These Purim photographs capture the Jewish holiday's themes of identity and masquerade through its tradition of dressing in costume.
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March 6, 2009: Purim in Jerusalem Photo Gallery
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February 20, 2009: Pope Benedict’s Agenda
National Catholic Reporter Vatican correspondent John Allen offers perspective on Pope Benedict XVI's papacy, his planned visit to the Holy Land, Catholic-Jewish relations, and recent questions about the direction of the Vatican.
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February 20, 2009: Sholem Aleichem
It is the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Yiddish writer whose characters argue with God about life's tragedies and disillusionments and whose stories of faith in the midst of flux have universal appeal.
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February 20, 2009: Professor Jeremy Dauber on Sholem Aleichem
It’s not a surprise that America as an ideal offered such possibilities for Sholem Aleichem, even when it disappointed him in its details, because it was a place of reinvention, of transformation.
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January 30, 2009: Ethics At Large and At Small
Christian and Jewish ethicists gathered recently for their annual meeting, and the discussions ranged from Wall Street ethics and sexual ethics to environmental ethics and the ethics of eating. Read R & E correspondent Judy Valente's report.
Posted: Jan 29th, 2009 Comments: 1 Views: 2,928
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January 23, 2009: Religion and the Obama Inauguration
In prayers, worship, balls, and other inaugural events the nation's religious diversity was highlighted.
Posted: Jan 23rd, 2009 Comments: 10 Views: 5,566
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January 9, 2009: Is Gaza a Just War?
Read commentary and analysis by religious leaders, ethicists, and others on war in the Gaza Strip.
Posted: Jan 8th, 2009 Comments: 27 Views: 4,996
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December 19, 2008: Hanukkah’s Light
We make two blessings on the lighting of the candles about the miracles of these days, and it’s a good time to think about the miracles in our own lives.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2008 Comments: 4 Views: 2,807
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December 5, 2008: The Growth of Chabad
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement established what you might call an outreach program decades ago with the intention to reach out to the Jewish people wherever they are, whoever they are, regardless of background, to teach them about their faith.
Posted: Dec 5th, 2008 Comments: 1 Views: 5,735
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October 17, 2008: 2008 Campaign: Catholic and Jewish Voters
Winning the Catholic vote could be the key to victory in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Jewish voters are also being courted. The contest in working-class areas of the state like Scranton is particularly intense.
Posted: Oct 17th, 2008 Comments: 0 Views: 1,781
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