Deena Prichep
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With demonstrations by the Proud Boys and an increase in anti-Semitic rhetoric, some clinical therapists say they're noticing the stress and anxiety Jewish clients are feeling this year. -
As some evangelicals push to restrict civil rights for trans people, other Christians use similar sacred texts and traditions to build a theology that embraces trans lives as part of God's creation.
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With abortion access now limited, advocates worry about a return to dangerous underground procedures. A family matriarch died in one such procedure generations ago. Her family is still grieving.
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Female rabbis have become a way of life these days, but Sally Priesand changed the course of women and Judaism when she became the first female rabbi in the United States in June 1972.
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The Passover story is about displacement and the search for a promised land. For Ukrainian Jews this Passover, the story has special resonance as the holiday finds them scattered across the world.
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Since girls in the U.S. began having the public ceremony 100 years ago, more and more women have taken on a larger role in Jewish life, including becoming rabbis.
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The fighting between Israel and Hamas is straining U.S. interfaith groups, even during the cease-fire. They've lost some members because of the pressure. But others are forging ahead.
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Thanksgiving usually means gatherings and celebrating abundance. As the pandemic rules out crowded tables, Americans mourn missed traditions and build new ones.
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Social distancing is preventing families from gathering for the traditional Seder, so this year Passover will be different. Many Jews are planning virtual celebrations.
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Meals on Wheels usually means home delivery or lunch at a senior center. But at a new project in Vancouver, Wash., it's a retro-hip neighborhood diner where seniors can get eggs, coffee and community.
