CLAREMONT, NH — Residents living outdoors and facing the cold weather have a better choice at Trinity Episcopal Church in Claremont, which debuted its warming shelter on Sunday, Jan. 14.
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In the aftermath of (the Jan. 6) deeply unsettling attack on our American democracy, the Jewish communities of Vermont stand together with people of good conscience to vehemently oppose mob rule, violence, and racist and anti-Semitic hatred. As Jews, we know what happens living under undemocratic regimes that do not protect the rights of all people. We value the sacred halls and traditions of this countryâs long standing democracy. We mourn the loss of life, and we are deeply worried about a dangerous virus to which our Congress, their staffers, and law enforcement were unnecessarily exposed. The Jewish communities across Vermont stand in support of our democracy.
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To the Editor: In the aftermath of last weekâs deeply unsettling attack on our American democracy, the Jewish communities of Vermont stand together with people of good conscience to vehemently oppose mob rule, violence, and racist and anti-Semitic hatred. As Jews, we know what happens living under undemocratic regimes that do not protect the rights of all people. We value the sacred halls and traditions of this countryâs long standing democracy.
We mourn the loss of life, and we are deeply worried about a dangerous virus to which our Congress, their staffers, and law enforcement were unnecessarily exposed.
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Tom Beck, of Woodstock, Vt., lights the first candle of the Hanukkah menorah in the sanctuary of Congregation Shir Shalom while the Woodstock Area Jewish Community participates via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Dec. 10, 2020. An estimated 100 people were connected in years past, 100-125 usually attend in person for the Hanukkah service. Photo/Geoff Hansen, Valley News
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WOODSTOCK, NH The “Baruch Atah Adonai” blessing is said, and lights start to flicker across the screen.
People in more than 50 digital Zoom boxes light the candles on their menorahs and a moment of silence prevails among the Shir Shalom congregants during the second night of Hanukkah. The participants may be in 50 different locations, but they light their candles together in a tradition that has been carried out for more than 2,000 years.