Voice of America: Synagogues Aim to Remake Themselves in New Era

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Synagogues Aim to Remake Themselves in New Era Dec 10th 2012, 22:23 America has an abundance of churches, synagogues, mosques and temples, but they are all financed by members, and polls suggest that young Americans nowadays feel little obligation to join. So one Washington-based synagogue decided to do something about it. For thousands of years, Jews have welcomed the Sabbath with solemn prayers. But Elie Greenberg, Director of Informal Programming for Adas Israel Jewish synagogue, felt that tradition needed some updating. "The traditional approach ... Media files: 1DA886D0-A621-4ED8-8CD3-070ADF19E3CF_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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