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Are Area Jews Returning to Synagogues Post-COVID?

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In Judaism, a community needs 10 people praying to make a minyan. But if 10 people meet on Zoom or livestream, it does not...

State of the Keystone

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Among many lessons, this week’s Parshah Yitro ...

Rabbi Saul Grife Comes Out of Retirement to Return to Rabbinate

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Rabbi Saul Grife, 65, retired from Beth Tikvah-B’nai Jeshurun in Glenside in December 2021. Then he returned to the rabbinate at Melrose B’nai Israel...

Tiferet Bet Israel Grows With Pay-What-You-Can Financing Model

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In 2020, Tiferet Bet Israel in Blue Bell introduced a pay-what-you-can model for synagogue dues, increased its congregation by 3.5% to 361 families and...

Adath Israel on the Main Line Maintains Family Atmosphere

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Jonathan Goldstein, 51, describes himself as a congregant, daily minyan attendee and Shabbos regular at Adath Israel on the Main Line. His children, ages 18,...

Step Toward the Promise of a Better Tomorrow

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Have you ever felt like you’re between a rock and hard place?

Local Organizations Celebrate Tu B’Shevat

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You live in Philadelphia or one of its suburbs in the winter. It’s cold out. It’s that time of year when you may not...

Don’t Give Up

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Have you ever felt your good work did not matter?

Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El in Elkins Park Is Surviving

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Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El is a synagogue with no preschool or religious school. The Conservative congregation of between 250 and 275 members has not...

Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne Keeps Growing

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Beth David Reform Congregation opened in 1943 as “the fourth Reform temple in the Philadelphia area,” according to its website. Through 37 years in...