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There was a rabbi I knew who would often preach the same sermon every Shabbat. The details were sometimes different, but the message was always the same: Be afraid, OK, be watchful, but be very afraid; they're out to get us.

There was a rabbi I knew who would often preach the same sermon every Shabbat. The details were sometimes different, but the message was always the same: Be afraid, OK, be watchful, but be very afraid; they're out to get us.

Following the deadly 2018 attack on the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, many Jewish houses of worship increased their security measures.

Following the deadly 2018 attack on the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, many Jewish houses of worship increased their security measures.

Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard is hosting an interfaith shabbat service of solidarity and gratitude on Friday night in response to the hostage situation this past weekend in Colleyville, Texas.

In Bentonville, Congregation Etz Chaim lit the menorah, the traditional candle holder that marks the eight nights of the holiday.

"Gee, you must be very busy preparing for the big holiday, right?"

"Gee, you must be very busy preparing for the big holiday, right?"

(Courtesy of YU) Rabbi Dr.

Native American tribes have decried the tomahawk chop for decades. But some Atlanta rabbis arent ready to part with it.