Tuesday's News & Ideas - 6/27/2023
- Portrait of first woman rabbi in US
- Ambition in Christian institutions
- Jewish educational center in Germany
- Adhan in more US cities
- Hajj pilgrimage continues
- Local journalism burnout
Photo of first US ordained woman rabbi to be exhibited in National Portrait Gallery
Religion News Service: Rabbi Sally Priesand, who is now 76 and retired, was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 1972.
What does it profit a Christian to protect an institution but lose their soul?*
Christianity Today: Our ambition should take a back seat to our conscience.
Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
The Associated Press: “We’re changing the narrative about Jews in Germany,” rabbi Yehuda Teichtal said.
Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities – affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America
The Conversation: Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast from mosques five times a day.
Standing where Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon, 2 million Muslims perform Hajj
NPR: Around 2 million Muslims are converging Tuesday in the valleys and hills around Mecca for the pinnacle day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. They’re gathering at Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon about 1,400 years ago.
The Spark
Local journalism’s burnout crisis is unsustainable
Recent surveys and academic work show how widespread burnout is among local reporters and offer hopeful solutions, Poynter says.
*access is limited for nonsubscribers
