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23 Feb

Cover Story, Israel-Hamas War, Jewish World, Latest, Religion

A Cooling: Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Work after October 7 and Gaza

Posted by

Tom Gjelten

February 25, 2024

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URJ president emeritus Eric Yoffie considered contacting his Muslim contacts after October 7, but ultimately chose not to. "I pulled away,” he says.

Rabbi Nancy Kastan speaks in front of a group advocating for reproductive rights.

06 Dec

Latest, Women

Rabbis in States with Abortion Restrictions Find Hope in Interfaith Work

Posted by

Abby Wingfield and Fallon Roth

December 13, 2022

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Jewish leaders in states with trigger bans hope interfaith activism may help them advocate for reproductive health.

03 Feb

Beshert, Latest

Beshert | A Slow Start To Lasting Love

Posted by

Amy Newman

February 3, 2022

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As classmates in law school, Amy and David only spoke to each other sporadically, but they always had their eyes on one another. It wasn't until their final year that sharing a ride to work and a confession by David finally brought them together.

06 Nov

2017 November-December, Big Questions

Is Intermarriage Good for the Jews?

Posted by

Marilyn Cooper

October 7, 2024

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The very meaning of intermarriage has shifted with these demographic changes. In earlier periods, intermarriage was generally seen as a rejection of Jewish identity and a form of rebellion against the community. These days, intermarriage doesn’t necessarily spell the end of an active Jewish life or of Jewish lineage.

03 Apr

Jewish World, Latest

Conservatives Admit Non-Jews—and No One Blinked

Posted by

Marilyn Cooper

April 25, 2017

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With only a few exceptions, the days are long gone when individuals are shunned by their communities and even disowned by their parents as a result of intermarriage.

08 Dec

2015 November-December, Jewish Word, Jewish World

Jewish Word // Gentile

Posted by

Marilyn Cooper

October 10, 2024

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In the early 20th century, Jews continued to use “goy” when speaking among themselves, but “gentile” became the word of choice in public discourse.

05 May

2014 May/June, Big Questions

Can Religious Pluralism and an Official Rabbinate Coexist in Israel?

Posted by

Moment

April 4, 2023

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Moment asks a wide range of scholars, activists and religious leaders to suggest if and how religious pluralism and the chief rabbinate can coexist

02 Jul

2013 July-August, World

Marshall Breger | “What Happened at Auschwitz?”

Posted by

Marshall Breger

June 1, 2017

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Imams confront the Holocaust at Auschwitz

Religion

Losing (and Finding) My Religion

Posted by

Sala Levin

June 20, 2025

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by Maddie Ulanow It’s always interesting when, on a particular Friday night, we get a new high turnout of students for the weekly Shabbat services -...

Culture, History, topics

The Long and Winding Road to Interfaith Dialogue

Posted by

Sala Levin

September 21, 2011

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by Steven Philp While the media spent the morning of September 11 replaying footage of the terrorist attacks of that day in 2001, small groups of...

Culture, History, Latest, Religion

The Catholic Church Changes Gears on Interfaith Relations

Posted by

elisniv

May 8, 2012

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By Gabriel Weinstein Last week a group of twenty cantors from the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) serenaded Catholic officials in Rome with rousing renditions of...