Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In
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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,”
Southern Iraq wetlands biblical scholars believe to be the Garden of Eden is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Garden of Eden is
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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
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Conservative Judaism takes a step towards accepting and protecting the transgender community. Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism passed a historic resolution
Dawn Eden Goldstein is the first woman to receive a canonical doctorate from the University of St. Mary of the Lake. Dawn Eden Goldstein,
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