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US synagogues made COVID-safe High Holiday plans. Then came the Delta variant
Detroit-area congregation calls an audible, holding socially distant services on a football field; others offer staggered attendance or encourage livestream 'watch parties'
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‘I prayed’: Facebook faces praise and doubts as it rolls out new prayer tool
Feature is being embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online, but some worry about social media giant's privacy and security safeguards
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For American kids and adults, COVID-19 High Holiday safety questions answered
With vaccinations, transmission and mask mandates varying by region in the US and the under-12 group ineligible for the shot, how can we safely navigate this year's celebrations?
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Health Ministry: Only those with vaccine booster should blow shofar in synagogue
In prayer guidelines for Rosh Hashanah, health experts urge shofar blower to aim the opening away from congregants and cover it with a mask in some cases
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Judge’s approval of Jewish man’s ‘quiet prayer’ on Temple Mount stirs Arab anger
Israeli court was not ruling on legality of informally barred Jewish prayer, but lifted ban police had imposed on worshiper; cops appeal; Palestinians, Jordan lead objections
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As Jewish prayer roils Muslims, police minister warns of Temple Mount ‘flare-up’
After judge rules for man who prayed in whisper at Jerusalem holy site, Omer Barlev says existing religious arrangements must be maintained 'in view of the security implications'
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New child-friendly prayers composed for the arrival of COVID vaccines for kids
'I give thanks to the doctors and scientists who are creators like you, for the wise people who approved the vaccine, and for everyone who made sure this was available to kids'
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The man who helps Jewish NYC marathoners run through their morning prayers
Organizers of the morning minyan at the start of the 26-mile race believe it's the longest established religious service of any kind at a major sporting event anywhere in the world
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Hear, O Israel: There are magic powers in the Shema
An Israel Museum exhibit takes a deeper look at amulets inscribed with the elemental Jewish prayer
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Jews are disguising themselves as Muslims to pray on Temple Mount – report
Police trying to crack down on extremist group 'Returning to the Mount,' whose members dress like Arabs in order to enter Jerusalem holy site, where Jewish prayer is banned
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As Texas synagogue hostage crisis unfolded, many Jews prayed for captives’...
Individuals and Jewish communities recited prayers designed for times of danger as worshipers at Congregation Beth Israel of Colleyville were held hostage
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Israeli singer Bat Ella brings her Hebrew versions of Debbie Friedman’s songs...
The performer pays tribute to mark 11 years since the passing of her friend, mentor and fellow singer-songwriter whose vision revolutionized progressive Jewish prayer services
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In ‘Magical Awakenings,’ Rav Simcha draws from a light that no else has...
'Magical Awakenings' reveals how turning to prayer offers a comprehensive toolbox for all aspects of life in this most auspicious time during Tisha B’av and the Nine Days.
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Tel Aviv officials, activists disrupt protest prayer led by terror-bereaved...
Municipal workers dismantle sex-segregation barrier placed in Dizengoff Square by Rabbi Leo Dee and other worshipers in response to confrontations over the divider on Yom Kippur The post Tel Aviv...
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Judge asks Tel Aviv’s mayor to drop ‘time wasting’ libel lawsuit over public...
Ron Huldai is suing Transportation Minister Regev for saying he prevented people from putting on tefillin in the street The post Judge asks Tel Aviv’s mayor to drop ‘time wasting’ libel lawsuit over...
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