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April 19, 2024 Holy days during unholy wars

Inside Israel, both religious Muslims and Jews celebrate major religious holidays in ways that may bend the war in Gaza toward peace. By The Monitor’s Editorial Board April 19, 2024 Despite nearly seven months of war between Hamas and Israel, and lately attacks between Iran and Israel, both Jews and Muslims living in Israel […]

April 18, 2024 Ramadan and Passover: Amid the violence, a sign of hope

Even amid the war between Israel and Hamas the conflict has not morphed into a more calamitous religious war between Muslims and Jews. By Rabbi Marc Schneier April 18, 2024 The word “religion” in English comes from the Latin word “religare” which means to bind together. Indeed, we think of religion as a force […]