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Rabbi Irving Greenberg’s life work celebrating Judaism summed up in new book

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — It is the book that you need to read right now. It will change your view of Judaism and of the world itself.
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Changemakers at the DNC

By Ray Kirstein — August 24, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Michael Eric Dyson, Jasmine Crockett, Becca Balint, Katherine Stewart, and others at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

How Should I Manage My Money? Tell Katelyn What to Do with Her Life, Part III

By Katelyn Beaty — August 22, 2024
Experts say by age 40, you should have an emergency fund, be debt-free and have a retirement nest egg. Gulp.

Passion & Policy: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

By Ray Kirstein — August 17, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Interfaith Alliance's new Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Guthrie Graves-Fitzimmons

When the reverend became a rabbi

By Jonathan Woodward — August 16, 2024
 Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, and when they come out, they are the same person.

Where to Find a Man? Tell Katelyn What to Do with Her Life, Part II

By Jonathan Woodward — August 15, 2024
Can Katelyn draw a man into her orbit by sheer force of will? Part two of a special summer series, featuring Elizabeth Oldfield and the Beaty Brain Trust.

A new Jewish denomination: Josh Shapiro-ism

By Jonathan Woodward — August 9, 2024
What am I talking about? I am talking about the creation of a thick American Jewish culture firmly rooted in American life and firmly rooted in Jewish traditions.

The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy

By Ray Kirstein — August 8, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks vice-presidential politics, strategies, and religion with Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Rabbi Jay Michaelson

Where Should I Live?: Tell Katelyn What To Do with Her Life, Part I

By Katelyn Beaty — August 8, 2024
(RNS) — Part one of a special summer series, featuring Elizabeth Oldfield and the Beaty Brain Trust.

E.J. Dionne: The Vice-Presidential Candidates and Religion

By Ray Kirstein — August 3, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist, author, and professor at Georgetown University about the vice-presidential hopefuls from both parties, and the role religion plays in defining their positions and campaigns.

ApocryFUN: Redeeming Love + Liz Riggs

By Jonathan Woodward — August 1, 2024
Francine Rivers' bodice-ripping retelling of a biblical parable left a lot of shame in its wake.

We’re Going Forward: Wajahat Ali

By Ray Kirstein — July 27, 2024
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Daily Beast columnist, author and public speaker Wajahat Ali

Could the White House become a Jewish home?

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 26, 2024
(RNS) — American Jews can't at once crave powerlessness and invisibility.
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