Faith
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Faith groups urge passage of bipartisan bill that would protect houses of worship from protest
September 17, 2026 — Faith groups urge passage of bipartisan bill that would protect houses of worship from protest. “This bill works very hard to balance our First Amendment constitutional rights between the right to free speech and the right to worship,” Rep. Tom Suozzi said.
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Job had questions history gave him patience
September 11, 2026 — Job had questions, history gave him ‘patience.’ “During this moment of spiking antisemitism, Jews can take a measure of comfort in recalling to ourselves and to all Americans how Hebraic ideas have helped shape American political language,” Rabbi Stu Halpern, of Yeshiva University, told JNS.
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Jonah and the reversal
September 4, 2026 — Jonah and the reversal. “Forty days more, and Nineveh is overthrown!” (Jonah 3:4). These are the words that Jonah spoke over three days as he walked through the city of Nineveh—just five words in Hebrew.
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Parashat Ki Tetze Set adrift on the island of Elul
August 21, 2026 — Parashat Ki Tetze: Set adrift on the island of Elul. Parashat Ki Tetze abruptly shifts from collective responsibilities to personal ones. It is the densest legal section of the Torah, containing more commandments than any other parasha.
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Parashat Shoftim Wholehearted and well
August 14, 2026 — Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well. “Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” – Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.
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Life found in sinkholes beside Israels Dead Sea stirs excitement about biblical prophecy
August 3, 2026 — Life found in sinkholes beside Israel’s Dead Sea stirs excitement about biblical prophecy. It’s not quite the majestic “river of God” flowing from the temple promised by Ezekiel, but freshwater pools filled with life are appearing in sinkholes near the Dead Sea, setting prophecy watchers abuzz.
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Group of 36 Evangelical schools in Germany introduces contractual commitment against antisemitism
July 30, 2026 — Group of 36 Evangelical schools in Germany introduces contractual commitment against antisemitism. Thirty-six evangelical schools in Berlin and Brandenburg will make opposition to antisemitism contractually binding for staff, students and families.
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Netanyahu meets with Evangelical community leaders to discuss Iran war standing up to hatred
July 30, 2026 — Netanyahu meets with Evangelical community leaders to discuss Iran war, standing up to hatred. Both the Evangelical leaders and Netanyahu emphasized the importance of unity and support between the two communities.
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Jews praying on Temple Mount on Tisha BAv is tremendous progress Ben-Gvir says
July 24, 2026 — Jews praying on Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av is ‘tremendous progress,’ Ben-Gvir says. “Everywhere, people understand that the State of Israel is in charge,” the national security minister said.
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A Temple of Ahavat Chinam - of unconditional love
July 24, 2026 — A Temple of Ahavat Chinam – of unconditional love. My hope is that Tisha B’Av will increasingly become the day on which Jews ask not only why the Temple was destroyed, but whether Jewish society is becoming worthy and capable of receiving it again.
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How the Temples destruction made Jewish culture immortal
July 24, 2026 — How the Temple’s destruction made Jewish culture immortal. The destruction of the First and Second Temples shattered the belief in sacred stones but drove Judaism to reinvent itself through prayer, text, Shabbat and evolving law, transforming physical loss into a culture built to survive exile
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Tisha BAv 2026 What the Jewish summer fast day is all about explainer
July 22, 2026 — Tisha B’Av 2026: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about – explainer. On Tisha B’av, the Jewish people mourn the two destructions of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Here is everything you need to know.