Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism
By Omar Suleiman
(RNS) — Equating the two is designed to stifle criticism and instill fear in those who speak out, Jews and non-Jews alike.
How Henry Kissinger enabled the Bangladeshi Hindu genocide and let us forget it
By Murali Balaji
(RNS) — The late Henry Kissinger left a legacy of supporting policies that led to disaster for millions — including those who died in the 1971 Bangladeshi genocide.
Hanukkah: It’s complicated (especially this year)
By Joshua Hammerman
(RNS) — It will be a subdued Hanukkah this year, no doubt.
France’s president visits Notre Dame a year before the fire-damaged cathedral’s planned reopening
By Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet
PARIS (AP) — The schedule calls for the completion of the penultimate restoration phase by the end of the year, with the cathedral’s much-anticipated reopening set for Dec. 8, 2024.
Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth
By Helen A. Berger
(The Conversation) — Yule, celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, the day of the winter solstice, is a time for reflection.
Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured
By Maysoon Khan
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The gunfire outside Temple Israel happened at around 2 p.m. and a 28-year-old man was in custody, according to officials.
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