Religion, spirituality, and sacrilege.

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• The Anti-Semite's Favorite Jewish Prayer The centuries-long controversy over Yom Kippur's Kol Nidre.
  Michael Weiss Sept. 16, 2010
  
• Will the Great American Rabbi Please Stand Up? Jewish America seems to have lost its chance to foster home-grown rabbinical sages.
  Shmuel Rosner Sept. 7, 2010
  
• The Uncircumcised Israel Lobby What Jews misunderstand about Christian Zionism.
  Steven I. Weiss Aug. 24, 2010
  
• The Vatican Loves a Good Story It takes money, a medical miracle, and a compelling vita to make it as a saint today.
  James Verini June 3, 2010
  
• Veiled Threat The many problems with France's proposed burqa ban.
  Wajahat Ali May 25, 2010
  
• Guru Gone Viral A video allegedly showing a swami having sex with an actress has shaken India.
  Ankita Rao April 5, 2010
  
• Jesus' Final Passover Was the Last Supper really a Seder?
  Michael David Lukas March 29, 2010
  
• Making Amends With Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican is finally taking a hard line on child abuse.
  Michael Sean Winters March 22, 2010
  
• The Ghosts of Purim Past The holiday's violent beginnings—and what they mean for the Jewish future.
  Steven I. Weiss Feb. 26, 2010
  
• Do Black Hats Come in Pink? Orthodox Judaism finally begins to face gay rights.
  Steven I. Weiss Jan. 15, 2010