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South Dakota Soon To Get Its First Rabbi For The First Time In A Generation December 3, 2016 • The state, home to fewer than 1,000 Jews, will have its only full-time Rabbi soon. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Mendel Alperowitz, who will be moving there with his wife Mussie and two children. Listen here.
Here’s What People Buy With Food Stamps Food stamp recipients buy a lot of soda, just like everyone else. 11/21/2016 01:40 pm ET Arthur Delaney Senior Reporter, The Huffington Post and Alissa Scheller Visuals Editor, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― Though people like to complain about food stamp recipients using their benefits for unhealthy things […]
The pope alluded to the wave of xenophobia and hate that marked the Donald Trump campaign, as well as nationalist movements elsewhere. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Saturday (11/19/16) said an “epidemic of animosity” against people of other races or religions was hurting the weakest in society, striking a note of caution against the […]
SITE OF MOSES’ DEATH REOPENS AFTER 10-YEAR-LONG RESTORATION PROCESS Moses, one of the most of the important figures to Jews, Christians and Muslims for his pivotal role in shaping the Abrahamic tradition, was tragically forbidden by God to enter the Holy Land. After guiding the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and taking them to the […]
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Harvard Launches Free Online Course to Promote Religious Literacy Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts. The study of religion is the study of a rich and fascinating dimension of human experience that includes but goes well beyond beliefs and ritual practices. In this […]
Hospice Chaplain Reflects On Life, Death And The ‘Strength Of The Human Soul’ As a hospice chaplain, it’s Kerry Egan’s job to help dying people accept their own mortality. Sometimes that means sitting with them as they express their regrets and fears. Other times, she listens as they recount their life stories and reflect on […]
German Evangelical Church Renounces Anti-Semitic Mission To Convert Jews MARTIN LUTHER TOLD HIS FOLLOWERS TO PRAY FOR JEWS TO CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY. CENTURIES LATER, THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN GERMANY IS WRESTLING WITH ITS PAST. The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has officially renouncedits mission to evangelize and convert Jews. The EKD’s annual synod, a central […]
Pope Francis Extends Power To Forgive Abortion To All Catholic Priests Pope Francis on Monday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world. Francis, who has made a more inclusive and forgiving Roman Catholic Church a characteristic […]
Bad News: What Medicare DOESN’T Cover Medicare benefits extend to a lot of treatments and services, but not all of them. Discover what’s not covered, and learn the exceptions to the rules. The good news: Once you hit 65, Medicare covers many medical issues entirely, and others with just a few pre-requisites. The not-as-good news: Some […]
Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason PERSPECTIVES ON FAITH & POLITICS AMERICA: CITY ON A HILL? — THE STATE & RELIGION “Politics no longer asks why or whether questions but only how,” author Salman Rushdie once wrote. “It does not ask what kind of world we wish to live in. It does not analyze the […]