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What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the justification for war?

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?

The Conversation

Jewish Americans of all stripes reconsider safety protocols – but disagree on roots of recent violence

Many see attacks as part of a rise in anti-Jewish hate, while others object to conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism

The Guardian - US

Progressive Judaism co-leaders pledge to welcome critics of Israel

‘Judaism has at its heart the idea that we grapple with one another,’ says Rabbi Josh Levy after historic UK merger of Liberal and Reform traditions

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: Criticising Netanyahu is not antisemitic – this Jewish rebellion shows why

COMMENT: Last month’s declaration by 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews against an escalation of the war in Gaza – in which ‘Israel's soul is being ripped out’ – is not only still reverberating through their own community, but has a much wider significance, writes Donald…

The Independent UK

At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations

Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass

The Independent UK

Two UK Jewish movements vote to become one progressive group

Merger of Liberal Judaism and Reform Judaism will be first in any major religion for more than half a century

The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer

The Independent UK

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Freed Israeli hostage held onto faith to get through months of captivity in Gaza

An Israeli hostage freed in the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas said faith sustained her during her captivity, and she used the few means that were available to her to observe Judaism

The Independent UK

From Jewish summer camp to gospel to Chabad, Bob Dylan’s faith doesn’t fit in a box − but he’s long had a connection to Israel

James Mangold’s film “A Complete Unknown,” nominated for eight Oscars, captures the elusive, enigmatic quality of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s: the years he emerged as a major musical and cultural phenomenon. A scant few years after he came to New York from Minnesota, and legally changed his name…

The Conversation

‘A moral wreckage that we need to face’: Peter Beinart on being Jewish after Gaza’s destruction

With his new book, the author – once a prominent defender of Israel – hopes to change minds among his peers as he imagines a future of ‘collective liberation’

The Guardian - US

Simon Benscher obituary

Other lives: Chair of Liberal Judaism who played a key role in the creation of one united progressive Judaism movement in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Court Rejects Title VI Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism at Haverford College

"As a result of Plaintiffs' scattered pleading, any serious allegations of actionable discrimination are buried as needles within a haystack of distraction."

Reason

Mila Kunis told ‘never’ to talk about her Judaism

Opening up about her childhood, actress Mila Kunis has revealed she was told “never” to talk about her Judaism.

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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day

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The Independent UK

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”

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Three Arrested In Connection With Death Of Israeli Rabbi

Israeli rabbi Zvi Kogan's death in the UAE leads to arrests; Israel condemns as terror. Kogan promoted Judaism in the region.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the rabbi missing in UAE who Israel says was murdered

Israel says rabbi was killed in what they branded a ‘heinous antisemitic terror incident’

Evening Standard

When is Hanukkah in 2024 and how is it celebrated? The Jewish festival's important dates

The eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights is fast approaching

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British rabbis on the ‘fairly convincing’ portrayal of Jewish life in Nobody Wants This

Religious leaders broadly welcome the depiction of modern Jewish life in the show that has led the world to fall in love with Adam Brody’s ‘hot rabbi’

The Conversation

‘Nobody Wants This’ amps laughs about intermarriage in Judaism but intended humour hurts

Netflix’s new rom-com Nobody Wants This debuted with great success: it occupied the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 list for two weeks. It has been praised by a range of critics for its humour, “millennial magic” and pitch-perfect casting.

Woman & Home

Is Nobody Wants This based on a true story and who are the real couple?

You might be curious about whether Joanne and Noah's love story in Netflix's Nobody Wants This is based on a true story

The Conversation

Israel: what hardliners in Netanyahu’s government want from the war

Much recent media focus has rightly been on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, where Hamas assailants murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and abducted a further 251.

Al Jazeera

‘Bombs won’t bring quiet’: The antiwar Israeli whose parents died on October 7

‘Those who believe that bombs will bring quiet … and that war will bring security are naive,’ Israeli activist says.

The Guardian - US

‘People hold me accountable for a fanatical rightwing government’: Jewish Americans on how their lives have changed since 7 October

A year after the attacks, Jewish Americans reflect on losing family members, campaigning for Palestine and a sense of isolation

The Independent UK

It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide

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