Benny Zippel
Utah's Jewish community lights up season, lives with menorah
Members of the Utah's Jewish community gathered Sunday night for a Hanukkah celebration and the lighting of a large menorah at Gallivan Plaza. In addition to rousing... Read more »
Sacrifice is a common feature among fast-growing faiths
On Aug. 19, Mohmmad Jbailat will have fasted for 29 days, a pillar of his Islamic faith and an opportunity to show his devotion to God, develop charity toward others... Read more »
Jewish Shavuot celebrates gift of the Torah
For observant Jews, nothing is more definitive of their life and faith than the Torah. So it stands to reason that Shavuot, the second of the three scripturally... Read more »
Utahns mark annual U.S. Holocaust Remembrance Day
Gabi Cheng, a slightly built eighth-grader with close-cropped dark hair and strong Asian features, stood before a few hundred people and read his sonnet honoring... Read more »
Easter, Passover celebrate basic message of freedom from bondage
The scene is repeated every year about this time: Hundreds of Christian pilgrims walk behind a white donkey from the Mount of Olives to the Old City section of... Read more »
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