This year's Hanukkah celebrations are tempered by Israel's war with Hamas
To get a sense of how synagogues are celebrating the holiday, we hear from two rabbis about their congregations' plans to celebrate Hanukkah.
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This year's Hanukkah celebrations are tempered by Israel's war with Hamas
To get a sense of how synagogues are marking the holiday, we hear from two rabbis: one in Washington, D.C., and one in California.
Speaker Mike Johnson draws scrutiny for ties to far right Christian movements
House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to keynote an event for lawmakers who promote conservative Christian dominance — the latest connection illustrating his close relationship with Christian extremists.
This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict
Here's how one professor holds on to the pacifism and silent meditation espoused by Quakers when the world feels like it's on fire.
Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, will skip Christmas festivities this year
NPR's Asma Khalid asks Palestinian Christians Munther Issac and Tamar Haddad about their efforts to convince American lawmakers to support a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
After foiled assassination attempt, there's fear amid American Sikhs
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Harinder Singh, senior research fellow at the Sikh Research Institute, about the DOJ's charges against an Indian national for plotting to kill a Sikh American.
U.S. announces charges against an Indian national over alleged assassination plan
The U.S. Justice Department announced charges against an Indian national for allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire scheme on American soil orchestrated by an Indian government employee.
How support for Trump is causing a rift in the evangelical church
Atlantic writer Tim Alberta grew up in the evangelical church, the son of a pastor. His book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, examines why so many evangelicals are ardent Trump supporters.
Pope cancels trip to U.N. climate conference on doctors' orders after getting the flu
Francis' planned Saturday address would have been the first time a pope had addressed a U.N. climate conference, which is taking place in Dubai.