Michele Chabin

2 days ago | ncregister.com | Michele Chabin

The Holy Father, who died April 21 on Easter Monday, was recalled as an agent of peace in the war-torn Middle East and beyond. Pope Francis prays during his July 27, 2016, visit to the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. (photo: praszkiewicz/Shutterstock) Vatican April 22, 2025 JERUSALEM — Jews around the world remembered Pope Francis as a friend to the Jewish people, a leader who strongly supported Catholic-Jewish relations and roundly condemned antisemitism.

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Michele Chabin

JERUSALEM (RNS) – When Shari Fisch learned there would be a march and demonstration outside Israel’s parliament building on April 2 to demand universal military conscription, she said she felt compelled to attend. “The IDF doesn’t have enough combat soldiers,” said Fisch, who lives in Jerusalem. “My son’s combat unit has called him three times for miluim,” she said, referring to Israel’s military reserve duty.

4 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Michele Chabin

(RNS) — Women around the world who seek Jewish divorces under religious law face “significant systematic challenges that extend far beyond isolated cases,” according to a recently released survey of 450 women from 11 countries who have undergone the process.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Michele Chabin

1 day agoCNN — As the sun began to set Tuesday over Somerville, Massachusetts, Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet friends at an Iftar dinner where they would break their Ramadan fast. But she would never make it to the gathering, according to her attorney. Instead, the 30-year-old was …

1 month ago | religionnews.com | Michele Chabin

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was injured by Jewish settlers in the West Bank on Monday night (March 24) and subsequently detained by Israeli security forces, his co-director said. Yuval Abraham, one of the film’s four Israeli and Palestinian co-directors, said on social media that a group of settlers “lynched” Ballal, leaving him with injuries to his head and stomach.