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	Martini Judaism Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’? Jeffrey Salkin (RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.
	The State of Belief We Need Good Trouble Now: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of John Lewis Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Historian David Greenberg, author of the biography "John Lewis: A Life," shares insights into the work and legacy of the late Congressman and civil rights icon
	Complexified $438 million later, what does this faith-tech company actually do? Rev. Amanda Henderson (RNS) — RNS reporter Bob Smietana on Gloo, the faith-tech company chasing a one-stop IT/AI solution for churches.

	Saved by the City Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	Martini Judaism (RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.
	Complexified (RNS) — RNS reporter Bob Smietana on Gloo, the faith-tech company chasing a one-stop IT/AI solution for churches.

Risa Cromer

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

(The Conversation) — In vitro fertilization has become a bigger part of reproductive rights debates as a once-fringe movement to recognize embryos as people grows louder.

Ronald S. Green

Mindfulness is often presented as a path to calm, but its Buddhist roots explain why it can also bring difficulties

(The Conversation) — Mindfulness can improve health and well-being, but it may not work for everyone. Buddhist teachings suggest that how it is practiced – and who guides it – matters.

Jeffrey Salkin

Why ‘kapo’ should never be used as a political insult against other Jews

(RNS) — To use a word soaked in the blood and suffering of our martyrs and then to Velcro it onto a living Jew, whose worst crime is disagreeing with you, is not argument. It is moral violence.

Lebanon’s prime minister visits shattered border village as deal with Israel begins

Kareem Chehayeb

BEIRUT (AP) — They reached an agreement by late June, setting a plan for the deployment of Lebanese military forces in areas in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah had a military presence and influence, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, while disarming the militant group.

Orphaned by war in Gaza, Palestinian siblings reunite with their sister in Israel

Sam Mednick and Sam Metz

NAZARETH, Israel (AP) — “We never stopped being a family,” said Mais al-Gharam, who is 23 and the eldest of eight siblings born to a father from Gaza and a mother who was a Palestinian citizen of Israel. “But every day I wondered whether I’d see them again.”

Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division

Julia Frankel and Lee Keath

CAIRO (AP) — More than 23 kilometers (14 miles) have been constructed in recent months, running through Palestinian communities demolished by the military.

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