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Faith leaders at the UN climate conference COP29 in Baku Azerbaijan on November 12, 2024. From left: Rabbi Yonatan Neril, director of the Jerusalem-based Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development; Reverend Melanie Mullen, Director of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care at the US Episcopal Church' Metropolitan Serafim Kykotis, Lisa Graumlich; and Rebecca Paulsen Edwards, an atmospheric scientist training to be a Methodist deacon. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
November 13, 2024, 5:27 am
Scientist turned deacon urges faith leaders to implore followers to act on climate
At annual UN climate confab, speakers at event organized by Jerusalem-based interfaith group say scientific proof of crisis is necessary, but it’s not motivating humanity to change
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: The Passover Seder plate, as shown in this March 8th, 2007 photo, is a special plate containing symbolic foods used by Jews during the Passover Seder. The items include (from top center): horseradish; a shank bone; a mixture of fruit, wine and nuts called haroset; lettuce, parsley and an egg. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman)
April 6, 2023, 5:30 am
Episcopalian bishop of Missouri bans Christian Passover seders in diocese
Reverend Deon K. Johnson calls practice ‘deeply problematic’ and warns ‘it contributes to the objectification of our Jewish neighbors’
By Jacob Henry
Bishop Suffragen Gayle Harris of the Massachusetts diocese of the Episcopal Church at a church gathering, August 2018. (YouTube screen capture)
August 22, 2018, 12:53 am
Episcopal bishop sorry for making up Israeli atrocities
Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris of Massachusetts told church gathering she saw troops arrest 3-year-old, shoot 15-year-old in back
By JTA
Illustrative: Episcopal Bishops lead a march to urge people of faith to seek common ground to curtail gun violence, during the Episcopal General Convention Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
July 28, 2018, 2:11 am
Simon Wiesenthal Center protests Episcopal Church bishop’s anti-Israel stance
Bishop Gayle Harris of Massachusetts calls for punitive measures against Israel, is condemned for spreading fabrications ‘bordering on blood libel’
By ToI Staff
This Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 file photo shows the nave of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
December 22, 2016, 2:30 am
Trump’s inaugural to include interfaith prayer service
The day after his January 20 inauguration, new president will face a tense but hopeful gathering of religious leaders, including Muslims and Jews
By Rachel Zoll
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-elect Michael Curry speaks to churchgoers as he arrives at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington on November 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
January 15, 2016, 3:08 pm
Anglicans sanction US Episcopal Church over gay marriage
Episcopalians barred for 3 years from any policy-setting positions while a task force is formed to reconcile conflicting views
By Rachel Zoll
Illustrative photo of signs calling for the boycott of Israel at an anti-Israel protest in San Francisco, April 2011. (CC BY-dignidadrebelde, Flickr)
July 3, 2015, 2:31 am
Episcopal Church rejects Israel boycott resolutions
Separately, leading Mennonite group delays decision on divesting from companies tied to Israeli control of West Bank
By ToI Staff and JTA
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