Sotheby’s to auction a Ten Commandments tablet with a disclaimer: Israel always wanted it to be put on public display
The Samaritan tablet, on view in New York starting Dec. 5, disappeared after last going up for sale in 2016
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Fast Forward Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana’s law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments
The ruling is a victory for Jewish families who joined a lawsuit challenging the law
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A push for religious symbols in the public square is “bad for having a culture in which lots of different religious traditions including Judaism are allowed to flourish"
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Fast Forward Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools
The families say the state is privileging Christian doctrine over that of other religious traditions
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Opinion I’m a Louisiana Jew. The Ten Commandments get lost in translation in the new law
Louisiana passed a law this week requiring a unique translation of the Ten Commandments displayed in every public school classroom
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Opinion Texas wants the Ten Commandments in each public school classroom. This is a blatant assault on religious liberty
A bill requiring the display of the Ten Commandments is under consideration in the state House
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Fast Forward Is a Texas bill requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools bad for the state’s Jews?
An organization dedicated to the separation of church and state says yes
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Community Do We Still Have To Follow The Ten Commandments?
There is a great political cartoon I saw recently entitled “Genesis of the Trial Attorney.” The single-framed cartoon depicts Moses coming down the mountain with the tablets of stone in his hands. The Jewish people stand below, seemingly ready to accept the law in its fullness, when one man comes forward with confidence and opines,…
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