A makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue.
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The shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue joins a list of more than 200 other ideologically motivated attacks by far-right extremists since 1990.
Rally organized by HIAS, a Jewish group that supports refugees, outside the White House.
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The idea of welcoming the stranger is central to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Today, that engenders a responsibility to shield refugees and other immigrants from violence and oppression.
A conservator works with a portion of the Dead Sea Scrolls containing Psalm 145 at The Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia.
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The real scrolls are considered priceless. Here’s why.
Yom Kippur break fast.
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An expert explains why the Jewish practice of abstaining from food on Yom Kippur is so out of step with the rest of Jewish tradition.
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DNA evidence tracks the ancient history of the Jewish people.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism says Corbyn is not doing enough to tackle the problem.
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HIgh-profile Labour figures have long chosen to compare Zionism to Nazism.
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Corbyn has avoided taking a position on numerous issues this year. But this one really needs a response.
Immigrants and inspectors in the registry room for legal inspections at Ellis Island.
Thousands of Jewish immigrants and their children changed their names in America – but not at Ellis Island. The reasons are complicated and part of the Jewish struggle with their identity in America.
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Islamophobic and anti-semitic parents are removing children from school RE lessons.
A protest by ‘If Not Now’ outside the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., March 2017.
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As Israel approaches the 70th anniversary of its establishment, many older American Jews will be celebrating. Many younger ones will wonder whether the Jewish state is something to celebrate at all.
Jesus and Mary, as portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara in Mary Magdalene.
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Mary Magdelene film props up a view of Judaism as archaic, unchanging and out of date.
Puzzle: fragments of 2,000-year-old scrolls before reassembly.
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Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and priestly duty schedule.
Jewish law recognises patient choice as decisive in some situations where assisted dying may be an option.
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Under Jewish law the preservation of human life is a cardinal commandment: both suicide and self-endangerment are forbidden.
President Barack Obama, right, meeting with leaders of large Jewish organizations in 2011.
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Theology and history help explain why US Jews give more to charity than people who observe other religions or are not religious at all.
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Hanukkah was instituted in 164 B.C. to celebrate military victory, but the meaning has changed over time with the circumstances of the Jewish people.
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As Americans make decisions about year-end giving, how much of it will be influenced by their faith?
President Trump recently stated his support for ‘Judeo-Christian values’ … but what does that phrase really mean?
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Its real purpose is to subsume Judaism and exclude Islam.
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Hans Eysenck’s denial that he was Jewish throws light on the psychological problems faced by refugees who belong to persecuted ethnic groups.
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Many religions see natural disasters as divine punishment. But, a scholar argues, it’s not that simple.
A detail from William Blake’s God answers Job (c. 1804). The Gods of Moses in the Old Testament, Jesus in the New Testament and Muhammad in the Quran have a similarly complex and ambivalent character.
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The founder of Islam, Muhammad, saw himself as the last in a line of prophets that reached back through Jesus to Moses, Abraham and Noah. But while the three religions worship the same God, he divides as much as he unites.