Issues
40% rise in Jewish Immigration to Israel Attributed to Surge from Ukraine and Russia
Jewish immigration to Israel has risen more than 40 percent in the first three months of 2015, an interim report by the Jewish Agency for Israel…
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Baptist
New #InTheirOwnWords Interviews: Martin Luther King, Jr., Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and Jain Master Shri Chitrabhanuji
Adding to the #InTheirOwnWords series, today we have three new archived interviews available with Martin Luther King, Jr., Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and Jain Master Shri…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Features
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis Reflects on his First Year in Office in Interview with Paul Harris
After his first year as Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis stresses the importance of Shabbat, his excitement about Centre for Rabbinic Excellence, and identifies his three biggest…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Agnosticism
Jewish-American Bernie Sanders is Socialist but not Religious
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders grew up in a Jewish household, but the left-leaning senator does not align himself with any religion today. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont…
Issues
Judge Claims ‘Killing Jews’ Ad Is Protected Under Freedom Of Speech
The “Killing Jews” bus ads can run on NYC buses and Trains under the rule of freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech has been something constantly…
Catholicism
Major SCOTUS Decision for Marriage in Obergefell v Hodges
Supreme Court will make an important decision in the ongoing same-sex marriage debate with the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Over 30 cases hang in the balance that…
Issues
Obama Pleas with Jewish Leaders over Iran Nuclear Deal
Obama sought the opinions of Jewish community leaders to gain their favor in the Iran nuclear deal discussions. President Obama knew that consulting Jewish leadership was…
Judaism
Great Synagogue Of Edirne In Turkey Reopens After 20 Years of Neglect
It was all smiles as the sonorous sounds and echoes of the 500-year old “Adio Kerida (Goodbye my Beloved)” song played throughout the newly opened Synagogue…
Entertainment
Allegations of Anti-Semitism at Stanford by Jewish Student are Debated
Jewish student Molly Horwitz says she encountered anti-Semitism when being interviewed for a student senate seat in a Stanford University organization. Molly Horwitz, a junior from…
Buddhism
Judge Rules Marijuana Remains Schedule 1 Drug: Here’s How Religions are Combatting Drug Use
Much to the disappointment of a group of on-looking activists who anxiously waited Wednesday to have a California-based Federal Judge pass a ruling to have marijuana…
Judaism
Michael Douglas’ Son the Target of Anti-Semitic Rant
Michael Douglas wrote an Op-Ed piece for the LA Times and visited the Today Show to discuss faith and anti-Semitism. Celebrity A-listers are used to being…
Judaism
Jefferson Airplane’s Jorma Kaukonen on His Jewish Roots
Jorma Kaukonen, a guitarist who is best known for his work on Jefferson Airplane, reflects on his Jewish upbringing and how it brought him to where…