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When his Jesus comes home to Nazareth to preach at the local synagogue, his former neighbors mock him for his wild ideas.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The first to testify was Eric Olshan, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania who prosecuted the Tree of Life synagogue shooter.
—Sara Colb, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The coalition includes synagogues in places like West Newton, Mass., San Francisco and the Upper West Side of New York, along with J Street, a pro-Israel advocacy group.
—Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The training the rabbi credits with saving his Texas synagogue in 2022 came from a broader community initiative whose federal funding is in limbo.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The first to testify was Eric Olshan, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania who prosecuted the Tree of Life synagogue shooter.
—Sara Colb, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The coalition includes synagogues in places like West Newton, Mass., San Francisco and the Upper West Side of New York, along with J Street, a pro-Israel advocacy group.
—Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The training the rabbi credits with saving his Texas synagogue in 2022 came from a broader community initiative whose federal funding is in limbo.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
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Over the years it’s been a church, a mosque, a museum and, since 2020, is now a mosque once more.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Nearby cultural attractions include the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (the largest mosque in Oman) and the Royal Opera House.—
Nicole Brewer,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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Halfway across the city, around the time that Stein was expelled from religious shul in Brooklyn, Weinstein was struggling with his own trans identity, living on the Upper West Side among a dynastic family of his own.—
Leah Abrams,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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His synagogue, which meets at the Maimonides School—a Modern Orthodox day school—was one of seven Orthodox shuls that were a part of the Oct. 6 siyum.—
Emily Goldberg,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Oct. 2024
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That said, there’s plenty to keep you entertained from vibrant markets and temples, to spas, malls, bars, and a thriving live music scene.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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His seminal Laudato Si’ encyclical, a 176-page pastoral letter on the religious importance of caring for the planet, sparked a climate movement in the catholic church that echoed through the temples and mosques of the world’s other great religions.—
Aryn Baker,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Inspired by the Iwo Jima Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery, the monument depicts five Vietnamese soldiers raising a flag with the Quang Tri citadel wall and a pagoda serving as a backdrop.—
Heather McRea,
Orange County Register,
24 Mar. 2025
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The South Bed blooms with cherry blossom trees of every shade of pink and white, set against blue-and-white porcelain sculptures, including a 33-foot-tall porcelain pagoda.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
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Miller also noted that the original tabernacle of the church survived, along with 17th-century lead coffins that visitors can view under a glass floor.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Blessed Sacrament Chapel’s tabernacle is supported by three legs, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogue. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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