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Back in 1985, the Temple Sholom was firebombed, most of the building was largely destroyed but a few items were saved including a Menorah, which now sits at the synagogue's current location in Oak Street.

(RNS) — Leonard and Felicia Bernstein threw one of the most famous parties in New York social history. It still reverberates today.

When Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the rest of the city’s newly elected council members were sworn in last November at the Orpheum Theatre, five leaders of Christian, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim faiths were invited to participate in the inaugural ceremony.

Members of the Jewish community and supporters lit around 1,500 candles to mark one month since Hamas attacked Israel.

Commenting from Rome where he is attending the Synod on Synodality, Archbishop J. Michael Miller said called news about the attack “devastating.”

Commenting from Rome where he is attending the Synod on Synodality, the Archbishop said Monday the news about “the Hamas incursion into Israel is devastating....

Police were stationed outside Jewish places of worship in Vancouver on Saturday, as community members gathered for a Shabbat marked by shock and mourning in the wake of the sudden outbreak of violence in the Middle East.

Over the past year, a new front for hate has opened up across Canada and the U.S., with the LGBTQ community becoming a target for harassment and threats. But the vitriol has an all-too-familiar tone — one that a well-known anti-hate organization says is a cause for concern.

Its the first long weekend in two years without any COVID-19 restrictions, and for many, its a chance to spend time with family and friends.

Last in a series on Christmastime for people of different faiths.