation Ohev Shalom, south of Philadelphia, in 2009. (Photo/Courtesy Gerber)
Posted inU.S.

How a rabbi suspended for sexual misconduct stayed in his pulpit

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward February 11, 2022September 18, 2023
A police vehicle sits outside of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Andy Jacobsohn-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I hope the Texas hostage crisis won’t curb in-person synagogue gatherings

Raphael Magarik by Raphael Magarik January 18, 2022
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.
Posted inBay Area

Facing omicron spike, Bay Area synagogues weigh their options

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Emma Goss and Maya Mirsky December 30, 2021January 5, 2022
illustrative photo of rows of chairs in a synagogue
Posted inNews

Synagogues and nonprofits become eligible for grants to upgrade energy efficiency in the new infrastructure bill

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 9, 2021
(From left) California state Sen. Bob Hertzberg; Stephen Sass, founding president of the Breed Street Shul Project; state Assemblyman Miguel Santiago; state Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel; and Brenda Hernández, executive director of the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA cheer after announcing $14.9 million in funding to renovate the century-old Breed Street Shul in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, Aug. 10, 2021. (Screenshot/RNS)
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish and Latino legislators announce funding to renovate century-old synagogue in LA’s Eastside

by Alejandra Molina and RNS August 12, 2021
A congregant recites the blessing on the Shabbat candles at Sherith Israel’s first in-person Shabbat service on June 18, 2021. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inNews

Synagogues had big High Holiday plans. Then came the delta variant.

by Gabriel Greschler August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

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