Israel’s minister of religious affairs, Michael Malchieli, announced last week that he would commit to appointing 10 women to seats in the 150-member assembly responsible for electing Israel’s two chief rabbis, ahead of the next election this summer.
For American Jews, Interfaith Weddings Have Become A New Normal
More than 10 years ago, I attended a college friend’s wedding in New York City.
Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions
Earlier this spring, the European Parliament voted to overhaul its immigration policy to more evenly distribute responsibility among member states for managing the arrival of migrants and asylum-seekers.
Ohio’s attorney general seeks to block seminary college from selling its rare books
Ohio’s attorney general asked a judge on Tuesday to bar an international institution of Jewish higher education from selling its rare book collection.
Bible societies mount effort to revive view of Scripture as source of ancient wisdom
One of the biggest research projects into Scripture ever conducted is looking into how people use the Bible and what it means to them, an attempt to understand why, in a time when 90% of the world’s population has access…
New commission of religiously affiliated higher education aims to spark collaboration
A prominent association of American colleges and universities has created a new commission of religious schools whose aim will be to share with their nonreligious counterparts recent successes in the areas of access and affordability and the innovations that have…
Vatican cardinal urges Europeans to remember own migratory roots ahead of European elections
A top Vatican cardinal urged European voters Monday to remember their own migratory roots and show sympathy to people forced to flee their homes, days ahead of an election for the European Parliament in which migration is a big issue.
Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power
Narendra Modi, India’s two-time prime minister, was elected on June 5, 2024, as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance, a coalition of political parties that won with a slim majority in the recently concluded parliamentary election. Modi is expected to be…
A new group is a safe space for observant Jews who oppose Israel’s war in Gaza
Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, traditionally observant Jews have often responded to the crisis with prayer — chanting psalms, setting an intention to keep the tragedy in mind or pairing their ritual with activism.