Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative religious judge, to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court

Barrett’s confirmation hearings in the Senate will be closely watched by Jewish groups who are invested in the tensions between discrimination protections and religious freedoms.

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I’m a rabbi who learned the hard way that policing how Jews mourn never ends well

The information I learned in rabbinical school certainly did not give me the tools to counsel families about death and dying.

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Mourning for Ruth Bader Ginsburg is hard enough without involving Jewish guilt

Each of us must find our own ways to process the loss of someone we love.

Ideas

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a dying wish about when she’d be replaced. Jewish tradition can guide our response.

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Jewish service held for Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court

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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg went from the Notorious RBG to Ruth the Tzaddik

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Zoom Kaddish and virtual ‘guarding’: How Jews are adapting burial rituals to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Culture

Offline and in synagogue: How Orthodox Jews learned about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death

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A viral tweet said RBG dying on Rosh Hashanah made her a ‘tzaddik.’ Where does that idea come from?

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Shortened shofar blasts and last-minute sermon tweaks: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death changed Rosh Hashanah services

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