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0 Communities Culture

How a wedding in Oklahoma taught a group of police officers and SWAT team members to care about Judaism and Israel

Carla Singer in Forward · 22 Nov

In an unexpected twist, a Jewish wedding in Oklahoma, attended by a diverse group of police officers, SWAT team members, and emergency personnel, became a catalyst for cross-cultural understanding and support for Israel.

0 Education Politics

Jewish group revives religious charter school fight in Oklahoma, months after test case stalled at Supreme Court

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 21 Nov

Leveraging legal maneuvers in Oklahoma, the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation is reviving the contentious issue of religious charter schools, a topic the U.S. Supreme Court failed to resolve in a previous deadlocked decision.

0 Education Politics

Jewish group revives push for public funding for religious schools that stalled at Supreme Court

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 21 Nov

The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation is pushing for the creation of a publicly funded virtual Jewish high school in Oklahoma, intended to test the constitutionality of government funding for religious charter schools.

0 Education Politics

Oklahoma made Bibles mandatory in schools. The new superintendent is reversing course.

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 16 Oct

Oklahoma's new state superintendent, Lindel Fields, has reversed a contentious policy requiring Bibles in public school classrooms, which was put in place by his predecessor, Ryan Walters.

0 Politics Education

Supreme Court deadlock blocks Oklahoma’s plan for religious charter school, in pivotal case

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 22 May

The U.S. Supreme Court reached a 4-4 deadlock, leaving in place a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that prevents the establishment of a publicly funded religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.

0 Education Politics

Are charter schools public schools? The question that has divided educators now has religious implications.

Michael A. Helfand in Forward · 14 Feb

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of Oklahoma's St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which stands to become the first religious charter school in the nation.

0 Education Politics

A Supreme Court case could pave the way for publicly funded Jewish day schools

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 10 Feb

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond could significantly impact religious education funding, including for Jewish day schools.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

For teens in the Bible Belt, choosing Judaism takes a leap of faith

Ty Faulkner Branum in JTA · 26 Dec 2023

This article discusses the increasing number of people converting to Judaism in Oklahoma, particularly in the Jewish community of Temple Bnai Israel in Oklahoma City.

0 Television/Film Culture

Containing Multitudes: Tim Blake Nelson's 'Leaves of Grass'

Forward · 26 Mar 2010

Tim Blake Nelson's film "Leaves of Grass," inspired by Walt Whitman's poetry, explores themes of identity and societal stereotypes through the tale of identical twins, portrayed by Edward Norton.