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This NY rabbi’s job is so specialized, he hasn’t vacationed in 26 years. But now, technology can help.

Maintaining the eruv, which must be unbroken to be considered kosher, has been Tauber’s job since 1999. Installed in August, a new sensor system magnetically snaps onto multiple locations of the eruv.

Interfaith Voices: We all need spaces where the divine is easily accessible

On Aug. 24, I attended the opening ceremony of the new Willamette Valley Hindu Temple in Eugene. An abode to Goddess Mukambika, a composite manifestation of the goddesses Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati, the temple provides a space for the Hindu.

Mexican priest’s violent murder sparks demand for transparent investigation

A Christian advocacy group has joined calls for a transparent investigation into the killing of a Catholic priest in southern Mexico. The priest was found dead earlier this month in a region plagued by cartel violence and targeted attacks on clergy.

Abbott spooks academia after declaring Texas will go after professors for ‘ideological differences’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has rattled academia and legal experts with his open declaration that his state is “targeting professors” over their personal beliefs. While Republican governors have increasingly seen classrooms as ideological battlegrounds, Abbott’s stated position that a Texas educator should have lost his job over “ideological differences” is raising greater concern among […]