Religion

Grace Church Hosts Open House for Neighborhood Before Sanctuary Closes for Renovation … Full Article

New Passover Haggadah Introduced; Author and Senior Rabbi Share Strong Bond … Full Article

Preparing for Passover, which begins next week, Kars4kids, a New Jersey-based car-donation organization whose proceeds benefit Jewish charities, just donated 6,000 pounds of matzah to the Jewish Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty’s distribution center i … Full Article

Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will celebrate a special bilingual mass of thanksgiving in honor of the new pope. The mass, which will be celebrated in English and Spanish, will take place tonight at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint James, 250 Jay St., at 7:30 p.m. … Full Article

The Most Reverend Ignatius A. Catanello, Titular Bishop of Deultum and Retired Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died after a lengthy illness on Monday, March 11.
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Will take name Pope Francis I

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, the archbishop of Buenos Aires has been chosen as the 266th pope. The Argentine-born “Pope Francis I,” the son of an Italian railway worker, is said to prize humility.  … Full Article

Huge crowds went wild outside the Vatican at 2:06 p.m. … Full Article

Congregation B’nai Avraham, which celebrates its 24th anniversary this coming week, has grown from a young rabbi’s vision to a vibrant Modern Orthodox synagogue with an outreach that benefits the neighborhood and beyond.
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Noted Archivist Martha Foley Gives Talk on Temple’s 150 Years

Congregation Beth Elohim begins celebrating its Sesquicentennial (150th) year with several programs.
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It’s a story about music’s power to persevere through adversity. … Full Article