Jewish Religion

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to subsidize religious schools in the District of Columbia would undercut civil rights and civil liberties and add to the federal budget deficit, while failing to improve education, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Boehner has announced that  he will unveil a bill […]

Special Report – Antisemitism in 2010

IDF Soldier Raised Christian Turned Muslim Now Jewish JERUSALEM–Korey Bronson was raised Christian, then converted with his mother to Islam, and finally found his way back to his mother’s Judaism. He tells of his journey in this interview.

HOUSTON (Press Release) — In a show of solidarity with the nation of Israel and the Jewish people, Joel and Victoria Osteen will travel to Israel to hold “A Historic Night of Hope” at the Jerusalem Theater on Thursday, February 3, at 7:00 p.m. The event will be broadcast around the world by the Trinity Broadcasting

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Israel Commission and Nefesh B’Nefesh – which works in close cooperation with the Jewish Agency – are pleased to announce the continuation of their joint Ma’alot program for a third year. Following the runaway success of the program over the past two years in deepening the connection

PARIS (Press Release)–In a letter to UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s Director for International Relations, Dr.Shimon Samuels, noted, “The Iranian student Basij militia, of Bu-Ali Sina/Avicenna University in Hamadan province, have removed the mausoleum sign to the entrance of the Esther and Mordechai tomb in Shush, during a demonstration replete with antisemitic

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– WebYeshiva.org, the first fully-interactive Torah study program on the Web, and the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS) announce on Monday a new partnership. The partnership will broaden WebYeshiva.org and LSJS’s reach to students based in the UK, Western Europe, and South Africa. The partnership between the London School of Jewish Studies and WebYeshiva.org

NEW YORK, Jan. 9  (Press Release)–The Union for Reform Judaism mourns the passing of our teacher Debbie Friedman, z”l. Debbie influenced and enriched contemporary Jewish music, and Jewish life, in a profound way. Her music crossed generational and denominational lines and carved a powerful legacy of authentic Jewish spirituality into our daily lives. Responding to

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Is it possible to gain deep insight into our personal human struggles by exploring familiar Bible characters and their stories? Modern master of biblical interpretation, Rabbi Norman J. Cohen, brings biblical ancestors to life as husbands, wives, parents and siblings. Using midrash – interpretive literature that reads between the lines of