Could armed Jews have prevented the Holocaust?
(RNS) — The idea that Jews with guns could have made any meaningful resistance is the cruelest, most cynical, most ignorant alternative fact there is. The post Could armed Jews have prevented the...
View ArticleA rabbi should be able to change his or her mind
I celebrate a deep friendship, which has forced me to re-examine much of what I once believed. The post A rabbi should be able to change his or her mind appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleShould you love your NRA neighbor?
(RNS) — I thought I knew everything about NRA members. Then I met this guy .... The post Should you love your NRA neighbor? appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleThe kid who didn’t attend the march because of his bar mitzvah
(RNS) — Every revolution starts with the young. This one resonated from the lips of a bar mitzvah boy. The post The kid who didn’t attend the march because of his bar mitzvah appeared first on Religion...
View ArticleEight books to sneak into your seder
You can make your seder more fun – or, at least, much more interesting. The post Eight books to sneak into your seder appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticlePassover should make us uncomfortable
When you realize that Martin Luther King was assassinated right before Pesach, 1968.... The post Passover should make us uncomfortable appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleWas ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ anti-Semitic?
(RNS) — There were parts of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' that troubled me. But they're not worth losing sleep over. The post Was ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ anti-Semitic? appeared first on Religion News...
View ArticleWhat MLK would say today
First, Dr. King. Then, Robert Kennedy. Then, the Chicago riots. Fifty years ago, it was a very dark spring and summer. The post What MLK would say today appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleThere are many ways to love Israel
Zionism is an open tent. Come on in. The post There are many ways to love Israel appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleWhy Barbara Bush’s death matters
Barbara Bush lived well. And she died "right." The post Why Barbara Bush’s death matters appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleLay off the ADL!
The attack on the ADL is yet another chapter in a sad pattern that goes back to Karl Marx. The post Lay off the ADL! appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleMy open letter to Natalie Portman
She could have handled this differently -- and wound up being a heroine, IMHO. The post My open letter to Natalie Portman appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleHow Yo-Yo Ma became God
I witnessed the great cellist engaged in an act of Jewish mysticism. Really. The post How Yo-Yo Ma became God appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleWho owns “never again”?
Hint: it's not the Jews. The post Who owns “never again”? appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleHow the chaplain blew it
Reverend Conroy told the truth. Bad career move. The post How the chaplain blew it appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleYes, Abbas is a Jew-hater
Believe what Mahmoud Abbas says -- as much as you might not want to. The post Yes, Abbas is a Jew-hater appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleAaron Panken has died — I have lost my friend and teacher
(RNS) — Rabbi Aaron Panken was one of American Judaism's great leaders and teachers. That probably would make him blush. The post Aaron Panken has died — I have lost my friend and teacher appeared...
View ArticleThe death of the greatest religious teacher you never heard of
If churches and synagogues are not as screwed up as they could be, thank this man. The post The death of the greatest religious teacher you never heard of appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleThe US Embassy is in Jerusalem. Now, what?
OK, the embassy is now in Jerusalem. Can we talk about the minister who blessed the occasion? The post The US Embassy is in Jerusalem. Now, what? appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleEyeless in Gaza
Most of what you are reading about Gaza is simply wrong. What else is new? The post Eyeless in Gaza appeared first on Religion News Service.
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