RNS Morning Report - Jews’ views on Iran war; Muslim ‘generosity’ exhibit; Racial reparations

US Jews on Iran war As Passover begins this evening, a new poll shows that a majority of American Jews oppose the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, even as 90% of them say they oppose the Iranian regime. The poll, commissioned by J Street, the liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group, found that 60% of U.S. Jews oppose the war and a staggering 77% do not believe “President Trump has a clear plan and mission for the war.” As Yonat Shimron, RNS national reporter, writes, the polling suggests a growing rift between U.S. Jews and Israeli Jews who have thus far supported the war. Read the full RNS story below. Top Stories On the eve of Passover, most US Jews oppose the war in Iran (RNS) — The poll suggests a growing rift between American Jews and Israeli Jews who have thus far supported the Iran war. Judge rejects Johnson Amendment settlement, keeping ban on pastors endorsing candidates (RNS) — The ruling caps a decades-long battle to overturn a ban on houses of worship endorsing candidates. Traveling exhibit challenges stereotypes about Muslim giving (RNS) — As a fraud investigation cast suspicion on Minnesota’s Muslim communities, a traveling exhibit arrives in Minneapolis highlighting American Muslims’ long history of giving. The Myth of Sudden Change: How the First Woman Archbishop Got There The network that prepared women to lead the Church of England — before the church was ready. NY Episcopal Diocese outlines plan for $1.2M racial reparations fund (RNS) — New York Episcopalians profited from the transatlantic slave trade and were 'uniquely implicated in the odious institution and in anti-Black policies and practices that extend through generations,' according to a new report. Opinion The Gen Z revival being debated won’t happen in churches that talk but don’t listen (RNS) — Young people are not asking whether churches have better programming or more relevant worship. They are asking whether anyone in that building will actually hear them. Passover’s matzah isn’t just simple food. It’s a quiet act of rebellion. (RNS) — Why Jews have traditionally gone against the grain. ICYMI In El Paso, two Catholic sisters follow detained immigrants wherever ICE takes them EL PASO (RNS) — Though faith groups across the country are accompanying immigrants in court and detention centers, the integrated system built by the Scalabrinian sisters for the Diocese of El Paso is rare. His arrest went viral. Now Rev. Michael Woolf is preaching what he calls ‘Sanctuary values.’ (RNS) — The photo of his arrest during a protest against ICE has given the Chicago-area pastor a platform to share a theology that centers immigrants and that harkens back to the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980's. Support Our Work As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com. Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend. Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here. We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205

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