To the Editor: We seem to be coming apart at the seams everyone retreating to their corners, unwilling to talk or have any element of trust for another opinion. And to top it all off, people seem more and more willing to consider violence and revenge as a means of making their point. Israel […]
On Friday, MV Hebrew Center hosted about 200 people from different faiths for a special Shabbat service, focusing on the conflict in Israel and Palestine. Speakers gave speeches, led songs and poems, and invited attendees to follow along reading right to left in the siddur prayer book. “Welcome in Hebrew is ‘bruchim haba’im’, which means ‘blessed are […]
The Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard baked and sold more than 2,000 homemade cookies at Cronig’s Market on Saturday to raise emergency funds for Ukrainian refugee relief, according to a press release. Other members of the community joined the church’s effort, attracting “28 bakers, six cookie sorters and packers, sic sellers, one sign maker.” Many […]
To the Editor: It is important for every one of us to stop for a moment and consider what happened on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at a synagogue in Fort Worth, Texas. A gunman, who just that morning had been given a cup of hot tea by the rabbi there, was permitted to join them […]
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