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Recent Examples of shul
Felder understood the impulse behind the shul’s decision.
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Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
In 2014, vandals tried to set fire to the shul, noted for the whimsical palm trees painted on either side of the ark, and its ceiling, which resembles a starry night.
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Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Halfway across the city, around the time that Stein was expelled from religious shul in Brooklyn, Weinstein was struggling with his own trans identity, living on the Upper West Side among a dynastic family of his own.
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Leah Abrams,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed Sunday outside Adas Torah synagogue, an Orthodox shul, in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which police said resulted in two reports of battery.
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Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
25 June 2024
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Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
In 2014, vandals tried to set fire to the shul, noted for the whimsical palm trees painted on either side of the ark, and its ceiling, which resembles a starry night.
—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Halfway across the city, around the time that Stein was expelled from religious shul in Brooklyn, Weinstein was struggling with his own trans identity, living on the Upper West Side among a dynastic family of his own.
—
Leah Abrams,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed Sunday outside Adas Torah synagogue, an Orthodox shul, in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which police said resulted in two reports of battery.
—
Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shul
Noun
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In December, 2024, a synagogue in Melbourne was destroyed in an arson attack; seven months later, another was set alight during Shabbat.
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Independent churches, synagogues, and mosques represent loyalties outside Moscow’s control.
Noun
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The mosque opened to the public on Saturday for a farewell ceremony.
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Authorities have said highways around Tehran will be converted into temporary parking zones, while schools, mosques, universities and sports halls will be used to accommodate visitors.
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“Shul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shul. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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