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Leaders of faith-based institutions warned The Daily Signal on Tuesday that the Democrat-led “Respect for Marriage Act,” which is expected to be passed by the Senate on Wednesday, would undermine the religious freedom of faith groups.…

Happy Monday and welcome to what is sure to be a busy and potentially crazy week. President Joe Biden held a three-hour meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Indonesia on Monday. Biden said the two had "an open…

Two Massachusetts students, Tessa KJ Haining and Isaac A. Robinson, are among 32 U.S. students to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2023, according to a statement from the U.S. Secretary's Office of the Rhodes Trust.Both…

A Jewish family from Philadelphia owned and restored Monticello, the Virginia Plantation and home of Thomas Jefferson, for nearly 100 years in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their ownership of the monument is the subject of a…

Let's take a post-election break from politics and take a look at Jann Wenner's recent memoir instead, Like a rolling stone. First, let me state that I am the only person in history to compare its author to the famous mid-century New…

Several national religious rabbinical figures have publicly called for the investigation of the sexual abuse allegations against Rabbi Zvi Tau, a prominent ultra-conservative rabbi. Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, director of the Tzohar Center…

By Bill Motchan, Special for Jewish LightPosted on November 9, 2022Almost 100 conservative rabbis gathered in the shadows from the St. Louis County Government Center on Wednesday, November 9 in support of women's reproductive rights.…

Community organizer Maxwell Frost won his race for Congress in Florida on Tuesday, according to NBC News, making him the first member of Generation Z to reach the House of Representatives.Frost, 25, beat Republican Calvin Wimbish, a…

This year, October 31 marked the 14th anniversary of the publication of one of the most important white papers of this century – “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” by Satoshi Nakamoto. Its 2008 publication sparked a…

It was December 1994. Mexico did what badly run countries often do and devalued its peso. The devaluation of the currency is an obvious economic drag because it first deprives citizens of the fruits of their labor, only to have its bitter…

It takes commitment and dedication to carry the torch of a progressive society and the indigenous Khasi tribe is blessed to have produced men like U Babu Jeebon Roy Mairom, known as the "Father of Modern Khasi" , who worked tirelessly to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Jewish forward for the Washington Wizards, Deni Avdija was naturally going to be asked about Kyrie Irving. Especially when his team just finished playing against the Brooklyn Nets. Avdija said Friday night…

Two memes posted on Facebook by an owner of several well-known Louisville restaurants sparked outrage from the city's LGBTQ community and calls for a boycott.The footage was uploaded earlier this week to the personal Facebook page of…

Drag queens are men who play dressed as women. Once an underground art form, drag shows have become mainstream. Today, they are widely considered innocent entertainment: the hugely popular "RuPaul's Drag Race" is in its 14th…

Teaching a machine to recognize human actions has many potential applications, from automatically detecting worker falls on a construction site to enabling a smart home robot to interpret a user's gestures. To do…

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday (November 1) adopted a definition of “anti-Semitism” to help city officials, city employees and contractors better understand what anti-Semitism looks like following incidents recent hate speeches,…

Comment this storyCommentJewish leaders sounded the alarm on Monday over anti-Semitism they say is becoming increasingly normalized in American politics after a series of bigoted comments from associates or supporters of GOP candidates and…

by Walter G. Moss Walter G. Moss is professor emeritus of history at Eastern Michigan University, editor of HNN, and author of A history of Russia. 2. For a list of his recent books and online publications, click here.…

There is deep and growing concern over the decisions of central and state governments and courts in different jurisdictions on the incarceration of political dissidents and human rights defenders - its "forerunners" (to borrow a…

Pamela Smith | visual editorDoug Mastriano, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks at the Turning Point Action Downtown “Unite and Win” rally on August 19.Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor of…

(JTA) — The last few years have been tumultuous at 10 Downing St., the British Prime Minister's residence in London. Last week Liz Truss, who lasted just over six weeks in the role, became the third prime minister to step!-->…

