Vancouver Sun: Immigrants remaking Canada’s religious face in surprising ways
Douglas Todd | Vancouver Sun (Canada) Canada is welcoming more than the global average of immigrants who are Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and non-religious. The country, however, is taking in less …Continue reading
The Globe and Mail: Outremont Easter procession cancelled due to district’s conflict with Hasidic Jews
Ingrid Peretz | The Globe and Mail (Canada) The half-century-old Easter procession at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Montreal’s Outremont district has been cancelled, caught in the crosswinds of …Continue reading
El Dínamo: Diputado Tarud rechaza marcha de la Comunidad Judía en contra de senador Tuma
UPI | El Dínamo (Chile) El diputado Jorge Tarud calificó este lunes de “absolutamente inadecuada” la marcha convocada para mañana martes por la Comunidad Judía de Chile (CJCh) en contra …Continue reading
The New York Times: Baby’s Death Renews Debate Over a Circumcision Ritual
Liz Robbins | The New York Times (United States) Prosecutors are investigating the death of a newborn boy who died in September after contracting herpes through a controversial practice of …Continue reading
Team Spirit and Ol’ Time Religion: Sports and Christianity in US Public Life
Rannting with Ann Pellegrini This week, I took time out from watching one great American sports story unfold—namely, how do Rush Limbaugh and Rick Santorum say all those things with …Continue reading
The New York Times: A Twist on Posthumous Baptisms Leaves Jews Miffed at Mormon Rite
MARK OPPENHEIMER | The New York Times (United States) “When you hear that your zayde, who died in Auschwitz, has become a Mormon, well, baruch ha-shem!” — blessed be God! …Continue reading
The New York Times: How the Jews Handled Prohibition
Sam Roberts | The New York Times (United States) Even in New York Times headlines, they were known as “Izzy and Moe.” Their very presence could make bartenders faint. They …Continue reading
Winnipeg Free Press: Same-sex wedding a first for conservative synagogue
Sharon Chisvin | Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) When Arthur Blankstein and Kenneth Ure exchange wedding vows at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue on Jan. 21, both they and the synagogue will be …Continue reading
The Canadian Jewish News: Mount Royal city hall removes religious symbols
Janice Arnold | The Canadian Jewish News (Canada) Congregation Beth-El has protested the Town of Mount Royal’s decision to remove a menorah and a nativity scene from outside the town …Continue reading
Washington Post: Orthodox rabbi who fought Army’s rule against beards to become chaplain; settlement reached
Matt Sedensky | The Washington Post (United States) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An Orthodox Jewish rabbi who was barred from serving as an Army chaplain because he refused to …Continue reading
The New York Times: Loans Without Profit Help Relieve Economic Pain
Samuel G. Freedman | The New York Times (United States) When Hirshy Minkowicz was growing up in a Hasidic enclave of Brooklyn 30 years ago, he often noticed visitors arriving …Continue reading