Knife attack on Sikh trucker in Wyoming stirs fresh fears in community

Why the closing prayers of Judaism’s holiest holiday focus on repairing relationships with each other

(The Conversation) — A central theme of the High Holidays – and Judaism itself – is that to do right by God, people must first do right by each other.

The ethical cases for immigration as a human right

(The Conversation) — A political philosopher explains the ethical arguments in favor of free movement.

Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The lawsuit by Margot Cleveland, a journalist for The Federalist, accused the city and its mayor, a Democrat, of favoring the Muslim faith over other religious beliefs in a city with a population of over 100,000 people that is majority Arab American.

New laws trigger a fresh legal fight over Nazi-looted art in Los Angeles and Auschwitz museums

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This pair of lawsuits are the first to be filed after the recent passage of laws by California and Congress, which strengthen U.S.-based claims to artwork that were forcibly taken from Jewish families during World War II.

Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions

(AP) — The policy, announced Friday, is the second revision this year in what has long been one of the most controversial and distinctive teachings of the religious organization.