by Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Jewish faith have followed traditions for thousands of years, observing ordinances and holidays across the ages as the sun rises and sets across the world. Now, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, Continue Reading »
by Amelia Hobson and Ava Hart (ABC4) The leader of Kol Ami is speaking after a fast-moving fire threatened their synagogue over the weekend. On July 12, a grass fire started near Tanner Park in Salt Lake City, burning four acres and prompting brief evacuations. While the fire was extinguished without damaging any structures, it Continue Reading »
by Peggy Fletcher Stack You might think Jewish communities don’t really want any more members. Interested converts almost have to beg. That could be because not only does Judaism eschew proselytizing (no door-to-door outreach, for example, or publicity posters on campuses), but many rabbis also actively discourage conversion to the faith by non-Jews. In some Continue Reading »
by Michael Patrick O’Brien There are few better examples of living water than the Red Sea. In the Book of Exodus, God delivers the people of Israel through those very waters after four hundred years of Egyptian bondage. Perhaps that’s why it seems so perfect to me that the Mikveh used for Jewish ritual bathing Continue Reading »
by Samuel L. Spector, Avremi Zippel Rabbi Samuel Spector has been the rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City since 2018. Rabbi Avremi Zippel is a lifelong Salt Lake City resident, and has served at Chabad Lubavitch of Utah since 2014. These days, life has not been easy for American Jews. Though we Continue Reading »
by Shana Goldberg, Intermountain Jewish News According to Rabbi Sam Spector of Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City, Jews and Latter-day Saints have a lot in common. Brigham Young, who pioneered the move of Mormons to Utah, is often referred to by his followers as America’s Moses. He led his followers “across the Mississippi, Continue Reading »
by Jordan Thornblad, ABC4.com SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Members of Utah’s Jewish community are joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in mourning the loss of President Jeffery R. Holland. President Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away at 85-years-old, Continue Reading »
by Jeremy Tombs, Fox13 SALT LAKE CITY — On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish community gathered together to celebrate Salt Lake City’s menorah lighting. Some arrived still stricken with grief over what happened in Australia at the start of the holiday. So we wanted to sit down with some Jewish Utahns to hear Continue Reading »
by Shelby Lofton, KSLTV.com LEHI— Utah’s Jewish community is celebrating Chanukah this week under increased security following a deadly attack at Bondi Beach in Australia. Lehi hosted its first-ever Chanukah celebration Monday night at Thanksgiving Point, where families gathered to light the menorah. While the Festival of Lights is typically a joyful occasion, this year Continue Reading »
by Amy Nay, Fox13 As members of the Jewish community in Utah gathered Sunday night to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, the holiday was met with heavy hearts. At Congregation Kol Ami on Salt Lake City’s east side, families lit candles, children laughed in a bounce house, and a holiday market filled the synagogue Continue Reading »
