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Asheville's Jewish population gathered at Congregation Beth Israel Oct. 12 to find community amid the Israel-Hamas war and local antisemitic threats.

The effects of the war in Israel being felt right here in the mountains.

An Asheville rabbi said the unexpected attack that began Saturday in Israel has deeply impacted the Jewish community in Western North Carolina.

Asheville Jewish congregations affirm support for abortion access and full reproductive health care. Jewish teachings say mothers life has more value than a fetus.

Being a minority in the United States of America means you have to face adversities left and right. This is not only prevalent in racial and gender differences, but in religious differences as well.  Antisemitism in the United States grows every year while  people of the Jewish faith continue their traditions and move forward with...

National and North Carolina religious leaders and people of faith condemn Lt. Governor's "filth" remark against LGBTQ community

I really need to watch that, but I may need to trick Evil Steve into taking a nap during that time. Because Republicans. "Madison Cawthorn finally sets a date to meet local Jewish community. The only problem: five of the six Jewish leaders slated to be on the call with Cawthorn weren’t informed of the meeting" - @matthewkassel#nc11#ncpolhttps://t.co/fygGP9t5Ad Of course the only one notified is a rabid Trump supporter: As of Sunday evening, Jackson said she had “not heard a word” from Caw...

December 25, 2020 The Rev. Carmen D’Amico stood before his congregation in Muse, a former coal town in western Pennsylvania, and talked about not giving into despair and darkness. “Being in a pandemic doesn’t mean you stop doing what is good,” he told the members of Holy Rosary Catholic Church on a recent rainy Sunday morning, all wearing masks and sitting in every third pew to keep safe distance. “If you know someone is alone, call them up. Reach out to them. Do you have elde...