Legislation to grant houses of worship access to federal disaster relief funding passed last week in the U.S. House. The measure would provide significant assistance to synagogues in areas affected by natural disasters. The Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act was originally introduced in 2013 by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) after Superstorm Sandy struck New York and New Jersey—including some of the country’s largest Jewish communities—in 2012. “After Superstorm Sandy, I and others sa... Read more