News for Synagogues Ohio city hires private investigator to observe synagogueA private investigator observed a Cleveland-area synagogue during the High Holidays. Its worshippers are outraged. Approved: Fines for synagogue sextons if coronavirus rules are violatedKnesset committee approves fining synagogue sextons who do not enforce coronavirus rules. MK Kariv: 'Everyone deserves protection.' Dr. Yakir Kaufman: 'Synagogue isn't more dangerous than a theater with hundreds'No difference between flights to Uman and to USA, or between synagogues and theaters, coronavirus coordinator for haredi community says. These are the guidelines for High Holiday prayersWorld Synagogue Organization issues guidelines for safe High Holiday prayers. Among the guidelines: Entry only for those thrice-vaccinated. Red light for synagogues; green light for events hallsInterior Minister orders preparations for outdoor prayer in small quorums on High Holidays, while events may have up to 500 attendees. 'Budget shed' features stained glass from a synagogue's windowsWelsh synagogue’s stained glass windows resurface in British man’s backyard shed. Ohio synagogue’s lawyer: Zoning case not about ‘public safety’Lawyer for Aleksander Shul alleges that Cleveland suburb and its mayor used city building codes to keep synagogue from operating. World Organization of Synagogues: Preparations should be made for outside prayer servicesWith children aged 12 and below now asked to provide negative Corona results, synagogues are preparing to return to outside services. Delta variant forcing synagogues to re-evaluate High Holiday plansSynagogues made COVID-safe High Holiday plans. Then came the Delta variant. Religious Affairs Min.: 'A single law for theaters and synagogues'Religious Affairs Ministry formulating plan for synagogues during holiday season, promises single standard for all venues. Watch: Returning to the Synagogues - Special online conferenceArutz Sheva hosts online conference as diaspora Jewish communities return to synagogues which were locked down in wake of Covid-19 Post-COVID return to synagogues: The women's anglePanel discussion with Orly Goldklang of Makor Rishon and Ofra Lax from B'Sheva on how it will feel to once again pray indoors. Jerusalem Chief Rabbi: Return to the synagoguesRabbi Shlomo Amar criticizes people who continue to pray in the street after COVID restrictions on synagogues have been lifted. Proposed bike corridor pits Australian city against Jewish communityGlen Eira's “safe cycling corridor” cuts through road with three synagogues who fear that plan will put accessibility in jeopardy. Four synagogues in the Bronx targeted by rock throwersNew York Police investigating after four synagogues in the Bronx were targeted in a series of rock-throwing attacks. Fires blaze at synagogues in central IsraelHoly Ark in Bnei Brak synagogue is burned just minutes before Ramat Gan synagogue goes up in flames. “Return us to You, G-d, and we will return" to the SynagoguesAfter a year of living under the shadow of COVID, G-d is calling us to return to our shuls with joy and thanksgiving. Europe: Synagogues sold for next to nothingIn Eastern Europe, historic synagogues are sold for the price of a used car. Roof collapses on dilapidated 18th-century former synagogue in UkraineLarge parts of historic synagogue in Brody, Ukraine, collapse. 'If no changes take place, we'll lose a unique monument,' Jewish group says. Synagogue organization: 'Don't forget the children'World Synagogue Organization calls for continued outdoor prayers, suggests giving under-16s key roles in leading outdoor prayer sessions.NJ teen confesses to spearheading plot to vandalize Midwestern synagoguesNeo-Nazi group 'The Base' was run by 19-year-old New Jersey man, who plotted attacks on at least 2 synagogues in Midwest. Rabbi Shmuel Slotky: 'Don't enter the synagogue if you're not vaccinated''Prayers of someone who enters synagogue without meeting criteria are completely worthless,' head of synagogue association says. Rabbi Yaroslavsky: 'Those who encourage others not to get vaccinated cause bloodshed'Rabbi Yaroslavsky, one of the leading Chabad rabbis in Israel, says those not vaccinated against coronavirus may not attend synagogue. MK Pindrus: 'We won't allow lifting restrictions without opening synagogues'MK Yitzhak Pindrus says coronavirus restrictions are still necessary, but synagogues should reopen the way cultural centers are reopening.World Synagogue Organization: 'Open synagogues with Green Passport plan'Ahead of the Purim holiday, World Synagogue Organization calls on Israeli government to reopen synagogues, ensure public health. Marc Chagall's synagogue up for sale by Vitebsk, Belarus, municipalityIn Belarus, Marc Chagall’s synagogue is for sale to anyone willing to restore it. Montreal police close down synagoguesPolice claim too many worshippers were present in the building; the community says they complied with guidelines. 2 synagogues vandalized in central IsraelVandals desecrate Torah scrolls after breaking into synagogues in Petah Tikva. 