Tag: temple shalom
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Threat of shooting, bombing Colorado Springs synagogue deemed not credible
Colorado Springs police did not find any threat to the Temple Shalom Thursday afternoon after someone allegedly made threats at the synagogue, according to a blotter entry by the department. The suspect was an “unknown male,” who may have a “Middle Eastern accent,” and allegedly threatened to use an AR-15 and pipe bomb to “shoot…
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Temple Shalom class examines the history of Jewish humor
By Steve RabeyReligion Correspondent For a century, American Jews have had an outsized role in American comedy. From Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld, Jackie Mason to Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers to Gilda Radner, and Jerry Lewis to Seth Rogen, Jews have used jest to make fun of both themselves and the world, and to keep…
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Hanukkah 2025: Shining ‘a light of goodness in the world’
This year’s Hanukkah observance, which began at sundown Sunday, has a different feel. More ordinary than uneasy. “We are back to normal holiday celebrations, really,” said Rabbi Jay Sherwood of Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs, which follows principles of both Conservative and Reform Jewish movements. He led a community-wide Hanukkah lighting at his synagogue Sunday…