Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In the 1930s the USSR established “anti-religion”...
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Willy Wonka star, Gene Wilder has passed away at 83. The movie world lost yet another beloved face with the demise of celebrated actor Gene Wilder. His family said the actor died on Monday,...
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Founder of Jewish Hineni Movement Esther Jungreis passed away last week. Ester Jungreis, the woman the New York Times dubbed “The Jewish Billy Graham,” died recently at the age of 80, reports...
Read more →Southern Iraq wetlands biblical scholars believe to be the Garden of Eden is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Garden of Eden is the setting for the birth of the Abrahamic religion which...
Read more →Jews abstain from almost all kinds of celebrations and personal pleasures during The Three Weeks. For three weeks starting on July 23, 2016, Jews will observe the “bein hametzarim” or simply...
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Bar and bat mitzvahs made possible for students with cognitive disabilities. Conservative Judaism states that a boy and a girl attain bar mitzvah at different ages, 13 and 12 respectively. However,...
Read more →Learning how to survive Shavuot when you're gluten-free and dairy-free. Deborah A. Beverly struggles with her food issues during Jewish holidays. When Shavuot approaches, she can almost taste festive...
Read more →Conservative Judaism takes a step towards accepting and protecting the transgender community. Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism passed a historic resolution that affirms the rights...
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Dawn Eden Goldstein is the first woman to receive a canonical doctorate from the University of St. Mary of the Lake. Dawn Eden Goldstein, the grand-niece of the famous American poet Alma Denny, graduated...
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An application helps translate over 5,000 pages of the Babylonian Talmud into Italian. On April 5, 2016, the very first Italian version of the Babylonian Talmud was officially presented to the Italian...
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Profiles in Faith: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
