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Antisemitism monitor lands in Saudi Arabia on first official trip
By Yonat Shimron — June 27, 2022
(RNS) — Deborah Lipstadt said she wanted to raise awareness of antisemitism in the Persian Gulf region, which is predominantly Muslim.
Biology with Tibetan Buddhist monks: What I’m taking back to my college classroom from teaching at a monastery
By Daniel Pierce — April 20, 2022
(The Conversation) — Religious beliefs and modern biology sometimes seem to collide. But exploring those ideas with compassion and an open mind can lead to deeper learning across cultures.
Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as antisemitism monitor in late-night Senate vote
By Yonat Shimron — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — U.S. Jews who had advocated for Lipstadt and pressed for her confirmation over many months breathed a sigh of relief.
Long delayed, Deborah Lipstadt nomination for antisemitism envoy passes committee
By Yonat Shimron — March 29, 2022
(RNS) — The nomination had languished in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for eight months. Lipstadt's nomination now heads to the Senate for confirmation.
The ‘Nap Bishop’ offers rest as a tool of resistance
By Kathryn Post — March 25, 2022
(RNS) — What if you could combat white supremacy and the soul-crushing attributes of capitalism while taking a restorative nap?
Ahead of Purim, Jewish students take up fasting to show solidarity with Ukraine
By Yonat Shimron — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — As Russian forces pummel Ukraine, Hillel International has been spurred to connect the mostly overlooked fast to meet the needs of the current crisis.
Facing changing spirituality on campus, historic chaplain groups merge
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — The merger is a response to increasing diversification of spiritual life at American schools, with students, faculty and staff pursuing not only a wider range of faiths but also no faith at all.
Abraham Accords with Israel spell vindication for some Sudanese Muslim groups
By Joseph Hammond — February 10, 2021
(RNS) — A small but vocal group of Muslim groups has been calling for rapprochement with Israel since the late 1960s.
How blackface became a “thing”
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 6, 2019
A forgotten aspect of American Jewish history -- and its puzzling implications.
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