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Attacks against Palestinian Christians deepens determination to stay on the land
By Daoud Kuttab — August 21, 2023
(RNS) — Palestinian Christians are doing their utmost to encourage their cohort to stay put on their lands.
In Israel, a Conservative rabbi’s arrest reopens religious freedom debate
By Yonat Shimron — September 19, 2018
HAIFA, Israel (RNS) — Rabbi Dov Hayun's recent arrest is giving Israelis reason to atone for their country’s stranglehold on Jewish religious expression.
Israeli university defends student union Christmas tree over rabbinical objection
By Yonat Shimron — December 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Jewish religious authorities hold that Christmas trees have no place in public settings in predominantly Jewish areas in Israel. But Israelis are pushing back.
One century later, this man finally celebrated his bar mitzvah
By Yonat Shimron — October 6, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) World War I scuttled the family's plans for the rite of passage.
Israeli court asked to restrain God
By Kimberly Winston — May 4, 2016
(RNS) When "try God" means in court.
Beauty and pain take center stage in Holocaust pageant
By Michele Chabin — August 23, 2013
(RNS) Supporters of the pageants say the event, which featured live performances and even a comedian, is an affirmation of life and a boost to the contestants' self-esteem. Detractors call the concept "distasteful," saying it capitalizes on the victims' vulnerability.
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