The Florida High School Athletic Association released regional brackets for the 2022 state volleyball playoffs Saturday night. Seven Pensacola-area volleyball teams qualified for the big dance: Booker T. Washington, Central, Gulf Breeze,…

The world is full of animal lovers who must enjoy animals from afar. In fact, approximately 10-20% of the world's population is allergic to dogs, while 10-14% of Americans are allergic to cats. Allergy symptoms include…

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — PennWest Edinboro receives a special visit from a rabbi with a history and passion for justice issues and academic expertise in the Jewish community. Pennsylvania Western University's Uncomfortable…

By Jonty Ralphsmith The interview time has just exceeded an hour when it ends. One could talk to Dandenong Stingray Ziggy Toledo-Glasman and dad, Simon, for double that time and still feel like they haven't captured it all,…

INDIANAPOLIS-- A top Indiana attorney on Friday questioned the validity of a lawsuit filed by a group of residents who argue that the state's abortion ban violates their religious freedoms.The video featured is from a previous report.A…

Rhys Hoskins absolutely opened the floodgates for the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday afternoon. Maintaining a 1-0 lead in Game 3 of the NLDS against the NL East pennant-winning Atlanta Braves, Hoskins took the lead late in the third with…

Filtering IOP-lowering surgery (XEN or TE stent) did not significantly alter vascular parameters in the papillary, peripapillary, and macular region in preoperative eyes with moderately elevated IOP. Comparing the two treatments, the…

DETROIT, MI -- Sure. You can deregister fiddler on the roof like an old musty. Or, if you're over 60 and grew up with the show as a staple of your Broadway experience over the decades. Possibly dating back to its premiere in…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Department of Justice wants to send a loud and clear message to the community regarding sexual assault cases in the state.On Wednesday, local prosecutors underwent special sexual assault training in…

Devivo MJ. Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury: trends and future implications. Spinal cord. 2012;50:365–72.CAS Google Scholar Article New PW, Cripps RA, Bonne Lee B. Global maps of nontraumatic spinal cord…

Tahrif's religious accusations of corrupting other people's scriptures did not start with Islam; they started with Judaism and Christianity. Rabbi Elazar ben Yossi HaGelili, who lived in the first half of the 2nd century CE, said: “I…

In his final slap in the face to his Jewish cadets, the ever-religious-diversity-challenged This year, the Air Force Academy has scheduled its "Commander's Challenge", the most important training day of the semester, on October…

As we approach the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) which will begin on October 16, much of the world watching China is wondering what a newly anointed supreme leader, Xi Jinping, will look like. As in the…

Liu YC, Kuo RL, Shih SR. COVID-19: the first documented coronavirus pandemic in history. Biomedical journal. 2020;43(4):328–33.Google Scholar article Polack FP, Thomas SJ, Kitchin N, Absalon J, Gurtman A, Lockhart S, et…

Move the giant menorah from where the sukkah is made. With Seth Tractman, Jasper Liebert, Kyle Simmons and Noah Burman The holiday season is in full swing for the local Jewish community, including the Jewish brotherhood, Alpha Epsilon Pi.…

The 80s left a lasting mark on pop culture through several unforgettable films, such as Top Gun, The Breakfast Club, and Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom. However, the decade's children's films particularly stand out, as some were…

On Thursday, October 6, the Holy Father received in audience the participants in the Symposium on "Holiness Today", organized by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. Here is the English text of Pope Francis' speech.…

CS Lewis wrote a book about his youth called "Surprised by Joy". The name comes from a sonnet by Wordsworth mourning the death of his daughter Catherine in 1812. Lewis said that joy was "almost as different from security or prosperity as…

In a modern celebration with ancient roots, the Jewish community of Pensacola will celebrate once every seven years a celebration of unity called "Hakhel" (gathering). The October 13 unity event will feature live music, a barbecue and bar,…

