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Law enforcement officers process the scene in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo-Brandon Wade)
Posted inU.S.

Synagogues forced to balance welcoming the stranger with protecting their own

Yonat Shimron by Yonat Shimron and RNS January 20, 2022
Imam Omar Suleiman hugs Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker after the rabbi’s release from being held hostage at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, on Jan. 15, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Asra Khan)
Posted inOpinion

11 hours of prayer and solidarity at the Colleyville synagogue standoff

by Omar Suleiman and RNS January 19, 2022
An interfaith group of clergy gathered at Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Community in Colleyville, Texas, to support law enforcement and the families of those taken hostage in the 11-hour standoff Jan. 15, 2022, at Congregation Beth Israel. (Photo/RNS-via Twitter)
Posted inU.S.

As rabbi was held hostage, interfaith colleagues gathered to help end the standoff

Yonat Shimron by Yonat Shimron and RNS January 18, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Rabbi: What do you think of responsive readings? Congregation: Yawn

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
Muslim volunteers assemble snack and hygiene packs at Masjid-e-Mohammedi in Fremont, part of a day of cooperation between the mosque and Temple Beth Torah, May 2021. (Photo/Mufaddal Ezzy)
Posted inUncategorized

From conflict to cooperation: Lessons from the road to Muslim-Jewish partnership

by Ari Gordon and RNS January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system (left) intercepts rockets fired by Hamas toward southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Anas Baba-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The top 10 global Jewish news stories of 2021

by Rabbi A. James Rudin and RNS December 30, 2021
Fireworks burst over the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during the lighting of the Christmas tree, Dec. 4, 2021. (Photo/RNS-AP-Maya Alleruzzo)
Posted inNews

Exceptions for Birthright rankle US Christians blocked from Israel at Christmas

Yonat ShimronMichele Chabin (Photo/Courtesy) by Yonat Shimron, Michele Chabin and RNS December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Religious Jews arrive to pray at the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/RNS-AP-Maya Alleruzzo)
Posted inNews

As Jews pray on Temple Mount, status quo at Jerusalem’s holiest site begins to shift

by Eetta Prince-Gibson and RNS December 21, 2021
Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, lights a menorah during a public Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting ceremony in South Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)
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More Orthodox women are being ordained, but change is uneven

Yonat ShimronIlan Ben Zion by Yonat Shimron, Ilan Ben Zion and RNS December 17, 2021
The Rev. William Barber (left) and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign, lead a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Jack Jenkins)
Posted inU.S.

Faith leaders arrested while protesting in support of Build Back Better bill

by Jack Jenkins and RNS December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

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