Slate's agony aunt 'Dear Prudence' calls out advice-seeker for antisemitism
"Judaism doesn't need you to drag it into the 21st century or anywhere else," Dear Prudence writer Jenée Desmond-Harris tells ...
Tag: religion
New bill seeks to grant financial aid to Jews who become religious
Legislation comes in response to another bill seeking to provide similar assistance to Jews who leave religious world.
Facebook rolls out prayer request feature
Union of Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs says he understands why some are skeptical of initiative, “but in the ...
IDF chief lambastes 'military modesty decree' issued by rabbis
Booklet of instructions for religious soldiers on how to avoid interaction with women was issued in early October. "Let me ...
UN chief urges world to stamp out religious persecution
"Jews have been murdered in synagogues … Muslims gunned down in mosques … Christians killed at prayer," says UN Secretary-General ...
What do IDF troops think about women serving in combat?
66.6% of current or recently released IDF troops disagree that mixed-gender service is detrimental to combat operations, although 37% say ...
Saudi security forces showcase readiness for Hajj
Over 1,600,000 pilgrims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, according to the Saudi government. The majority of them are ...
Are Democrats trying to be the pro-religion party?
While Republicans have been more inclined to weave faith into their rhetoric, particularly since the rise of the evangelical Right ...
Morocco trains foreign students in practice of moderate Islam
In 2015, King Mohammed VI founded an institute to train imams and female preachers of Islam from Africa and Europe ...
'I wanted people to see me as I am'
Linda Taha, a religious Muslim artist from Jaljulia, made the decision to remove her hijab two years ago. She reminds ...