RNS Morning Report: At events across the US, American Jews mark a grim anniversary

Top Stories At events across the US, American Jews mark a grim anniversary NEW YORK (RNS) — Nearly every synagogue, school and Jewish Community Center across the country held memorial and commemoration gatherings.   Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother and a Grammy-winning singer, dies at 91 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told The Associated Press.   In Israel, searing grief and a determination to rebuild mark anniversary of Oct. 7 (RNS) — Israelis observe a moment of silence amid the challenges of an ongoing war.   Those who cause war ‘will be subject to the inflexible judgment of God,’ Pope says (RNS) — Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and fasting on the anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens. RNS Opinion What makes anti-Zionist antisemitism different (RNS) — And painful.   What does it mean to remember Oct. 7 — in Poland? (RNS) — In a land soaked by Jewish tears and blood, a new insight emerges.   ICYMI Oversharing her faith is Hindu ‘momfluencer’ Niki Patel’s comfort zone (RNS) — Instagram content creator Niki Patel gives conscious parenting a Hindu spiritual twist.   Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. ‘I am not going to eat them … I will bless them.’ CONCORD, N.H. (RNS) — At St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Concord, New Hampshire, the Rev. Jean Beniste, a Haitian immigrant and Episcopal priest turned internet curses into blessings during an annual blessing of the animals, held in honor of St. Francis. In Other News Barbie gets Desi makeover for Diwali. Here’s the meaning behind the doll. Religious discrimination? Rowlett church says that’s the real motive in dispute over early voting   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. RNS is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today at religionnews.com/donate. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend