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religious freedom

Shel Lyons, a parent at Carmel River School, is suing the school after it refused to allow an inflatable menorah (left) at an event centered around the school's "holiday tree" (right).
Posted inNews

A Carmel school refused to allow an inflatable menorah at a ‘holiday tree’ lighting. A Jewish parent filed a lawsuit.

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 14, 2021December 15, 2021
Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists protest alongside each other during a demonstration outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Kevin Dietsch-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Banning abortion would attack our religious freedom as Jews

by Debbie Findling December 8, 2021
In 1789, Cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas of New York's Congregation Shearith Israel gave what is widely believed to be the first-ever Jewish sermon about Thanksgiving. (Photo/JTA-Flickr Commons-Shearith Israel)
Posted inOpinion

How Thanksgiving helped Jews carve out a piece of the American story

Rabbi Yael Buechler by Rabbi Yael Buechler and JTA November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Sheila Katz, CEO, National Council of Jewish Women, urged the U.S. Senate to protect abortion rights at an event outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 29, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo/RNS-Paul Morigi-Getty Images for MoveOn)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish women’s groups prep for Women’s March on abortion rights

Yonat Shimron by Yonat Shimron and RNS October 1, 2021
The current Supreme Court, clockwise from top left: Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Elana Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonya Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Posted inNews

A Supreme Court decision allowing a Catholic foster agency to discriminate splits Jewish groups

by Ron Kampeas and JTA June 18, 2021June 18, 2021
Screenshot from an ad by the right-wing United Torah Judaism party that appeared to compare Reform Jewish converts to dogs. (Screenshot)
Posted inNews

Dogs, death and ‘clowns’: Israeli Orthodox politicians are again attacking Reform Jews

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 4, 2021
Members of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, pray outside in a makeshift synagogue. (Photo/JTA-Roy Rochlin-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

The Supreme Court ruling on Covid reopenings and religious liberty, explained

Michael A. Helfand by Michael A. Helfand and JTA December 3, 2020December 3, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on combating radical Islam in Mulhouse, France, Feb. 18, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jean Francois Badias-Pool-AFP)
Posted inWorld

To fight radical Islam, France is limiting religious freedoms — with the blessing of its Jewish minority

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
A woman with the pro-life organization Bound4Life raises her hands in prayer outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Oct. 5, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Everything ‘potentially up for grabs’: What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 8, 2020
The World War I memorial cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, is built on public land and its maintenance is paid for with public funds. (Photo/JTA-Eric Baradat-AFP-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

SCOTUS decision allowing a taxpayer-funded cross is dangerous for Jews

Joshua Z. Rokach by Joshua Z. Rokach June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

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