'This cannot be tolerated.' Watch: Vandal strikes 4 Brooklyn synagogues in 1 hourGraffiti vandal defaces 4 synagogues, breaking into one of them, in Shabbat hate-spree. Belgian court to rule on opening of synagoguesCourt said earlier that the closure of places of worship was disproportionate and ordered the government to submit response by Sunday. UK Federation of Synagogues asks gov't to keep synagogues openThe UK is about to enter a second national lockdown, lasting a month.Cabinet to approve opening of synagoguesCoronavirus Czar will not oppose cabinet move to allow reopening of synagogues for up to 10 worshippers. 'We will consider closing synagogues on Yom Kippur and banning demonstrations'Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch says possibility of closing synagogues on Yom Kippur if the pandemic continues to rage is considered. World Synagogue Organization: 'Better to pray outside during High Holidays''Infection rates are at their highest, spending lengthy amounts of time in synagogues may present a risk,' organization says. Halle Jewish community moves services from synagogue to larger venueNearly a year after attempted Yom Kippur attack, pandemic forces Halle Jews out of synagogue for High Holidays.New plan allowing holiday prayers to take place in synagogues approvedCoronavirus Cabinet approves plan for prayers during High Holidays, allowing synagogues to open with 'capsules.'Will the coronavirus guidelines for synagogues be changed?Details of plan for operating synagogues, 'traffic light' plan, to be ironed out at special meeting. Pennsylvania synagogue vandalized with swastika graffitiPolice in Harrisburg are investigating vandalism with swastikas on the Kesher Israel Synagogue in Harrisburg. Subscribe to W Beirut's only synagogue still standing after blastBeirut synagogue appears to suffer only minor damage from deadly blast. Uzbekistan: Demolition of community synagogue preventedConstruction firm withdraws lawsuit to evict synagogue in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Rabbi David Lau: Find a solution to allow prayer in synagoguesChief Rabbi Lau participates in Zoom meeting focused on coronavirus restrictions in synagogues, emphasizes most comply with guidelines.Uzbekistan Jews fight to save 124-year-old synagogue from demolitionJews in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, fight to save synagogue from being demolished in favor of luxury apartment complex. More worshipers allowed in synagogues as Tisha B'Av approachesHaredi party heads meet with Health Minister to discuss operating yeshivot in coming year, opposition to restricting synagogues. Litzman: Conditions for synagogues should be the same as for hotel dining roomsHousing and Construction Minister demands that conditions for opening synagogues should be the same as the plan for dining rooms in hotels. Turning synagogues into mausoleums makes no senseIs the policy for shuls a good one? Is taking up a bazooka to kill a cockroach a good plan? In public health you must use common senseHealth Ministry, NSC call for total closure of synagogues, gymsGovernment to hold emergency meeting to deliberate on calls for total closure of synagogues and gyms, limits on beaches, parks. The new head of a synagogue security agency wants to start training Jews in college'The golden age is over, it's time to protect ourselves,' security organization head Evan Bernstein says. Ontario will allow synagogues to reopenMunicipalities in Toronto, Ontario, to allow places of worship to reopen at 30% capacity. Religious services to resume in New York stateGovernor Cuomo says religious services may resume on Thursday if limited to 10 or fewer participants. Guidelines for reopening of synagoguesWorshippers should bring prayer books from home, all synagogues must have hand sanitizers at entrances. Synagogues to reopen with 50 worshipers at a timePrime Minister Netanyahu approves outline for the opening of synagogues. Worshipers must wear a mask and keep a distance of two meters. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky: 'Our sins caused us to be chased from our synagogues'Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, prominent haredi rabbi, explains why he thinks synagogues and study halls shut, calls for stricter standards. American Orthodox rabbis increasingly split over safety of communal prayerCoronavirus lockdowns have split Orthodox Jewish leaders in the US over whether to operate synagogues and public prayer groups. Dr. Anthony Fauci: Synagogues could reopen for High Holy DaysDir. of National Inst. of Infectious Diseases says US synagogues may be able to be open in the fall, but only if certain conditions are met. Atlanta synagogue walks back reopening announcementSynagogue says it will remain closed, hours after announcing planned reopening. 'Chabad in Georgia taking extra precautionary measures.' Argentina rabbis shutter synagogues to prevent coronavirus spreadSynagogues in Argentina completely close due to nationwide coronavirus lockdown. City of Bat Yam closes synagoguesThis is the first time that a major city has made a sweeping decision to close synagogues for a lengthy time period. |
