sukkot

A Sukkat Shalom: One house, two faiths, sheltered in peace

2014-10-09

By: Federation

On: October 9, 2014

In: Rabbi's Turn

By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, Congregation Kol Ami For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. — Isaiah 56:7 For the past 15 years, Congregation Kol Ami in Woodinville has shared space with the Bear Creek United Methodist Church (BCMU) — at one time out ofContinue Reading

In heavily Muslim Dutch neighborhood, a sukkah stirs controversy

2014-10-07

By: Federation

On: October 7, 2014

In: The Jewish World

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service THE HAGUE, Netherlands (JTA) — For the tour guides that lead visitors through the Van Ostade Housing Project, Fabrice Schomberg’s sukkah is one of the few signs of the neighborhood’s Jewish roots. Built in the 19th century for impoverished Jews, the enclave todayContinue Reading