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Like many North American Jewish children celebrating a bar or bat mitzvah, Jason Sherman received a certificate that a tree had been planted in Israel in his honor. In the case of Shermans, it was in 1975 and he no longer thought of…

power rings predates The Lord of the Rings by almost five thousand years, starting the historical period known as the Second Age. Although the world is relatively more peaceful after the destruction of Morgoth at the end of the First…

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For those unfamiliar with Yom Kippur, here's a breakdown of the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. ST. LOUIS - Jews around the world will soon observe Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement.…

SCHENECTADY — Long-simmering tensions between city council members boiled over on Monday when several lawmakers accused each other of racism following the last-minute cancellation of a public meeting scheduled for last week. Monday's…

The Jewish artist maintained a creative connection to his Hasidic faith and was able to translate it into a "universal" language. It was Pablo Picasso who claimed that after the death of Henri Matisse, no other painter had been able to…

September 25, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EDT(Washington Post staff illustration; images by iStock) Regrets, I had some... as many who majored in languages, literature, history, art, religion, etc., apparently did.Earlier this month, the Post's…

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JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania — One of the most important holidays in the…

We've been told throughout the season that the White Sox have an easy second-half schedule (they do) and will play better against less competition. But we can't get ahead of ourselves. The White Sox have played all season as if the…

QSome time ago, during his seminary days, a young priest friend of mine attended an introductory conference on Revelation and Scripture. The speaker told the class that there is a considerable distance between the true message and…

In a policy statement provided to the media by the IEA, four issues, including copyright and piracy, are pointed out to politicians. In Taormina, July 22. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Todamo By Porter Anderson, Editor | @Porter_Anderson…

The Road Safety Education in Schools program aims to promote and encourage the safe use of Jamaican roads by the country's children. Undertaken by the Road Safety Unit of the Ministry of Transport and Mines, the program targets…

When the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical association of the Reform movement, published a survey of its ethics complaints process last December, it came up with a long checklist of proposed changes. Last…

Newport Beach, California at sunset. (Wikimedia Commons public domain image) Today's reading in the new issue of BYU studies was Stephen O. Smoot and Kerry Muhlestein, "Prophets, Pagans, and Papyri: The Jews of Greco-Roman…

Sharpie markers belonging to Newell Brands are for sale at a store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellyJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterSep 20 (Reuters) - When U.S. consumer products…

Whether students seek to belong to a community or discover a new faith, Duke religious leaders invite all students to participate in their activities. Supported by Duke Chapel and Student…

Earlier this week, I had the bittersweet experience of arguing a case in the same courtroom where Ken Starr sat as a judge from 1985 to 1986, when I was his legal assistant. For a few moments of…

I don't like going to the theater to be "lectured" at all, but very occasionally one comes across a play that provokes thought and greater enlightenment. Critically acclaimed Robert Icke's The Doctor, currently on…

INDIANAPOLIS — A lawsuit filed last week by the ACLU of Indiana argues that Indiana's near-total ban on abortion violates Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act."Now how can you say that life doesn't begin at fertilization? Of course…

Kennedy Agyapong Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has reaffirmed his decision to contest the post of flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), with assurances of tackling head-on the challenge of unemployment!-->!-->…

Dad absolutely loved hamantaschen. You know those triangular pastries for the Jewish holiday of Purim? I don't think he cared much about the type of filling as long as these delicious triangles were from one of his favorite bakeries. He…

1 out of 2FILE - Nahum Goldman, chairman of the Jewish Claims Commission, center, signs agreements between Germany and Israel during a ceremony in Luxembourg September 10, 1952. On December 8, 2022, Germany had agreed to pay approximately…

If banks move away from prudence in building loan portfolios,bad hydra-headed loans can resurface and spoil the party BY TAMAL BANDYOPADHYAY All but one of the banks had made a profit in the 2022 financial!-->!-->…

All experimental protocols were approved by the Secretariat for Research and Development, Universidad Católica de Cordoba, Argentina (SI-UCC research grants) and by the National Agency for Research under the FONCYT- PICT2020 Serie A #00539,…

