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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik speaks at the 'Rededicate 250' prayer rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC, May 17, 2026. (Screenshot/RSBN)
May 18, 2026, 6:14 pm
Lone rabbi speaking at mass DC prayer rally calls antisemitism ‘utterly un-American’
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, a prominent Jewish political conservative, gives an homage to Irving Berlin’s ‘God Bless America,’ drawing applause at largely Christian event
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People worship to Christian music at Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 17, 2026, 10:34 pm
Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots
Hegseth, Rubio, Johnson to speak at ‘Reclaim 250,’ which critics see as promoting Christian nationalism; rabbi included on roster; one day earlier, Trump proclaimed ‘Shabbat 250’
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump departs an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 22, 2026, 9:03 am
Trump reads from Bible in America 250 event that critics accuse of Christian nationalism
Marathon reading of 66 books recognized by Protestants sees US president read 2 Chronicles passage often used to promote dubious claim that US was meant to be a Christian nation
By Peter Smith
President of the Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington, DC, September 2, 2025. (Dominic Gwinn/ Middle East Images via AFP via JTA)
November 5, 2025, 4:14 pm
US Jewish groups bail from Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism initiative over Tucker Carlson
Project Esther, launched as conservative strategy to fight Jew-hatred, appears to be unraveling after foundation’s president defended TV personality’s friendly interview with antisemite Nick Fuentes
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz addresses the convention of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, October 30, 2025. (Joseph Strauss/ JTA)
November 1, 2025, 5:13 am
Ted Cruz to Jewish Republicans: Antisemitism is ‘an existential crisis in our party’
The Texas senator reiterates comments he made at a megachurch last week, including the core message that he’s recently seen more Jew-hatred on the right than ever before
By Joseph Strauss
Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio as John Hagee looks on during the 'Night to Honor Israel,' October 21, 2025. (Screenshot)
October 24, 2025, 6:32 pm
‘The church is asleep right now’: Ted Cruz urges US Christians to fight Jew-hatred on right
The Texas senator’s warning comes as antisemitic and anti-Israel conspiracy theories surge, led by voices like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and young people question Hitler’s evil
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, on January 20, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
September 30, 2025, 11:05 am
Musk attacks ADL, calling it a ‘hate group’ that ‘hates Christians’
Billionaire makes accusation in response to post about group’s page on ‘Christian Identity,’ a specific white supremacist theology that portrays Jews as descendants of Satan
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A still from 'Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin'. (Courtesy)
January 28, 2025, 3:30 am
Film about hero executed by Nazis faces accusations of abetting Christian nationalism
‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin’ portrays a real-life minister martyred for standing up for his beliefs, but critics including his descendants say it hides a political message
By Rich Tenorio
Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump wraps up a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 5, 2024, 1:30 am
Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right
Some pastors are urging their followers to think of the Republican candidate as a present-day manifestation of the monarch who violently killed the evil Jezebel
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Joel Pollak speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 21, 2018. (Photo by Phillip Faraone / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
September 6, 2024, 2:41 am
Meet the Jewish author who has written a pithier, punchier Project 2025
Breaking away from mainstream US Jewry, Joel Pollak opposes the separation of church and state while dismissing concerns that his recommendations would spur ‘Christian nationalism’
By Ron Kampeas
In 'God and Country,' a documentary produced by Rob Reiner, footage from real events showcases the signs and symbols of growing Christian nationalism in the United States. (Screenshot)
February 17, 2024, 2:15 pm
In documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism
Released on Feb. 16, the film exposes a movement that, says Reiner, believes God ordained it to make the US a white Christian nation – and will use violence to achieve that goal
By Stephen Silver
Using social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rev. Pat O'Brien, of St.Pius X Catholic Church, leads a Eucharistic procession through a neighborhood near his church in San Antonio, Monday, April 27, 2020. (AP/Eric Gay)
October 28, 2022, 5:37 am
Nearly half of US adults say America should be a ‘Christian nation’
Opinions in Pew survey differ widely on meaning of country as a Christian nation, though Christian nationalism can be deeply worrying for Jews
By Andrew Lapin
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