Joshua Hammerman, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:04:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Joshua Hammerman, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com 32 32 Time for a cease-fire in the childhood culture wars https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/time-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-childhood-culture-wars/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/time-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-childhood-culture-wars/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:03:20 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164751 (RNS) — Let our kids feel all the love we can give. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/time-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-childhood-culture-wars/feed/ 0 What the Talmud says about why men laugh at Kamala Harris’ laugh https://religionnews.com/2024/07/30/what-the-talmud-says-about-why-men-laugh-at-kamala-harris-laugh/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/30/what-the-talmud-says-about-why-men-laugh-at-kamala-harris-laugh/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:11:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159879 (RNS) — Of course, Trump is not the first to belittle a woman by mocking what comes out of her mouth. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/30/what-the-talmud-says-about-why-men-laugh-at-kamala-harris-laugh/feed/ 0 The best rabbi I can be now is a journalist https://religionnews.com/2024/07/11/the-best-rabbi-i-can-be-now-is-a-journalist/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/11/the-best-rabbi-i-can-be-now-is-a-journalist/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:05:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4157038 (RNS) — Right now, as Jeremiah reminds us, the world needs truth tellers far more than a big hug.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/11/the-best-rabbi-i-can-be-now-is-a-journalist/feed/ 0 How OJ Simpson changed the male-only way I talk, think and pray about God https://religionnews.com/2024/04/12/how-o-j-simpson-changed-the-male-only-way-i-talk-think-and-pray-about-god/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/12/how-o-j-simpson-changed-the-male-only-way-i-talk-think-and-pray-about-god/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:18:05 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4142909 (RNS) — OJ's violence toward his wife convinced me to pursue a more gender-balanced liturgy.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/12/how-o-j-simpson-changed-the-male-only-way-i-talk-think-and-pray-about-god/feed/ 0 The zone of indifference https://religionnews.com/2024/03/21/the-zone-of-indifference/ https://religionnews.com/2024/03/21/the-zone-of-indifference/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:25:12 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4139020 (RNS) — Elie Wiesel's creed of non-apathy demands that Jews open our eyes to the suffering of innocents on all sides, including Gazans.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/03/21/the-zone-of-indifference/feed/ 0 Born in tragedy, Refugee Shabbat honors our 110 million neighbors looking for a home https://religionnews.com/2024/02/01/born-in-tragedy-refugee-shabbat-honors-our-110-million-neighbors-looking-for-a-home/ https://religionnews.com/2024/02/01/born-in-tragedy-refugee-shabbat-honors-our-110-million-neighbors-looking-for-a-home/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:23:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4130693 (RNS) — The sheer numbers of people displaced should tell us this is a shared problem.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/02/01/born-in-tragedy-refugee-shabbat-honors-our-110-million-neighbors-looking-for-a-home/feed/ 0 Blacks and Jews: Shame, pride and the Curse of Canaan https://religionnews.com/2024/01/11/blacks-and-jews-shame-pride-and-the-curse-of-canaan/ https://religionnews.com/2024/01/11/blacks-and-jews-shame-pride-and-the-curse-of-canaan/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:53:05 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4127428 (RNS) — We share the heritage of the Bible, which has been used to inspire and at times to subjugate both groups.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/01/11/blacks-and-jews-shame-pride-and-the-curse-of-canaan/feed/ 0 Hanukkah: It’s complicated (especially this year) https://religionnews.com/2023/12/08/hanukkah-its-complicated-especially-this-year/ https://religionnews.com/2023/12/08/hanukkah-its-complicated-especially-this-year/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:34:36 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4123081 (RNS) — It will be a subdued Hanukkah this year, no doubt.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/12/08/hanukkah-its-complicated-especially-this-year/feed/ 0 Why the ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads make Jews nervous https://religionnews.com/2023/02/07/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-ads-make-jews-nervous/ https://religionnews.com/2023/02/07/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-ads-make-jews-nervous/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:56:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4080162 (RNS) — Whatever happened to #Pluralism?

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/02/07/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-ads-make-jews-nervous/feed/ 0 The Hanukkah dreidel and America’s gambling problem https://religionnews.com/2022/12/15/the-hanukkah-dreidel-and-americas-gambling-problem/ https://religionnews.com/2022/12/15/the-hanukkah-dreidel-and-americas-gambling-problem/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:33:06 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4073130 (RNS) — Religious institutions were not prepared for the gambling explosion. We need to catch up.

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