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A Priestly Personality
A small group was already gathered around a banquet table when Father Vasilios Bassakyros descended the creaky stairs to the…
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Witnessing the Bathing of a Deity
In the center of a large open Hindu temple in Queens, New York, a gleaming black statue of Ganesha sits…
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At a Queens Temple, Hinduism is Taught to a New Generation
A game of Taboo is in progress, and it’s getting aggressive. “What!? How could you not know the answer to…
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A Bible Lesson for the Young in Yiddish
Kop, akslen, kni un fis, kni un fis! A dozen youngsters between the ages of five and six tumbled over…
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Superbowl at the Synagogue
After a long and energized prayer service at the Congregation of B’nai Jacob of Park Slope, the rabbi was introduced…