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Some Twin City Houses Of Worship Not Ready To Reopen

By • Jun 4, 2020
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Some churches in Bloomington-Normal are preparing to reopen, now that Gov. JB Pritzker has relaxed rules for places of worship during the pandemic. But others are still keeping their doors closed.

Passover Message In A Time Of Plague

By • Apr 7, 2020
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This week, many religiously observant people are trying to find extra meaning in the traditional messages of their faiths as they continue to face the coronavirus pandemic. For Christians, ministers have emphasized the coming of new life to offset the constraints of social distancing and stay-at-home orders.

Chocolate: Literally A Religious Experience

By • Feb 7, 2020
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We think of chocolate as an unalloyed good. People rhapsodize over it. They say they would sooner go without, well, many things, than chocolate. Some even call it a religious experience.

B-N Temple Invites Community To Remember The Holocaust

By Mary Cullen • May 3, 2019
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A new report from the Anti-Defamation League showed the number of anti-semitic attacks in the U.S. more than doubled from 2017 to 2018. Most recently, it was a shooting during a Passover service in San Diego.

Vigil Message: Together We Are Stronger Than Hate

By • Nov 2, 2018
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The Bloomington-Normal and Illinois State University communities gathered Thursday evening to mourn and rededicate themselves to good in the wake of the temple shootings in Pittsburgh.

Bloomington Temple To Hold Solidarity Shabbat

By Mary Cullen • Oct 31, 2018
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Last weekend’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue is only the latest in a recent increase in threats toward the Jewish community. That's according to the Anti-Defamation League, which says antisemitic incidents rose 60 percent from 2016 to 2017.