Judaism
Emhoff will discuss antisemitism and gender equity at World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland
By Darlene Superville — January 16, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emhoff has focused on both issues in his role as the husband of the first female vice president, for which he is known as the second gentleman of the United States.
Religious leaders to mark MLK Day with early start for 2024 voter mobilization
By Adelle M. Banks — January 12, 2024
(RNS) — 'We're starting early because we need to spend a lot more time educating people about how to vote, how to vote against the rising tide of misinformation,' said the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner.
Illegal tunnel under New York City synagogue destabilized nearby buildings, officials say
By Jake Offenhartz — January 12, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — City inspectors said the excavation had undermined the stability of two single-story structures behind the synagogue.
A new biblical epic, ‘The Book of Clarence,’ captures the political side of the messiah
By Andre Henry — January 11, 2024
(RNS) — An irreverent biblical comedy counters decades of whitewashed and stiff-necked biblical narratives.
Sharon Brous on the power of saying ‘amen’ in a broken world
By Yonat Shimron — January 11, 2024
(RNS) — 'The Amen Effect' is an extended meditation on the importance of showing up — in good times and bad.
Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there’s demand
By Mike Schneider — January 11, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — College campuses across the U.S. have been roiled by protests since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and university presidents have been caught in the crosshairs
Blacks and Jews: Shame, pride and the Curse of Canaan
By Joshua Hammerman — January 11, 2024
(RNS) — We share the heritage of the Bible, which has been used to inspire and at times to subjugate both groups.
A Jew coined the word ‘genocide.’ Now it’s being used against the Jewish state.
By Yonat Shimron — January 10, 2024
(RNS) — Israel has vehemently denied the accusation that the International Court of Justice will begin hearing Thursday.
Nine arrests at Chabad synagogue after students thwart filling of secret tunnel
By Fiona André — January 9, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — Monday’s chaotic scenes shocked members of the Chabad-Lubavitch community, who regard the synagogue as deeply sacred.
Why I am obsessed with an ancient story about giant frogs
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 9, 2024
(RNS) — Yes, they are a metaphor for the challenges of our time.
Welcome to the ‘tribe,’ Alanis Morissette
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 5, 2024
(RNS) — Now that the singer is publicly Jewish, I have a job for her.
The world must confront the sexual violence of Oct. 7
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 3, 2024
(RNS) — The essay I wrote with shaking hands. I did not want to do it. I had to do it.
How Philadelphia’s faith communities held together as Oct. 7 attack tested ties
By Tori Luecking — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — Interfaith bonds fostered by Jewish, Christian and Muslim groups before the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas have allowed the groups to pull together despite a spike in hate incidents.
Rabbi David Wolpe’s pagans aren’t the ones I know
By Nathan M. Hall — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — The distinguished rabbi characterizes a broad collection of small faiths as idolators of nature or money.
RNS reporters look ahead to the big religion stories they expect in 2024
By RNS staff — December 30, 2023
(RNS) — From papal reforms to psychedelics to presidential elections, here are the big religion stories RNS reporters anticipate this coming year.
