When people think of American Jews, a few things come to mind. New York City, “Seinfeld” and the entertainment industry are some examples. Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian of Congregation Mikveh Israel in ...
Police are investigating a series of incidents at a historic synagogue in Philadelphia, all happening within hours of each other. Police say three incidents happened at different times Tuesday at ...
On the same day an arsonist torched a dumpster outside a historic Philadelphia synagogue that's older than the country a duo tried to break into the same Jewish congregation, police said. Those ...
Following antisemitic attacks at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia in late October, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia held a press conference on Oct. 30 with leaders of other ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! This reporting is funded by HFGF. Philadelphia’s oldest Jewish congregation and ...
Vandals targeted one of the oldest synagogues in the U.S. vandals three times Tuesday, including by attempted arson, officials said. Congregation Mikveh Israel, which was founded in the 1740s in ...
The Mikveh Flower of Israel/Perach Yisroel at the Orthodox Congregation Chofetz Chayim, 5150 E. Fifth St., is open to local Jewish women for a suggested donation of $18. Call Esther Becker at ...
A rare mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, was found at Ostia Antica, near Rome, offering concrete evidence of a Jewish presence in ...