Went to see friends perform music last night at Kehila Kadosha Janina in the LES, the only Romaniote synagogue in the Americas 
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"As one of the few #women #ordained as #orthodox #rabbis, and one of even fewer who run a #shul, I’m always on the lookout for news of attitudes in the orthodox community towards women’s roles in the #synagogue.
An #Israeli colleague recently shared a new survey, whose context is the dati leumi religious nationalist community in #Israel, but nevertheless bears parallels with our #UK context."
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-wins-and-frustrations-for-women-in-orthodox-spaces/
Jewish News · OPINION: Wins and frustrations for women in Orthodox spaces - Jewish NewsA new survey shows comparatively fast progress has been made in the past few decades
While wandering through Savannah, I stumbled upon something truly special—Congregation Mickve Israel, one of the oldest Jewish congregations in the U.S., founded in 1733.
As an Israeli Jew, stepping inside this historic synagogue filled me with pride and warmth. The rich history, the beautifully preserved Torah scrolls, and the deep roots of Jewish life in America left me in awe.
Sharing a glimpse of this incredible place with you!
"Saba wrestled with his #Jewish identity, but he was no stranger to Jewish feeling. In poems, he refers with seeming tenderness to a #synagogue he passes on a walk, to the Jewish cemetery where he wanted to be buried — and is.
Saba was new to the #book business when he leased the store from the Jewish community in 1919. World War I had just ended, #Italy was in a nationalistic fervor that led to #Mussolini’s rise. Saba had barely overcome a crisis in his marriage and a bout of the depression that would plague him the rest of his life. He and his wife, a Jewish woman named Carolina (Lina) Woelfler, had a young daughter, Linuccia."
The Forward · In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses' a Jewish poet's bookstore rises back to lifeIn the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come back to life
"Congregation Sha’arei Orah installed its first spiritual leader late last month, with #Rabbanit Leah Sarna taking over as one of five #women serving as solo spiritual leaders of #Orthodox #synagogues around the world.
#Synagogue President Susie Ratner said that, though it sends a positive message to Orthodox women, that wasn’t why Sarna was chosen.
“Her hiring is in some ways unremarkable because she is so talented and experienced and was the most qualified candidate,” Ratner said."
Jewish Exponent · Philadelphia Shul Becomes Fifth Orthodox Synagogue in World to be Led by a WomanCongregation Sha’arei Orah installed its first spiritual leader late last month, with Rabbanit Leah Sarna taking over as one of five women serving as solo spiritual leaders of Orthodox synagogues around the world.
"#AntiSemitic slogans were spray-painted this week on the exterior walls of the medieval #synagogue in Maribor, #Slovenia.
Among the hateful messages were phrases such as "#Jews are the evil of the world" and "Death to Jews, glory to Slovenia." Another graffiti urged passersby to read the #Talmud, a phrase commonly used by #antiSemites."
ynetnews · 'Jews are the evil of the world:' Slovenia synagogue defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti
Wild times down under, apparently.
"#Sydney has been hit with another #antisemitic graffiti incident just days after CCTV footage captured two individuals spraying #Swastikas on the wall of a #Newtown #synagogue and attempting to burn it down.
NSW Police has launched an investigation after the phrase “gas the #Jews” was found scrawled on a wall near Sydenham train station."
"Rioters in #Bologna vandalized the local #synagogue with #graffiti reading “Justice for #Gaza,” as well as other slogans, and caused damage to the property, including removing doors from their frames and other light structural damage.
The #vandalism was denounced by Bologna Mayor Matteo Lepore, who expressed solidarity with the #Jewish community and stated that vandalism occurred across the city."
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com 'Justice for Gaza': Rioters vandalize synagogue in BolognaThe riot was originally anti-police in nature, making the motives of the synagogue vandals unclear.
Australia is on some serious shit the last 15 months.
"Police are hunting two people who they say spray-painted #swastika symbols on Newtown #Synagogue before using a clear liquid to ignite a fire which self-extinguished within three minutes about 4.30am on Saturday.
Premier Chris Minns on Sunday said police and the state government were “very concerned” about the attempted #arson attack, which he said signalled a rise in the severity of recent #antisemitic crime.
“This escalation is very concerning, not just for the #Jewish community, but for the wider community. We are, of course, appalled to see antisemitic crime on the streets of #Sydney in NSW,” Minns said."
