Palestinians, ultra-Orthodox Jews and big weddings

Palestinians, ultra-Orthodox Jews and big wed...

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Tensions during the historic Catholic plenary

Tensions emerged during this weeks' national Plenary Council as bishops overruled  the people's votes. At one point the bishops rejected  women-in-leadership motions, including ordination to diaconate. Women’s leadership was only one contentious issue. 

What the rise of 'no religion' means for Australian laws

For the first time in Australia's census history, fewer than half of respondents identified as Christian. So, how might the rise of 'no religion' play out in our legal system? 

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Elliot Dorff and Luke Timothy Johnson — Marriage, Family, and Divorce
On Being with Krista Tippett

American ideals and rituals of marriage, family, and divorce are infused with biblical messages. But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries as the institution of marriage has changed dramatically and often? A rabbi and Christian theologian ...  عرض المزيد

Orthodox Jewish Women
Beyond Belief

There is a stereotype of the Orthodox Jewish woman. She is confined to domestic duties and bringing up many children whilst being dominated by a husband who wears a large round fur hat (a shtreimel) and has side curls and a bushy beard. This stereotype is based on the Ultra-Ortho ...  عرض المزيد

The Agony and the Ecstasy of "Jewish Matchmaking"
On the Nose

Netflix’s new reality show Jewish Matchmaking, a follow-up to its hit series Indian Matchmaking, follows Orthodox matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom as she helps Jewish singles find their beshert, or soulmate. While Indian Matchmaking documents contemporary approaches to an ancient cus ...  عرض المزيد

Mohammad Darawshe — Children of Both Identities
On Being with Krista Tippett

Mohammad Darawshe is Arab with an Israeli passport — a Muslim Palestinian citizen of the Jewish state. Like 20 percent of Israel’s population, he is, as he puts it, a child of both identities. He brings an unexpected way of seeing inside the Middle Eastern present and future.