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Gunman fatally shot at Nashville movie theater, one injured -police
A gunman also wielding an axe opened fire at a Nashville-area theater showing of the movie \”Mad Max: Fury Road\” and was shot dead by police after slightly injuring at least one person on Wednesday, police and fire officials said.
The Jewish Jane Austen
One of the remarkable things about Ruchama King Feuerman’s second novel, “In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist” (New York Review of Books, $9.99) is the fact it is only available as an ebook in the NYRB Lit series. Such is the fate of literary fiction nowadays, and it remains to be seen whether authors and publishers will find their readership in the world of digital publishing.
Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel): The biggest Jew in country music [VIDEO]
The Jewish king of country music is only now publicly revealing his Jewish identity
Evolution of Reform Judaism Progressing
At Temple Congregation Ohabei Shalom in Nashville, Tenn., congregants newly trained in the ancient skill of shofar blowing sounded the ceremonial ram\’s horn for the first time this past Rosh Hashanah. It was the first time a lay member of the 150-year-old synagogue had blown the shofar.
\”It was quite a pivotal moment\” for the 800-family congregation, said its rabbi, Mark Schiftan.
Deeply rooted in classical Reform Judaism, the temple\’s services until recently were marked by choirs and English-only prayer. This Reform movement charter synagogue is undergoing upheaval, and it is not alone.