Pilgrimage articles
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St. Luke’s Holding Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace In Gaza Saturday
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is organizing an Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace in Gaza walk from Mayville to Jamestown that will take place Saturday. Reverend Jessica Frederick came up with the pilgrimage walk as way to raise awareness about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. She said, “The shoreline of Chautauqua Lake is roughly the length […]
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Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world's oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month.
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Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month, citing concerns about security less than a year after a deadly shooting there shook their community. Thousands regularly make the journey to Djerba — the North African island where many of Tunisia’s remaining 1,500 Jews reside — to celebrate the Jewish holiday Lag B’Omer.