FBI reviews security video in search for shooter in LA synagogue parking lot attack
FBI reviews security video after LA shooting Teenager no longer suspect in shooting outside LA synagogue; wounded men identified
Police seek suspects in LA synagogue shooting 17-year-old questioned but released in LA synagogue attack; no other suspects found
Teen released after questioning into temple attack 2 men shot in legs outside Los Angeles synagogue; police boost patrols at Jewish locations
2 men shot in legs outside LA synagogue LOS ANGELES — A gunman shot and wounded two men in the parking garage of a North Hollywood synagogue early Thursday and Jewish schools and temples alerted in case the attack wasn’t isolated. Patrols boosted at Jewish temples, schools in LA after shooting outside synagogue
Patrols boosted at Jewish temples after LA attack Jewish school asks UK court to quash ruling that it racially discriminated against teenager
UK Jewish school denies racial discrimination Rabbinical ruling causes havoc as Orthodox Jews debate fate of Sabbath elevators
Rabbinical ruling causes havoc on elevators In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history
Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past Pope to visit Rome synagogue in January as part of Catholic-Jewish dialogueVATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI will visit Rome’s main synagogue in January as part of Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Five years alone in his synagogue, Afghan Jew is his community’s last gaspKABUL — Zebulon Simentov lives, eats and prays alone — the last known Jew in a country dominated by conservative Muslim culture. Illinois Supreme Court OKs couple’s wills that disinherit grandchildren who marry non-JewsSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Proud of his religion and worried about its future, Chicago dentist Max Feinberg wrote a will with an unusual catch: His grandchildren wouldn’t inherit a penny if they married someone who wasn’t Jewish. NY synagogue of Yale victim’s fiance plans private memorial serviceHUNTINGTON, N.Y. — A memorial service for the victim in the Yale killing is planned at her fiance’s New York temple between the upcoming Jewish high holidays. Israelis welcome Jewish New Year while skeptical that peace with Palestinians is nearJERUSALEM — Israelis celebrated the Jewish New Year Friday evening, grateful for the recent calm spell in the region but skeptical that the coming year would see the achievement of ever-elusive peace. Israelis welcome Jewish New Year while skeptical that elusive peace is nearJERUSALEM — Israelis were welcoming the Jewish New Year on Friday, grateful for the recent calm spell in the region but skeptical that the coming year would see the achievement of ever-elusive peace. Citing Madoff scandal, Jewish leaders calling for ethical renewal in Rosh Hashana messagesNEWARK, N.J. — Jewish leaders are calling on U.S. rabbis to emphasize the faith’s ethical requirements in their sermons during Rosh Hashana in response to recent financial scandals involving its members, including Bernard Madoff. Post-Madoff, pre-Rosh Hashanah, Jewish leaders call on rabbis to stress ethical renewalNEWARK, N.J. — The Bernard Madoff case and other instances of corruption have Jewish leaders calling on U.S. rabbis to stress the faith’s ethical requirements on Rosh Hashana (rohsh huh-SHAH’-nuh). Obama uses Rosh Hashana message to renew call for Mideast peace callWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is using a Rosh Hashana message to renew his call for peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Archaeologists uncover early depiction of seven-branched candelabra in ancient synagogueJERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee. Rare 14th-century Hebrew prayer book to go on display for first time at Israeli museumJERUSALEM — A rare Hebrew manuscript written in 14th century Germany is going on display for the first time, just before the Jewish New Year, Israel Museum officials said Wednesday. Russia’s chief rabbi condemns Ukrainian mayor accused of anti-Semitic remarksKIEV, Ukraine — Jewish leaders in Ukraine and Russia on Thursday condemned the mayor of a Ukrainian city who called a presidential hopeful “an impudent little Jew,” and Russia’s chief rabbi said he would travel there in a show of support for the local Jewish community. Rabbis cut costs for financially strapped members in anxious New Year for US Jews, synagoguesNEW YORK — Synagogues are hurting as the Jewish High Holy Days near. Pop icon Madonna wrapping up world tour with 2 concerts in IsraelTEL AVIV, Israel — Madonna brought her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who had endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon’s last gig in Israel. Pop icon Madonna wraps up world tour with 2 concerts in IsraelTEL AVIV, Israel — Madonna was bringing her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who have endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon’s last gig in Israel. Egypt unveils restoration of famous synagogue, denies link to culture ministerCAIRO — The head of antiquities on Thursday unveiled restoration work under way at one Egypt’s most famous synagogues, a project he denied was meant to assuage Jewish anger at the country’s culture minister. Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some IsraelisJERUSALEM — Most Israelis expect their military rabbis to confine themselves to such tasks as making sure the army provides kosher food and respects the Sabbath. But lately, some of them are asserting their own idea of Jewish virtue at the risk of stepping into the country’s culture wars. Renovation of Lebanon’s wrecked synagogue begins after delays from war and economic crisisBEIRUT — Laborers have torn down the disintegrating roof, cleared the debris and erected scaffolding, showing Wednesday that the long delayed renovation of Lebanon’s oldest and most important synagogue has finally begun. Czech capital marks anniversary of legendary Prague rabbi Yehudav Loew with exhibitionPRAGUE — An exhibition has opened at Prague Castle to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Yehuda Loew, one of the greatest Jewish scholars and philosophers. Wartime savior of Israel’s former chief rabbi honored by Holocaust memorialJERUSALEM — After surviving the Holocaust as a child, Israel Meir Lau — a former Israeli chief rabbi — spent decades searching for the man who saved his life. RI’s Touro Synagogue, oldest existing Jewish house of worship in US, opens new visitors centerNEWPORT, R.I. — The Touro Synagogue was barely 25 years old when George Washington offered a vision of religious tolerance in a letter he sent its congregants. Morocco’s king backs effort to spread Holocaust awareness among MuslimsRABAT, Morocco — From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle one of the most inflammatory issues in the Middle East conflict — the Holocaust. |
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