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Faith

A rabbi and an imam: The story of Isaac and Ishmael can be a source of hope

(RNS) — On Wednesday (Sept. 23) as Jews end their Yom Kippur fast, Muslims will begin the Eid al-Adha holiday. Imam Haytham Younis and Rabbi Alana Suskin met for coffee and then exchanged the following email dialogue about the two holidays' convergence and the meaning of a shared story that

Israel

1,000-year-old Yom Kippur prayer book fragment to be put online

Written by Israel Hayom A unique fragment of a Yom Kippur prayer book from the Cairo Geniza, one of the most important resources for understanding Jewish culture, religion, economics, and literature from the Middle Ages to the present, is slated to be uploaded to the website of the National Library

Israel

After Iran deal, Obama struggles to gain Israel’s trust

Written by Josef Federman JERUSALEM (AP) — Seeking to sell his nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical Israeli public, President Barack Obama has repeatedly declared his deep affection for the Jewish state. But the feelings do not appear to be mutual.

Israel

US-Israel spat over Iran deal may sideline Palestinians

Written by Dan Perry and Josef Federman JERUSALEM (AP) — In recent months, many in the Middle East had assumed — some in hope, others with concern — that once the Iranian nuclear issue was resolved, the United States would make another push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. But the opposite

Barack Obama

Obama to speak with Jewish groups on Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is using a Friday webcast to try to allay concerns from Jewish communities about the nuclear agreement with Iran. Obama will deliver remarks about the agreement and take questions from participants. The webcast is being organized by two major Jewish organizations that have held similar

Faith

Orthodox Jewish enclave faces growth, conflict

Written by Shannon Mullen LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Like thousands of Orthodox men here, Israel Klein came to Lakewood from Brooklyn as a young man to study the Torah at Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest yeshiva in the U.S. He eventually got married and settled here.