Upcoming holy days and holidays

This week is host to many holy days and holidays. Below is a list of them and their dates. Also we have included articles Faith in Focus, the Missourian and christianity.about.com written about the holy days and holidays. Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 Stitching Prayers (Belief in Brief: Palm Sunday) Passover: March 30 – April [...]

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Hanukkah? Chanukah? Khanukkah?

Each language has its own sound, and each sound makes perfect sense to a native speaker. However, issues often arise when trying to translate one language to another. Often mistranslations abound and texts are translated, re-translated and re-translated but still errors can be found. One issue may be that some sounds from languages cannot be [...]

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Robert Wright discusses the “evolution of God”

The Althea W. and John A. Schiffman Lecture in Religious Studies series continued on Oct. 6 at the Columbia College campus with guest speaker Robert Wright. Wright, a Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation gave a lecture on “The Evolution of God,” which is also the title of his latest book. Wright is [...]

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Dispute among Jews over Tisha b’Av events

Members of Congregation Beth Shalom attended a service Wednesday, July 29, to remember the importance of a day called Tisha’ah b’Av. Numerous calamities that have occurred in Jewish history seem to have converged on this one day in the Hebrew calendar. The day, which means “The Ninth of Av” is remembered first as the day [...]

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Jesus and the Jews

Judaism and Christianity share many similarities. They worship the same God, and the Old Testament and Tanakh share the same books. However, Rabbi Yossi Feintuch from Congregation Beth Shalom in Columbia pointed out one stark difference Tuesday night: Judaism is the faith of Jesus whereas Christianity is faith in Jesus. This difference was the topic [...]

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Swine flu should be renamed “Mexican flu” said Israeli health official

The swine flu should be renamed the “Mexican flu” said an Israeli health official on Monday who said the flu’s reference to pigs was offensive to Muslims and Jewish people. ‘We should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu,‘ said Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman at a news conference at a hospital in central [...]

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Kosher tequila

Martin Silver, a New York businessman, is launching a kosher tequila in time for passover which begins at sundown on April 8th. The 99-proof kosher tequila is being produced in Mexico using methods that have been certified by a rabbi. The official premiere of the tequila will be on Cinco de Mayo and will debut [...]

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Do you pray when you’re at work?

Fifty-eight percent of people say that they pray daily, according to a Pew Forum survey.    As part of the discussion series “Sects in the City,” the Center on Religion & the Professions is hosting an event titled “Prayer and Your Profession.” Topics will include workplaces that accomodate prayer, as well as those that don’t, what [...]

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“I’m a smooth Jew, a bar mitzvah party animal”

Athens Boys Choir will perform at Neff Auditorium on the MU campus Monday night at 8 p.m. The choir is a solo act by hip-hop and spoken word artist Harvey Katz, a Jewish transgender man raised in Georgia. Katz uses his music as a platform to educate and promote activism and entertains audiences at the [...]

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Interfaith Council of Columbia

When I went to the Interfaith Council meeting last Wednesday, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Yet as I sat at the tables set up for the forum, I realized… this is kind of a big deal. The Interfaith Council has groups from all over Columbia, some churches and some volunteer and service organizations. [...]

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