Israel
Faith-based groups’ protests for cease-fire in Gaza gain momentum
By Jack Jenkins — November 3, 2023
“We don't need a pause, we need it ended — we need it to cease,” the Rev. Darrell Hamilton II said of the violence in Gaza.
New book examines how the Bible came to be — a loser’s tale
By Yonat Shimron — November 3, 2023
(RNS) — Successive expulsions and exiles forced the ancient scribes to forge from their defeats a new identity as a people.
What do we do now? Coping with the challenges of being Jewish today with David Hazony
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 2, 2023
How do we rebuild Jewish hope? A new book offers some tentative answers.
If Bob Dylan could sing about Israel and Hamas…
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 30, 2023
Listen to "Neighborhood Bully." It is the song we need to hear -- today.
Advocates erect empty Shabbat tables in support of hostages taken by Hamas
By Jack Jenkins — October 28, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Speakers, who included family members of those believed to be kidnapped, led the crowd in chants of ‘Bring them home!’ as well as songs and prayers in Hebrew.
A minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, and condemn Hamas
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 24, 2023
Christian churches must unequivocally condemn Hamas terror.
Palestinian Americans rally, pray and organize amid crisis in Gaza
By Kathryn Post — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — 'This is not a time to say, ‘I'm stressed and I can't.’ People in Gaza need us,' said Walaa Kanan, a Palestinian American community organizer.
My friend’s inspiring life was a reminder: We need to see each other’s humanity
By Greg M. Epstein — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — It's natural to retreat into our own pain and fear, and to stay there. But then none of us gets the world we long for and deserve.
The glass at the wedding only seems broken
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2023
What do you do if a funeral procession meets a wedding procession? Which one gets the right of way? The answer is a key to Jewish life.
We need to talk about antisemitism. A lot. With Rabbi Diane Fersko
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 19, 2023
It is the autoimmune disease of Western civilization. It is back — big time. Not like it ever went away.
Jewish-led demonstrations for Gaza cease-fire see hundreds arrested at Capitol
By Jack Jenkins — October 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Participants in the protest played guitars and blew shofars as they sang songs in English and Hebrew for at least three hours.
Palestinian Americans decry demonization in media amid rising fear of hate crimes
By Kathryn Post and Roxanne Stone — October 18, 2023
(RNS) — ‘This is reminding me a bit of how it felt post-9/11,’ Palestinian activist and policy analyst Laila El-Haddad told Religion News Service.
Why Hamas is selling its assault on Israel as a holy war
By Michele Chabin and Yonat Shimron — October 17, 2023
(RNS) — The reference to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, was a rallying cry to unite Muslims everywhere.
Betrayed by the Left. Again.
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 16, 2023
Years ago, I left the Left. It was the right decision, and it still is.
