A new biopic about King’s mentor Bayard Rustin has lessons for today
By Andre Henry
(RNS) — ‘Rustin’ reminds us what makes nonviolent revolutions powerful.
Welcoming my father’s bimah chair, saying goodbye to my childhood synagogue
By Shira Dicker
(RNS) — Why had I delayed claiming the symbol of my father’s rabbinate for so long?
Display your Hanukkah menorah!
By Jeffrey Salkin
(RNS) — More than ever before. It’s that important.
Indiana’s appeals court hears arguments challenging abortion ban under a state religious freedom law
By Isabella Volmert
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The lawsuit argues the ban violates Jewish teachings that “a fetus attains the status of a living person only at birth."
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Denmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — This year alone, activists have staged more than 500 protests, including burnings of the Quran, in front of embassies of Muslim countries, places of worship and in immigrant neighborhoods.
A milestone for Notre Dame: 1 year until cathedral reopens to public after devastating fire
By John Leicester
PARIS (AP) — The restoration of Notre Dame hits a milestone Friday: one year until the cathedral reopens its huge doors to the public, on Dec. 8, 2024.
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