Is There A Cure For Hate?
After the Pittsburgh mass killing, many are wondering how to turn extremists away from violence and hate. But there is very little research, and even less funding, to make that happen.
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'Why Religion?' Asks 'How Hearts Can Heal' After Tragedy
Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith.
After Tragedy In Pittsburgh, An Extraordinary Effort To Honor 'The Holy Ones'
As the Squirrel Hill community worked to honor the 11 victims of last week's attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue, the investigation into the mass shooting complicated traditional Jewish preparations.
The First Jewish Sabbath Following The Deadly Pittsburgh Shooting
Michel Martin talks with WESA's Sarah Boden about Saturday services on the first Shabbat after the Pittsburgh attack.
The Delicate Task Of Burying The Tree Of Life Victims
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rabbi Daniel Wasserman of the Jewish burial society that's been honoring and burying the bodies of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
Americans Of All Faiths Plan To Attend Shabbat Services In Solidarity With Jews
There is a call for non-Jews to join Jewish congregations this weekend in a show of solidarity. A rabbi and a pastor in St. Louis talks about the event, labeled #ShowUpForShabbat.
Protesters Delay Release Of Pakistani Woman Acquitted For Blasphemy
Asia Bibi's sentence was overturned this week, prompting protests by hard-line religious groups. They are calling for Bibi to be killed, along with the three judges who issued the verdict.
Jewish Leaders Encourage Americans Of All Faiths To #ShowUpForShabbat
Leaders want to send a "resounding message that love triumphs over hate." An increased police presence at Jewish institutions will continue, as it has since the Pittsburgh shooting.
France's Jewish Community Deeply Shaken Over Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Jews in France, who have seen their own community subjected to murderous attacks, have reacted with horror and sympathy to Saturday's deadly shooting in Pittsburgh.
Trump Shouldn't Be Shocked Anti-Semitism Persists: Conspiratorial Rhetoric Feeds It
At the heart of anti-Semitic thinking are conspiracy theories and a resentment of elites. President Trump's rhetoric features both those views.