David I. Klein
David I. Klein is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by David I. Klein
Russia confines Siberian shaman to mental hospital for challenging Putin
By David I. Klein — October 5, 2021
(RNS) — The sentence comes in response to Aleksandr Gabyshev’s 2019 attempt to march from Siberia to Moscow, where, he claimed, he would use his self-proclaimed shamanic powers to ‘purge’ Vladimir Putin from power.
Led by ‘Father Revolutionary,’ Indigenous Guatemalans turn to Orthodox Christianity
By David I. Klein — September 27, 2021
(RNS) — Spurred by the conversion of a beloved former Catholic priest, Orthodox Christian communities have popped up in some 120 villages across northern Guatemala and southern Mexico.
At Yiddish Week, a beloved language is as vital as ever
By David I. Klein — August 25, 2021
(RNS) — Attendees include everyone from non-Jews to secular Jews, as well as Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Jews ranging in age from infants to nearly 90.
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