Brisbane Times · Counterterrorism squad called in as Sydney synagogue attacks escalate
Somehow, this one reconstructionist shul surviving is going to morph into some kind of kooky antisemitic conspiracy theory.
"[T]he resilience of the #synagogue gave her reason to believe the #Jewish community would help lead the town’s reconstitution.
Visiting the scene of the disaster for the first time since the loss of her home, she was overcome with emotion when Kehillat Israel’s towering main sanctuary came into view.
“To drive through all that horror and to see that still there, that’s the home we have left, many of us,” Bernstein said. “And the one we’ll create together as a community.’"
https://forward.com/fast-forward/687478/la-palisades-fire-rabbis-homes-lost/
The Forward · Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homesThree rabbis at Kehillat Israel lost homes to LA’s Palisades Fire, which is 0% contained. Wildfires have killed at least 5 people this week.
"A #synagogue in #Allawah, South #Sydney, was defaced with #swastikas and hateful graffiti, including messages glorifying Adolf #Hitler.
Additional slogans, such as “Hitler on top,” the Arabic phrase “Allah hu Akbar,” “Free #Palestine,” “F**k #Israel,” and “#Jew dogs,” were spray-painted on the building’s exterior walls."
Cleveland Jewish NewsSynagogue in South Sydney targeted in antisemitic attackNew South Wales Premier Chris Minns described the incident as a “monstrous act."
Gonna start spelling it die-aspora pretty soon.
WOCKA WOCKA!
"At least 10 #Jewish homes and businesses around #Paris and a #synagogue in the northern #French city of #Rouen have been defaced, according to police, with #antisemitism being considered as a motive.
The acts of vandalism came as #France marked 10 years since the Paris terrorist attacks that shook the country. Twelve people were killed at the offices of satirical magazine #CharlieHebdo and five people were killed in the subsequent #antisemitic attacks on a #kosher supermarket in January 2015."
CNN · Jewish homes and businesses defaced with antisemitic graffiti in FranceAt least 10 Jewish homes and businesses around Paris and a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen have been defaced, according to police, with antisemitism being considered as a motive.
I'm fascinated by the New York and New Jersey No Fedoras movements.
"A proposal to construct an #Orthodox #Jewish #synagogue and #daycare is again facing opposition in the latest round in a decades-long fight to build the house of worship in one of Essex County’s wealthiest suburbs."
nj · Orthodox Jewish group asking again to build synagogue in one N.J.’s wealthiest suburbs
"David Rome was 18 when he became the #UK’s youngest #cantor at Ilford United #Synagogue, then one of #Europe's largest. In a new facet to his career as minister and cantor at Sutton and District United Synagogue, Rome is now collaborating with the legendary #jazz #pianist David Lee, the long-time accompanist to Judy Garland.
A member of Kingston United Synagogue, David Lee wrote the hit track Goodness Gracious Me for Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers, and the last song sung by Nat King Cole, No Other Heart, before Cole passed away in 1965. Lee also worked with many famed artists including Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, and was resident musical director on the satirical BBC programme That Was the Week That Was."
www.thejc.com · When the cantor met a Jewish Jazz legend: generations bond over timeless music
putin faces antisemitism accusations following attack on ‘ethnic Jews’
Claiming that “ethnic Jews” are seeking to “tear apart” the russian Orthodox Church.
These are people without any beliefs, godless people. They’re ethnic #Jews, but has anyone seen them in a #synagogue? I don’t think so,” putin stated during the flagship event, broadcast live on russian state television
Atlantic Council · Putin faces antisemitism accusations following attack on ‘ethnic Jews’Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing fresh antisemitism accusations after claiming that “ethnic Jews” are seeking to “tear apart” the Russian Orthodox Church, writes Joshua Stein
Continued thread
Oh look. An "arson attack." Not "terrorism". Because this isn't a Jewish school bus, it's an Islamic school bus!!! Where's Albanese now??? Where's all the news media hysteria and demands for more policing?
#Adass #Synagogue #Mosque #Australia #auspol #Gaza #Palestine #apartheid #Zionism #Zionazis #USA #Netanyahu #Biden #Genocide #Israelism #ICC #amnesty_international
https://7news.com.au/news/iqra-college-school-bus-extensively-damaged-in-arson-attack-in-reynella-adelaide--c-17021281
7NEWS · IQRA College school bus extensively damaged in arson attack in Reynella, Adelaide