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In Oklahoma and Tennessee, religious charter schools face barriers – Baptist News Global
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (873+ words) NewsJeff Brumley "|" February 11, 2026 A bid to launch Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School as a taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma was rejected by the state Feb. 9. In turning down the application, some members of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board…...
There Is No Religious Revival – Baptist News Global
1+ week, 6+ day ago (127+ words) The Harvard Catholic Center wrapped up 2025 with huge news: the number of potential converts coming through its doors had'doubled'from the previous year. According to'The'Wall Street Journal'Free Expression'newsletter, the HCC is booming, dynamic proof that the kids are looking for something…...
Walking with King and Heschel past Beth Israel Synagogue
2+ week, 6+ day ago (445+ words) OpinionH. Stephen Shoemaker "|" January 21, 2026 As we have honored Martin Luther King this past weekend, I am remembering his friendship with Rabbi Abraham Heschel and Heschel's joining with him in the Civil Rights March in Selma March 21, 1965. Heschel was criticized for…...
Can Zohran Mamdani Reverse Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Drift Towards the Far Right?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (91+ words) If you looked at the diversity of New Yorkers present at Zohran Mamdani's November 4 victory party, Haredi rabbis Moshe Indig and Moshe Hoffman'didn't look too out of place. The post Can Zohran Mamdani Reverse Ultra-Orthodox Jews' Drift Towards the Far…...
AI is coming for your pastor and your trust
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1101+ words) OpinionHaileleol Tibebu "|" January 6, 2026 In this new year, an unexpected presence will slip into many church sanctuaries, quietly and almost politely: A line in the sermon that began as a chatbot prompt. A prayer drafted by an AI tool because the…...
He researches antisemitism for a living. Why does the State Department want to kick him out of the country?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (84+ words) For years, Imran Ahmed has presented his research on how tech platforms enable the spread of antisemitism to receptive audiences across the ideological spectrum. The post He researches antisemitism for a living. Why does the State Department want to kick…...
From Israel to Morocco to an HBCU in New Orleans, these Jewish artists are searching for home
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (100+ words) The class does not begin with a lecture. Instead, Neta Elkayam stands at the front of the room and sings. Usually in the Moroccan Arabic of her ancestors, rather than her native Hebrew. The post From Israel to Morocco to…...
Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple’s destruction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (60+ words) Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple's destruction'Baptist News Global Exclude from home pageCurated Content | December 30, 2025 Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000yearold Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from…...
Hanukkah shadows, Hanukkah light
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) OpinionChuck Poole "|" December 23, 2025 Many mornings I go on a long, slow sunrise prayer walk " what the mystics call "goal-less walking" or "life lived at three miles an hour." Solidarity, lament and repentance. Whenever there is another act of antisemitic violence,…...
The End of Jewish Belonging
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (110+ words) Jewish people have been part of Australia since its very beginning. When the First Fleet arrived in 1788, carrying convicts from England, among the 1,400 prisoners were at least six Jews. From that moment on, Jewish life has been woven... The post…...