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After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive

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By Deepa Bharath Verified
| The Sentinel (Lewistown) Verified
KOCHI, India (AP) -- As the sun set over Kochi’s historic Jew Town neighborhood, Keith Hallegua donned a gray kippah and began a solitary walk to the synagogue at the end of his cobbled street. It was Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating God giving the Torah to Moses. Hallegua reached the 458-year-old Paradesi Synagogue where he knew he would pray alone -- without a minyan, the quorum of 10 males required for a communal service.
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Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers

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By Deepa Bharath Verified
| The Nassau Guardian Verified
CHENNAI, India (AP) — When Kripa Vaidyanathan’s 27-year-old niece died in an Alaska car crash in 2024, her family in Chennai, India, felt shell-shocked. They questioned why this tragedy would befall them when they had such “immense faith in God.” Vaidyanathan, a yoga instructor, helped her grieving sister get face time with a high-profile guru who she hoped would help. “But he told her this was the work of karma and she should use this opportunity to connect with her inner nature,” she said.
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Gurus estão criando chatbots para quem busca orientação espiritual

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By Deepa Bharath Verified
| Fast Company Brazil Verified
Quando a sobrinha de 27 anos de Kripa Vaidyanathan morreu em um acidente de carro no Alasca, em 2024, sua família, em Chennai, na Índia, ficou em choque. Eles se perguntavam por que aquela tragédia havia acontecido com eles, já que tinham uma “fé imensa em Deus”. Vaidyanathan, instrutora de ioga, ajudou a irmã, que estava de luto, a conseguir uma conversa com um guru de destaque, na esperança de que ele pudesse ajudá-la.
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