1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QviLAcgp7x"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/congress-oks-bill-to-discourage-local-laws-that-block-synagogues">Congress Oks Bill to Discourage Local Laws That Block Synagogues</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/congress-oks-bill-to-discourage-local-laws-that-block-synagogues/embed#?secret=QviLAcgp7x" width="600" height="338" title="“Congress Oks Bill to Discourage Local Laws That Block Synagogues” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="QviLAcgp7x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Jewish groups are praising passage of a religious liberty bill – despite the legislation’s limited scope and effect. During the past several years, legislation designed to protect religious groups and minorities has undergone many changes and produced some discord among Jewish organizations. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, passed July 27 […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315