Sanders keeps his Judaism in the background, irking U.S. Jews
NEW YORK -- As Bernie Sanders headed toward victory in New Hampshire, pundits noted the barrier he was about to break: Sanders would become the first Jewish candidate to win a major party presidential primary.
Why many voters in Sanders’ old Brooklyn neighborhood are backing Trump
Some of the residents of Bernie Sanders’ boyhood New York neighborhood are proud of their fellow "Brooklyn boy," but they're not voting for him.
The Pope’s new ‘comedic advisor’ is a rabbi
The Honorary Comedic Advisor to the Pope was announced on Monday... and he’s a rabbi.
Your holiday cheat sheet to Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the last and most important of Judaism's 10 High Holy Days, which begin on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Here is a quick cheatsheet for those of you who may want to talk about Rosh Hashanah with the other humans in your life while also coming across as remotely intelligent.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took to the Berlin streets Sunday to promote peace and tolerance in the country.
Pope Francis hosted the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican for a prayer summit on Sunday evening in a move meant to inspire a renewed interests in peace talks from both sides.
In 2013, Maurice Shohet, an Iraqi Jew who now lives in Washington, D.C., received a surprising email from the National Archives. A librarian had recovered his elementary school record that was left behind nearly 40 years ago when he and…
Kim Lawton, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, on the Pope's overtures to the Jewish community.
