On the Supreme Court docket, a Jewish anti-abortion group gets a Christian megaphone
One SCOTUS observer called the partnership ‘quite irregular’
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Opinion Striking down Roe v. Wade will violate Jewish religious liberty
Orthodox Jewish organizations are running out of time to organize our political power and communal voice in defense of abortion laws that allow us to keep our faith.
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News What does Jewish law say about abortion?
Like most questions of halacha, it depends on who you ask.
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Fast Forward Supreme Court sides with Jewish family in case over Nazi-looted art
The Cassirers have been fighting for years to reclaim the plundered painting, now hanging in a Spanish museum.
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Culture Are public Supreme Court confirmation hearings rooted in antisemitism?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court and the first Black woman to be nominated, just completed two days of intense, and at times racially loaded, questioning in front of Congress about her qualifications for the role. In recent years, these widely-publicized hearings have become a form of political theater, with…
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Opinion Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s religious liberty opinions won’t bother most American Jews
President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill Justice Breyer’s seat on the Supreme Court. The nomination is no doubt historic: If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the third Black Supreme Court justice and first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. When it comes to matters of church and state, issues…
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Fast Forward Leondra Kruger, a possible Supreme Court nominee, has Black and Jewish roots
One of the leading contenders to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer could be a demographic two-fer. Breyer, who announced Wednesday he was stepping down from the bench, was one of a handful of Jewish Americans on the Court. President Joe Biden has said he is committed to appointing the Court’s first Black female…
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Opinion Is the Christmas tree a religious symbol? What about a menorah?
America in the midst of our holiday season — a time for family, rest and hotly contested litigation over religious displays on government property. For this year’s installment, we have a “tree lighting event” hosted by the Parent Teacher Association of the Carmel River Elementary School, a public school in Northern California. The event is…
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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