Yeshivat Maharat, Orthodox Yeshiva, Set To Ordain Three Women
Source: Tablet: The first graduating class at Yeshivat Maharat may not have the title, but they do have jobs at Orthodox synagogues On June 16, three Jewish women will be…
Jerusalem’s Western Wall: Why praying without incident is a big deal
CTV: Prayers by a liberal Jewish women’s group at a key Jerusalem holy site passed without incident Sunday, in contrast to violent scuffles with ultra-Orthodox protesters a month ago. …
Women Of The Wall Pray At The Western Wall With Few Ultra-Orthodox Protesters
Source: The Huffington Post An Israeli Jewish women of the Woman of the Wall organization prays while wearing a prayer shawl at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews…
Otherizing
Epigraph: “Has the story of Abraham’s honored guests reached thee? When they entered upon him and said, ‘Peace!’ he said, ‘Peace!’ They were all strangers. And he went quietly to his household,…
Who Owns God?
Huff Post: T. Sher Singh. I, for one, would welcome some prayer, any prayer, even the Lord’s Prayer — a Christian observance — in preference to NO prayer. All I…
World’s oldest Torah scroll found mislabeled in college library
Professors at the University of Bologna in Italy think they found the world’s oldest Torah scroll, and they didn’t even have to excavate any ancient archeological sites to do it.…
Chelsea Clinton Serves As Co-Founder, Co-Chair Of NYU Multifaith Institute
Source: The Huffington Post Chelsea Clinton has taken on a new role at New York University — or has she? As The New York Post reported Tuesday, the former first…
Children of Abraham – Tree of Three Major Religions of the World
Courtesy: Conception Christian Cannuyer and Cibermaredsous.be Every Synagogue, Church and Mosque should have a copy to discuss the unity of the major three religions of the world which should lead…
God’s Voice
Huff Post: by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. It may not be easy or convenient, but revelation is a life-or-death proposition. Ultimately, allowing ourselves to hear God’s voice — aligning our will…
Women Attacked By Ultra-Orthodox Jews, While Praying at Western Wall
Source: The Huffington Post Thousands of ultra-Orthodox jeered, spit and threw rocks at the 400 ‘Women of the Wall’ who prayed at the Western Wall today, according to the Jerusalem…
Should I Thank God for Not Making Me a Woman?
Huff Post: Ari Hart. “Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has not made me a woman.” – Morning Blessings, Artscroll Siddur, p. 12. I’m supposed to…
The Christian Theology and Nature of Jesus
Epigraph: ”The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both used…
David and Goliath: The Whole Story from the Bible, Does the History Repeat Itself?
Epigraph: ”And We (Allah) sent not before thee (Muhammad) as Messengers any but men, whom We inspired, from among the people of the towns. Have they not then travelled in the earth and…
Richard Dawkins and the Unbearable Smugness of Tweeting
Huff Post: by Scott Stephens. Dawkins’ views on religion are by now extremely well-known, to the point of cultural saturation thanks to the media’s fixation with him. Dawkins makes for…
Science of Circumcision: Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac or St. Paul?
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD According to the Islamic understanding, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, may peace of God be on all of them, were all revered prophets…
Cologne divided over Jewish artefacts
Source: The Local An archaeological dig in the western Germany of Cologne has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe’s oldest and biggest Jewish communities. Yet opinion…
Passover and Easter in Jerusalem
Jews, Christians mark religious festivals in Holy City Haaretz: This year, Passover and Easter fall during the same week, and Jerusalem is awash with pilgrims and worshipers from both religions.…
A Global Passover Story
Huffingtonpost: This week, millions of Jews around the world will celebrate the holiday of Passover, commemorating the Jewish exodus from ancient Egypt. At the start of the holiday, we will…
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