Judaism
For Israel’s Reform Jews, no need to follow US peers in ordaining rabbis in interfaith marriages
By Michele Chabin — July 3, 2024
JERUSALEM (RNS) — 'In America there is a high rate of interfaith marriages. Here, that issue is irrelevant to us,' said Nachman Shai, dean of the HUC-JIR Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem.
Lawsuits challenging abortion bans on religious freedom grounds falter
By Yonat Shimron — July 3, 2024
For the first time in a century, the Holy Land has no chief rabbi
By David I. Klein — July 2, 2024
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Why Kinky Friedman still matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — No, they ain't making Jews like Jesus anymore. And, for good reason. Thanks, Kinky.
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Teaching the Bible in Oklahoma
By Mark Silk — June 28, 2024
(RNS) — Or at least, its 'historical context.'
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LA mayor considers buffer zones at houses of worship after protest at synagogue
By Alejandra Molina — June 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — An ordinance regulating masks at public demonstrations, however, would not ‘withstand judicial scrutiny,' the LA mayor said.
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Harvard task forces find discrimination and harassment against Jews, Muslims
By Yonat Shimron — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — Their preliminary recommendations include more anti-harassment training and a high-profile series of talks that model respectful disagreement.
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The problem with social media and kids is also spiritual
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — For every parent who has wanted to rip the phone from their kid's hands — you are not wrong.
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Majority of American Jews support Biden in two polls
By Yonat Shimron — June 26, 2024
(RNS) — The polls are in keeping with decadeslong patterns in which American Jewish voters lean overwhelmingly toward the Democratic Party.
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Synagogues and churches in Dagestan. A synagogue in LA. There is a connection.
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — There is an odd, terrible unity in all this. Pay attention.
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Israel’s High Court rules Haredi men no longer exempt from mandatory military service
By Michele Chabin — June 25, 2024
JERUSALEM (RNS) — While the exemption of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students has long been an issue of contention, it has taken on new urgency since Oct. 7.
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Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law isn’t about American legal history
By Mark Silk — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — Secular arguments on its behalf are a pretext.
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Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
By Jack Jenkins — June 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'This is religious favoritism, and it is not only dangerous, but runs counter to my religion and faith,' said the Rev. Jeff Sims, a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and a plaintiff in the case.
The Jewish summer weeks of mourning
By Avi Shafran — June 24, 2024
(RNS) — Two mid-summer Jewish holidays bookend a period of bereavement.
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Is President Biden too old to be president?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 24, 2024
(RNS) — Leave politics aside. How we treat the diminished and the feeble matters.
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