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.
Teaching the Bible in Oklahoma
By Mark Silk — June 28, 2024
(RNS) — Or at least, its 'historical context.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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