Read more synagogue stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11204/synagogue.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:20:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72872/no-motive-yet-in-la-synagogue-shootings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLAPD officers are still searching for the gunman who shot two men on their way to a prayer service at a North Hollywood synagogue this morning. The gunman approached one of the victims in the underground parking lot of the synagogue, and "without any words" shot both him and a...http://www.newser.com/story/72872/no-motive-yet-in-la-synagogue-shootings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:54:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69862/houses-of-worship-adapt-to-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlaces of worship across the country are adjusting holy rituals to head off swine flu, CBS News reports. On the Jewish New Year, one Massachusetts synagogue is skipping handshakes and promoting the use of hand sanitizer—and, in a substantial break from tradition, allowing worshipers to not kiss the Torah....http://www.newser.com/story/69862/houses-of-worship-adapt-to-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 17:56:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67497/overflowing-mosques-lead-muslims-to-synagogue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the Muslim population in the US booming, the start of Ramadan this weekend will see many worshippers overflowing into borrowed space, from ballrooms to synagogues, the Washington Pos t reports. The DC area's mosques are bursting at the seams; with the Koran's injunction against borrowing money at interest slowing...http://www.newser.com/story/67497/overflowing-mosques-lead-muslims-to-synagogue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 6:36:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66605/holy-hell-churches-squeezed-by-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe hallelujahs are strained in US churches these days as donations plunge at the same time demand for aid is skyrocketing, reports the Wall Street Journal. Congregations across the nation are slashing budgets and even laying off staff, including pastors. Churches and synagogues usually weather downturns well, but not this...http://www.newser.com/story/66605/holy-hell-churches-squeezed-by-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 2:37:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59983/accused-bronx-bombers-gals-cry-entrapment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe girlfriends of two accused synagogue bomb plotters say their beaus were duped by an overeager informant, the New York Daily News reports. "David is the most sensitive man I've ever met," said Cassandra McCoy of her Bronx boyfriend, David Williams. "He has three leatherbound books of poetry." Kathleen Baynes...http://www.newser.com/story/59983/accused-bronx-bombers-gals-cry-entrapment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 15:02:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59747/accused-ny-plotters-eager-to-kill-jews-denied-bail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge today ordered three New York men accused of plotting to blow up a synagogue and target military aircraft to be held without bail, the Journal News reports. “These were people who were eager to bring death to Jews,” said an assistant US attorney. The aspiring terrorists wanted...http://www.newser.com/story/59747/accused-ny-plotters-eager-to-kill-jews-denied-bail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 13:19:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59654/fbi-arrests-4-in-plot-to-bomb-synagogue-down-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour men have been arrested after plotting to blow up a synagogue in New York City and shoot down a plane at an Air National Guard base, the Daily News reports. Undercover FBI agents sold the men what they thought were C-4 explosives, and they were arrested with them near...http://www.newser.com/story/59654/fbi-arrests-4-in-plot-to-bomb-synagogue-down-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 21:54:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53356/boom-time-loans-cripple-churches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven houses of worship are facing foreclosures and unpaid bills these days, the AP reports. With credit markets dried up, churches and synagogues—normally rock-solid in recessions—are abandoning half-built properties and scrambling to find a home. "We now have children who don't have classrooms to get into, adults who...http://www.newser.com/story/53356/boom-time-loans-cripple-churches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 18:23:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38356/ala-group-offers-jews-50k-move-in-bonus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dwindling Alabama Jewish community is spending $1 million to stop itself from disappearing, as have many others in the South, CNN reports. A local group in the town of Dothan is offering a $50,000 shalom to Jewish families who choose to relocate to the community and hopes to...http://www.newser.com/story/38356/ala-group-offers-jews-50k-move-in-bonus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 4:17:00 CDT