Georgia Republicans recently passed a bill to eliminate early voting on Sunday. “I’d like one of the Republican members on this committee to give us a plain sense justification for that restriction,” ...

Plaintiff Gerald Groff is a Sunday Sabbath observer whose religious beliefs dictate that Sunday is meant for worship and rest. Groff's inability to receive a reasonable accommodation from his employer ...

The Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America has sent a communication to all members of the New York State Legislature, signed by its president, Dr. Bernard Drachman, urging the enactment into law of a ...

The House Committee on the District of Columbia last week held hearings on the Lankford bill, which is proposed by the Lord’s Day Alliance to make Washington the model city of the country. The bill ...

The Mississippi lawmaker forcefully mentioned what she apparently sees as the Christian Sabbath’s superiority in defending a proposal that would end voting on Sundays in Georgia. WASHINGTON (JTA) — ...

As Senate Democrats forged forward on a voting rights bill, titled "For the People Act 2021," in late March, they faced fierce opposition from Republicans. On March 24, 2021, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case that could reverse a decades-old precedent and expand the rights of workers seeking accommodations from employers due to their ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — A decade ago the U.S. Postal Service announced it was teaming up with Amazon to do something it had never done before: making deliveries on Sunday. While aiming to regain ...

A three-panel U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, however, with one judge dissenting, held that the accommodation Groff sought (exemption from Sunday work) would cause an undue hardship on ...

Find today’s readings here. The holiness of the Sabbath is a fundamental feature of Israel’s religion. The belief that every seventh day belongs to God, and that “resting with God on the seventh day” ...

When I lived on campus last summer, I had an overwhelming amount of free time on the weekends. On Friday nights, I would go to Shabbat dinners hosted by Jewish friends. We would pack into sweltering ...