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The balcony has the best view of the rose window, created by Kiki Smith. (Photo: Peter Aaron/OTTO)
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Our Man in New York: Eldridge Street Synagogue a monument to faith and immigration

by × on May 17, 2013 at 8:01 am × 0 comments

Strolling past Fang Fang Bakery, KK Delicious Dumpling Shop and the Buddhist Association in New York’s Lower East Side Chinatown, you come upon a stone building with four rickety steps leading down to a little door and an unimpressive basement. Inside this room are a few pictures, a gift shop, [...]

First female senior rabbi installed at Temple Emanu-el-Beth Sholom
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First female senior rabbi installed at Temple Emanu-el-Beth Sholom

by × on November 7, 2012 at 3:56 pm × Comments Off

The scene: a crowded Friday night at the Temple Emanu-el-Beth Sholom in Westmount. Excitement is in the air as the huge main sanctuary fills up. This is no ordinary Sabbath service. The archbishop of Montreal, Most Rev. Christian Lépine, is in the audience, as are Protestant clergy and U.S. consul-general [...]