THE Moriah Foundation launched the Moriah Foundation Trusted Advisors Network (MFTAN) in the presence of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW, the Honorable Andrew Bell. About 50 practitioners, including lawyers, accountants…

By Yisrael Price Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel, co-founder with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked of the now defunct Zionist Spirit party. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) YERUSHALAYIM - Yamina party leader Interior Minister Ayelet…

No matter how strange it may sound, the fact is that although Urdu originated in northern India, its first written literary pieces, whether in prose or poetry, were created in the south. from India. The word 'Deccan'…

Israeli music group Yamma set took YouTube by storm, racking up literally millions of views for their…

Greece has no shortage of islands, many of which have earned their place in history. For some, like Crete, this honor stems from civilizations that ceased to exist more than 3,000 years ago. Although Mykonos has at times been a force…

No series on great literature would be complete without its attention to Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist converted to the faith, who received the Nobel Prize for…

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Classrooms Without Borders partners with Greek and Armenian communities in western Pennsylvania for a series of events marking 100 years of a period in history when Christians and Jews were targeted for their faith and culture . The…

Hello again. Tonight, the Chicago White Sox have another late night game on the West Coast, this time against the Oakland Athletics. This is a sizable set of four games, like the rest of the games from now on. Taking three or four…

The Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values ​​and Leadership is proud to welcome the Sacks Scholars Graduate Fellows in Ethics and Entrepreneurship, 2022-2023. The scholarship honors the memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, an…

The desecration of Jewish cemeteries under communist rule in former Czechoslovakia has been officially recognized with a new memorial fashioned from hewn tombstones used for paving stones in Prague.The Return of the Stones monument, made up…

Rings of Power is unquestionably a great TV show. You can see where the huge budget went - the quality of the production. After watching the first two episodes, I was in awe of the visuals. Elvish kingdoms and dwarven mines…

NYCU THESIS: Text identical to the content of government reports can be found on 31 pages of Lin Keng-jen's 54-page…

The 8th Annual Jewish Family Service Card Party hosted more than 110 attendees who enjoyed playing mahjong and canasta and dined at a buffet lunch at Harbor Pines Golf Club on August 25. The afternoon also allowed guests to win door…

BOris Johnson was chosen by Tories and voters in the 2019 election to break the parliamentary deadlock and push forward Brexit. Brexit is now yesterday's argument. We are outside the European Union.But the settlement leaves a lot for his…

"Interpretation at the Asylum Office"This month's feature is contributed by LCJ Hub member Hillary Mellinger, assistant…

Italian Jewish businessman Daniele da Norsa removed the exterior painting of the Madonna and Child, triggering a terrible series of consequences. When successful Italian Jewish businessman Daniele da Norsa bought a beautiful new home…

AT the heart of faith, which is the condition of being shaken, one particular practice is crucial: xenophilia. Loving what is other, what is strange or foreign. It is obviously opposed to xenophobia, to the fear of the other and of the…

“For me, this text is a reminder every time I pray in our sanctuary that we must work until justice and righteousness are more prevalent in our country and in our world than hatred and bigotry,” she added. Written by fellow Jewish…

In viewThe Jewish MuseumNew York: 1962-1964July 22, 2022–January 8, 2023New York A historical exhibition aims to show us the past life, but sometimes the retrospective becomes reflexive, a two-way mirror…

In her best-selling book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," African-American author Isabel Wilkerson describes a conversation with a Nigerian-born playwright. "You know there are no blacks in Africa," the woman said, much to…

Image by Dusan Jovic. Free to use under Unsplash license. Turkish police have arrested pop singer Gülşen (full name Gülşen Colakoglu), 46, pending trial, for a comment she made about religious schools months ago during one of her concerts.…

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) is well known to literary audiences and beyond as the story of a brilliant, mad scientist who created a horrific monster that ultimately resulted in the destruction of its creator. There have been…