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The Actors’ Temple: Inside the synagogue where Broadway’s biggest stars used to pray
NEW YORK (JTA) — On a recent Friday night, about 20 people gathered for Shabbat services at the Actors’ Temple, a synagogue just a few blocks from Times Square. Rabbi Jill Hausman greeted each ...
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Viral stories dig into the bizarre tale of a tunnel found inside a Brooklyn synagogue
Late last Monday evening, videos began circulating online of young Hasidic men emerging from a tunnel inside a historic Brooklyn synagogue and brawling with police. Jake Offenhartz, a New York ...
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Museum inside Portugal’s oldest Jewish synagogue reopened
In Tomar, the former synagogue’s façade is deceivingly drab. Inside, is a small but tall space with a multi-leveled domed ceiling and four pillars, representing Judaism’s four matriarchs.