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The tourist above in the center of Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, isn’t taking a picture of the historic, two-spired synagogue that dominated the area since its construction a century ago. She’s photographing a replica. As part of a civic project funded by the city and initiated by the Israeli Chamber of Commerce, the empty shell […]

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It’s curtains for the Jazz Rabbi’s tenure at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. Greg Wall, the tenor sax-playing, part-time spiritual leader of the embattled East Village Orthodox congregation with a diverse membership and a history of conflict is moving on, he announced on the congregation’s Facebook page Tuesday. “The synagogue is financially challenged (aren’t we […]

A man with a long white beard, dressed in rags, comes about an inch away from my face and says, “I’ve been waiting for you.” I try not to act too startled. I had just finished leading a session on spirituality at a day program for the Jewish homeless, and this would be the first […]

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