1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Mf5olVZbFY"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/three-catholic-monks-say-kaddish-in-vienna-synagogue-for-converted-austrian-baron">Three Catholic Monks Say Kaddish in Vienna Synagogue for Converted Austrian Baron</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/three-catholic-monks-say-kaddish-in-vienna-synagogue-for-converted-austrian-baron/embed#?secret=Mf5olVZbFY" width="600" height="338" title="“Three Catholic Monks Say Kaddish in Vienna Synagogue for Converted Austrian Baron” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Mf5olVZbFY" 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> Three Catholic monks saying kaddish (the prayer for the dead) for a converted Jewish baron today startled a local synagogue congregation out of its customary Sabbath equanimity. The monks entered the synagogue in the middle of the service and stayed to the end to say the kaddish. Asked for an explanation by the elders of […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315