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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.
A new documentary takes a deep dive into the ancient and modern practice of Sabbath
By Yonat Shimron — May 22, 2023
(RNS) — Martin Doblmeier's latest documentary takes viewers to various religious communities to illustrate their Sabbath practices.
The 10 most significant Jewish news stories of 2022
By A. James Rudin — December 27, 2022
(RNS) — Though dogged by a pernicious antisemitic wave, the news from the Jewish world had its share of hopeful moments.
PBS docs depict Frederick Douglass’ and Harriet Tubman’s paths of freedom, faith
By Adelle M. Banks — October 11, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Religion for both Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass was the foundation in many ways of who they are,’ said co-director Stanley Nelson.
It’s not fear. It’s faith.
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 6, 2022
(RNS) — Yes, I am scared. But I have something else in my pocket. So do you.
You must watch Ken Burns’ PBS series on America and the Holocaust
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 19, 2022
(RNS) — This documentary about the Holocaust was made for our times. To understand the darker elements of America, it is required viewing.
Earth: One of God’s failed experiments?
By Thomas Reese — January 5, 2022
(RNS) — God gives us every chance, but we may be blowing it.
PBS documentary broadcast part of Sikh awareness campaign
By Joseph Hammond — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — 'Guru Nanak: Life & Legacy' will be shown on December 9th and 10th on 100 different PBS stations in over 40 states.
Ken Burns portrays the multitudes of Muhammad Ali
By Eboo Patel — September 24, 2021
(RNS) — A new PBS documentary shows how religion can be a machinery for improvement.
PBS’ Billy Graham documentary captures preacher’s pull and ambition
By Ken Garfield — May 14, 2021
(RNS) — PBS’ ‘American Experience’ explores the life and legacy of the legendary preacher in a new documentary.
John Legend credits childhood in Pentecostal church for his choice to pursue music
By Adelle M. Banks — February 8, 2021
(RNS) — ‘I just grew up around a family full of folks who loved to sing and loved to sing about Jesus, and we were together all the time,’ said the recording artist, who appears in a new documentary on the Black church.
Henry Louis Gates’ new book and TV series distills centuries of Black church history
By Adelle M. Banks — February 5, 2021
(RNS) — 'The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song' is a new book and a documentary set to air on PBS stations.
‘The Judge’ film introduces groundbreaking female Shariah judge
By Aysha Khan — November 20, 2018
(RNS) — The documentary traces the Middle East's trailblazing Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih’s efforts to lead a quiet social revolution.
PBS film explores how we go gently – or kicking and screaming – into the night
By Aysha Khan — March 26, 2018
(RNS) - Veteran filmmaker Helen Whitney asks nine men and women grappling with death to tell their stories in this two-hour documentary.
‘The Sultan and the Saint’ revives 800-year-old interfaith exchange
By Kimberly Winston — December 21, 2017
(RNS) — A new film recounts the unlikely friendship between St. Francis of Assisi and the nephew of the great Muslim leader Saladin.
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