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Manhattan synagogues featured in 'My Year in New York Synagogues' by Andrew Waxman include, clockwise from top left: Congregation Shearith Israel, Sutton Place Synagogue, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Park East Synagogue, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, Park Avenue Synagogue, Congregation Or Zarua and Congregation Emanu-El. (All images Wikimedia Commons; design by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
September 7, 2026, 2:17 am
New ‘Yelp guide for synagogues’ in Manhattan showcases Big Apple’s Jewish diversity
Andrew Waxman attended a different service weekly for his book ‘My Year in New York Synagogues,’ and found much more to review than just the after-prayer kiddush spreads
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Rabbi Victor Urecki plays with his grandson in his comic book room. (Courtesy Victor Urecki via JTA)
September 2, 2023, 12:34 pm
West Virginia rabbi’s ‘obsession with Lego’ connects him with his changing community
Rabbi Victor Urecki says congregants have been supportive of his sometimes quirky pastimes – and that this generosity of spirit has helped him evolve to better serve their needs
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Participants in chevruta, or partnered study, during Azara's summer orientation. (Ben Schwaub via JTA)
July 16, 2023, 4:09 am
A non-denominational yeshiva opens in Scotland, inspired by models in US and Israel
While such programs have existed for more than a decade, Azara is perhaps Europe’s first, hoping to offer a pluralistic space for intensive study of Talmud and other holy books
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The delegation of Israeli mayors and municipal CEOs that visited New York from October 11-18, 2021. (Ohad Kab)
October 24, 2021, 1:09 am
Seeking to mend rifts, Israeli mayors go to NY to experience US Jewish diversity
On an October 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora
By Danielle Ziri
Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum, head of Temple Har Zion in Mt. Holly, New Jersey (Courtesy)
August 18, 2017, 4:29 pm
Who better than a black female rabbi to talk race, bigotry and healing today?
At her New Jersey pulpit, trans-denominational Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum takes on the idea of ‘comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable’
By Cathryn J. Prince
Mechon Hadar co-founder Rabbi Shai Held. (Larry Yudelson/Graphics: Jerry Szubin/The New Jersey Jewish Standard)
From the WebMarch 14, 2017, 12:13 pm
Grassroots ‘halachic egalitarianism’ transcends denominations
The New Jersey Jewish Standard: An in-depth profile of Rabbi Shai Held, co-founder of New York’s Mechon Hadar
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