Purim, Passover and the formation of memory
By Beth Kissileff
(RNS) — An essential part of the memory-making of both Passover and Purim is the hope we find in gathering.
How to choose a great wine for Passover
By Jeffrey Salkin
(RNS) — Red wine, or white, for Passover? This year, why you might choose white wine.
A Muslim valedictorian is abandoned by her own university
By Dilshad Ali
(RNS) — The decision to bar Asna Tabassum from speaking shows academic institutions are failing to protect students equally.
Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
By Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A representative said the cause of Mandisa's death was not yet known.
3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholar
By Liz Bucar
(The Conversation) — In religious traditions, patience is more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship. But what does patience look like? And when should we not exercise patience?
Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison
By Colleen Barry
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis, who met with over 200 artists in the Sistine Chapel last year, will see the mural for himself when he visits the pavilion April 28.
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