Religious Freedom

Employers may ban religious symbols in the workplace, top EU court rules

Jewish and Muslim faith leaders condemned the ruling, which cited the need to preserve “neutrality.”

Supreme Court lifts California restrictions on at-home religious gatherings

The decision is the latest case in which the conservative-majority court has lifted COVID restrictions because of their implications for religious freedom.

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaks at a synagogue in Monaco on Nov. 23, 2017. (Courtesy of the Conference of European Rabbis)

Swiss Jews join Muslims in protesting referendum banning face-covering veils

The Swiss “have a long history of trying to curb migrations through banning religious practice,” a Zurich-born European Jewish leader said.

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Federal judge blocks New York’s coronavirus attendance limits for religious services

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California Jewish legislators hang mezuzahs on office doors in symbolic move

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Mike Pence cites attacks on European Jews to make a point about bigotry

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Trump officials advised Israel to expand Jewish prayer at Western Wall, prevent it at Temple Mount

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Ban on partisan pulpits is key to protecting religious freedom

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Trump executive order allows campaigning from the pulpit

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Religious Freedom

Employers may ban religious symbols in the workplace, top EU court rules

Supreme Court lifts California restrictions on at-home religious gatherings

Swiss Jews join Muslims in protesting referendum banning face-covering veils

Everything ‘potentially up for grabs’: What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session

Federal judge blocks New York’s coronavirus attendance limits for religious services

California Jewish legislators hang mezuzahs on office doors in symbolic move

Mike Pence cites attacks on European Jews to make a point about bigotry

Trump officials advised Israel to expand Jewish prayer at Western Wall, prevent it at Temple Mount

Ban on partisan pulpits is key to protecting religious freedom

Trump executive order allows campaigning from the pulpit

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