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David Schoen, former President Trump's impeachment lawyer, speaks on Fox News. Source: Screenshot.

Trump’s attorney withdraws request for impeachment trial pause for Shabbat

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David Schoen, a Torah-observant Jew and an attorney for former President Donald Trump, has withdrawn his request to not hold the impeachment trial in the Senate on Shabbat, reported CNN on Monday, one day before the start of...
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Report: Trump’s attorney requests impeachment trial pause for Jewish Sabbath

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In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) late last week, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer asked that the trial be suspended during the Jewish Sabbath. Attorney David Schoen, who...
Thanksgiving turkey. Credit: Pixabay.

A downsized Thanksgiving still means turkey and pie

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Thanksgiving is the most widely celebrated American holiday, but this year, it’s going to look a little like Passover—families in their homes, eating a festive meal separately, maybe with a Zoom call planned. With...
A Jewish Havdalah service marking the end of Shabbat in Los Angeles. Credit: Reboot.

Reinvented Shabbat Project to ‘bring Shabbat home’ in more than 1,600 cities worldwide

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In a world transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, the seventh annual international Shabbat Project is organizing virtual pre-Shabbat events and providing educational materials for an intimate home-based Shabbat experience in more than 1,600 cities...
Children watch the weekly online Kabbalat Shabbat program sponsored by the Israeli-American Council, May 2020 Credit: Courtesy.

With synagogue doors still shut, IAC hosts virtual Kabbalat Shabbat, Israeli-style

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While some states are relaxing their stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, many Jewish institutions remain closed with in-person Shabbat on hold. To fill the gap and reach out to both Israelis living...
The Great Synagogue of Constanța in Romania. Credit: Wikipedia.

Romania Jewish community given rabbinical permission for Shabbat burials

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The Jewish community of Bucharest, Romania, received a rabbinical exception to bury those who have died as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Shabbat to help bypass Romanian government orders on Friday that such victims...
Virtual Shabbat Box provided by Reconstructing Judaism. Credit: Courtesy.

With synagogues shuttered, Virtual Shabbat Box offers introspection, inspiration

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In this time of mounting uncertainty, in which the coronavirus (COVID-19) is disrupting normal life and bringing it to a near standstill, Reconstructing Judaism is offering a “Virtual Shabbat Box” filled with essays, meditations and other resources that...
Celebrants dance down the streets of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, to mark the completion and inauguration of a Torah scroll on the European island. Photo by Gabriel Rutenberg/Chabad.org/News.

Iceland Jewish community celebrates its first permanent Torah scroll

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The Jewish community in Reykjavik, Iceland, celebrated the completion and inauguration of the island’s first permanent Torah scroll on Sunday. Celebrants danced down the streets of the nation’s capital, and guests came from Europe and Israel for...
An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, on Sept. 19, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

El Al flight forced to land before Shabbat, Chabad steps in to help

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Not long after El Al Flight #26 took off from Newark International Airport for Tel Aviv on Thursday night, there was trouble onboard. Smoke began to fill the cabin, and the plane was forced...
Marathon runner Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch. Source: https://beatiedeutsch.com/.

Shabbat-scheduled women’s marathon may dash Israeli’s run in 2020 Olympics

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A marathon runner in Israel may have to put her Olympic dreams on hold after a women’s marathon in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games has been moved from Sunday to Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath...