Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, might also be good news for divided America

Jewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail

(RNS) — Progressive Jewish advocacy organizations condemn what they view as a misguided attempt to fight antisemitism by targeting Palestinian permanent residents, such as Salah Sarsour.

Israel signals status quo shake-up over Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron

(RNS) — The site, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque and to Jews as Ma’arat HaMakhpela — the Cave of the Patriarchs, in English — is the second-most-sacred site to both Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land.

My father carried his Holocaust story his entire life. He never asked us to carry it, too.

(RNS) — It was only as an adult living with my own family that I learned about my father’s youth.

'Not a day off': For Juneteenth, some faith leaders promote political causes

(RNS) — ‘As we acknowledge the contributions of the African American community to America, it’s appropriate for us to lead the way in unifying and making a call for unity,’ said evangelist Alveda King, niece of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

'They have already suffered enough': Central African clergy respond to US deportation

(RNS) — Faith leaders say they would welcome migrants deported from the United States but question the decision to send vulnerable people without ties to a nation still healing from years of sectarian violence.