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The Jewish celebration of Shavu’ot, the Festival of Weeks, starts this evening commemorating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavu’ot actually holds both an…
Catholicism
Pope Francis greets followers during a 2013 trip to Brazil. This past weekend, Pope Francis visited the Middle East to promote peace among Muslims, Jews and…
Entertainment
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations rejects J Street’s application for membership. The Conference of Presidents has been the go-to organization, where the voice…
Catholicism
Pope Francis is soon going to be visiting a variety of locations within the Middle East from May 24th until May 26th. His visit is not…
Entertainment
Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer begins this year on Saturday, May 17. It is a time of both joy and sorrow for the Jewish people. Lag BaOmer…
Entertainment
John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, issued an apology last week for a comment that he made which suggested that Israel may at some point…
Entertainment
Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day during which we can remember the people that suffered and died in one of the world's greatest atrocities, the purposeful…
Christianity
At the beginning of April, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)’s 2013 audit was released, noting a massive decline in US anti-Semitic attacks. This would have been great…
Entertainment
The most commonly observed Jewish holiday is Pesach or Passover. This year it will be celebrated beginning in the evening of Monday, April 14 until the evening…
Entertainment
A staple Passover tradition, the Haggadah now has a mobile app. Jews have been reading the Haggadah for centuries when they celebrate the Passover Seder, observed…
Christianity
With the release of Noah on March 28 2014, it was very quickly evident that there is a thirst for religious-based films not only in Hollywood…
Christianity
Fans of any book series go to see the movie in order to critique one major point: "Did they get the details of the story right?"…