How to Use shul in a Sentence
shul
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Brennan said the shul will have two years to construct the new building.
—cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
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Prior plans had the shul putting an addition on the house.
—cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
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The lawsuit revolves around the need for a permit to operate the shul inside the residence.
—cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
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Several of those walking to the shul noticed a man watching them while sitting in an SUV.
—cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
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Worse yet, a Jewish draftee ought not to be shown as a slacker who pretends shul-going piety in order to evade cleaning the barracks on the Sabbath.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2021
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The new limit was ten worshippers for each shul, no exceptions.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2020
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The legal action follows a suit filed in June by the city against the shul, which operates at 4380 University Parkway.
—cleveland, 23 Oct. 2021
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The shul's other Torah scrolls were also taken out for this celebration.
—Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 30 Aug. 2017
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Twenty-five years ago, the average shul did not spend much time or money on security; the last one out of the building had to make sure the front door was securely closed.
—Faygie Holt, Sun Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
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The center is an Orthodox shul, or synagogue, near Greenfield Rd.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2020
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The drama indulges in many shots of Avi citing religious texts, attending shul and praying in Hebrew over dead bodies.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2022
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This little shul, literally risen from the ashes as a symbol of Jewish perseverance, holds a minyan, or quorum, three times a day.
—Josh Nass, WSJ, 15 July 2021
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Because of those guidelines, Orthodox Jews need to live within walking distance of their shul, or synagogue.
—cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
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Family, friends and colleagues had gathered at the shul, founded in 1882, to see his children perform the Jewish coming-of-age ritual—a bar mitzvah for Grant and a bat mitzvah for Suzette. Peter...
—Bob Brody, WSJ, 18 June 2020
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Dovid is nominated by the shul to inherit Ronit’s father’s position as rabbi.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 30 Apr. 2018
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The Hasidic community, meanwhile, has chafed at local politicians who told them their new shul was violating zoning laws.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2019
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As recently as two months ago, the city brought suit against the organizers of another residential shul, one on Churchill Boulevard, and ultimately obtained a permanent injunction in court.
—cleveland, 23 Mar. 2021
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The way a rabbi balances those imperatives, scholars say, can give a Modern Orthodox shul, or synagogue, its personality and appeal.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 1 Mar. 2022
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