Tag: Religion
Vatican reversal on Nativity display is a setback for ‘Palestinian Jesus’
It was disturbing, but not that surprising, to learn the Vatican recently allowed a Nativity scene on its premises depicting a “Palestinian Jesus.” This falsified myth has been around for decades and always seems...
Photo of baby Jesus on a keffiyeh featured in Vatican nativity scene
A nativity scene that went on display at the Vatican on Saturday features a photo of the infant Jesus on a keffiyeh.
The traditional Arab scarf has been adopted by Palestinians as a symbol of their...
Ethiopian Jewish holy books digitized in Jerusalem
A collection of rare holy books and manuscripts from the Ethiopian Jewish community written in Ge’ez, an ancient South Semitic language sometimes referred to as Classical Ethiopic, have been digitized and will be available online, the...
Judge seeks rabbis’ input on separated prayer in Tel Aviv
For the second time this month, the Tel Aviv District Court postponed ruling on a petition asking it to order the municipality to allow sex-separated prayers on Yom Kippur on public grounds.
In the hearing...
Most US Protestant churchgoers think mythic Roman story is in Jewish scripture, per study
More than six in 10 church-going American Protestants appear to believe that the legendary ancient Roman story of Romulus and Remus appears in Jewish scripture, according to new data from Lifeway Research.
Lifeway, a nearly...
Living with purpose: Lessons from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Imagine there was something you could buy that would dramatically improve every aspect of your life. Everything you wish for—from financial success and physical health to happiness and self-esteem—would be granted or greatly enhanced....
Efforts underway to launch new seminary for Reform movement in Cincinnati
The loss of an ordination program two years ago at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati left a gap in the training of Jewish leaders that a new religious college seeks to fill.
Attorney Andy...
‘Hard-pressed’ to imagine world without ‘Shulchan Aruch’ 450 years after Joseph Caro’s death, experts...
Marianna Stell was reshelving a book at the Library of Congress in 2017 when a “beautiful, even manuscript hand” on the shelf caught the reference librarian’s attention. After consulting with colleagues in the Hebraic...
Bible contest to feature ‘Rachel from Ofakim,’ who faced down terrorists on Oct. 7
The International Bible Contest, an Israeli Independence Day tradition that features contestants from all over the world, will be held at the Jerusalem Theater on Tuesday with 16 youths competing—12 from the Diaspora and...
Sufis and Kabbalists and their vision of the world
Religions and the conception of God
Religions do not have the same conception of God. The Christian triune God is not the God of the Qur’ân or the Torah, and the personal God of the...