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Two hundred people demonstrated outside Israel’s Supreme Rabbinical Court on July 6, 2016 to protest the Chief Rabbinate’s refusal to recognize the authority of one of the most prominent Orthodox American rabbis. Photo courtesy of Ezra Landau for ITIM
Need to know: Monday, July 17, 2017
Israel’s rigid Chief Rabbinate challenges the identity of Diaspora Jews
The rabbinate has rejected the authority of many North American Orthodox rabbis.
Black clergy: NAACP on a ‘path toward irrelevancy’
AME bishops acknowledged both historically black organizations are “old” and need to revamp.
Richland floral shop owner takes case to U.S. Supreme Court
Baronelle Stutzman is asking the court to reverse a decision that could force creative professionals to contribute to events with which they disagree.
Police chaplains take a stronger role in community policing
Departments are under increased scrutiny over racial profiling and brutality. A chaplain can inject a gentler demeanor.
It’s no longer Sunday best for the Church of England
But will they convince young people it’s a 21st-century institution they want to join?
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