A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region At its height, Beth Israel of Mahanoy City served 50 families.
Ideas What a Phish concert taught me about being a better rabbi The legendary jam band’s culture of improvisation and radical welcome offers unexpected lessons for synagogue life, writes a pulpit rabbi.
In Eastern Europe, historic synagogues are sold for the price of a used car But new owners often need to commit to restore the structures that local governments and Jewish communities are having difficulties maintaining.
Health ‘It’s knocking on everyone’s doors’: Chicago’s Jewish community is battered by second wave of coronavirus
United States Synagogues closed again in California following new statewide restrictions responding to rise in coronavirus cases
Global England is allowing places of worship to reopen for individuals, but synagogues won’t open yet