(JTA) — In the coming days and weeks, there is going to be a great deal of debate – in public discussions and in private conversations – regarding whether people like me are or are not contributing to the demise of the Jewish people by virtue of our existence. I was recently ordained as a […]
Posts Tagged ‘interfaith’
Indian ‘Love Jihad’ law will be used to entrap and harass interfaith couples, rights lawyers say
A new law brought in by the government of India’s most populous state will be used to harass and incarcerate legitimate interfaith couples, rights lawyers have warned. The law against so-called “Love Jihad”, an Islamophobic conspiracy theory, was passed as an executive order by the BJP government of right-wing Hindu monk-turned chief minister Yogi Adityanath […]
Why is the Reform movement forcing me to choose between my interfaith relationship and rabbinical school?
This article originally appeared on Alma. (JTA) — I’ve wanted to be a rabbi since I was 14. I didn’t — and still don’t — know entirely what to think about divinity or halacha (Jewish law) or how to approach 4,000 years of Jewish history, but I knew that nothing felt better than existing in […]
Hindu And Jewish Women Marry In Britain’s First Interfaith Lesbian Wedding
A Hindu woman, Kalavati Mistry, and a Jewish woman, Miriam Jefferson have said ‘I do’, over 20 years after they fell in love while on a training course. Their happy union after so many years was special for many personal reasons, but it was also unlike any other wedding day in British history. This was to […]
Israel spied on interfaith delegation’s emails, rabbi says
Asa Winstanley Activism and BDS Beat 26 July 2017 Members of an interfaith delegation to Palestine were barred on Israeli orders from boarding flights originating in the US. (JVP) A rabbi who was denied boarding on a flight to Israel because of her support for Palestinian rights says there is evidence Israel spied on the group she was traveling […]
Israel spied on interfaith delegation’s emails, rabbi says
Asa Winstanley Activism and BDS Beat 26 July 2017 Members of an interfaith delegation to Palestine were barred on Israeli orders from boarding flights originating in the US. (JVP) A rabbi who was denied boarding on a flight to Israel because of her support for Palestinian rights says there is evidence Israel spied on the group she was traveling […]
The Mennonites and the interfaith ecumenical deal
This is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. On Thursday, the Mennonites passed a historic BDS resolution (PDF) regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Another Christian denomination has done its due diligence regarding a Jewish state gone wrong and Palestinians suffering under […]
Defying official censorship orders, Brown and RISD students hold Nakba discussion inside Hillel
The following was sent to us by Sophie Kasakove, a student at Brown University, who along with two other Jewish students, Eital Schattner-Elmaleh and Ben Williams, organized an event to discuss the Nabka at the the Brown/RISD Hillel. On Wednesday, May 11, in the midst of final exams, over 70 Brown University students in the Brown/RISD […]
Defying official censorship orders, Brown and RISD students hold Nakba discussion inside Hillel
The following was sent to us by Sophie Kasakove, a student at Brown University, who along with two other Jewish students, Eital Schattner-Elmaleh and Ben Williams, organized an event to discuss the Nabka at the the Brown/RISD Hillel. On Wednesday, May 11, in the midst of final exams, over 70 Brown University students in the Brown/RISD […]
Defying official censorship orders, Brown and RISD students hold Nakba discussion inside Hillel
The following was sent to us by Sophie Kasakove, a student at Brown University, who along with two other Jewish students, Eital Schattner-Elmaleh and Ben Williams, organized an event to discuss the Nabka at the the Brown/RISD Hillel. On Wednesday, May 11, in the midst of final exams, over 70 Brown University students in the Brown/RISD […]
Defying official censorship orders, Brown and RISD students hold Nakba discussion inside Hillel
The following was sent to us by Sophie Kasakove, a student at Brown University, who along with two other Jewish students, Eital Schattner-Elmaleh and Ben Williams, organized an event to discuss the Nabka at the the Brown/RISD Hillel. On Wednesday, May 11, in the midst of final exams, over 70 Brown University students in the Brown/RISD […]
Interfaith Service – Caring for Those Who Have Born the Battle
A photo taken during the 3rd annual Interfaith Service of Remembrance at the Providence VA Medical Center This is the third annual Interfaith Service of Remembrance; as always, it was very well attended by families, Veterans, and VA Staff. The Providence VA Medical Center’s Chaplain Service is the total program of spiritual and pastoral care […]