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Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy; America's Original Sin;

Are private yeshivas run by Hasidic Jewish sects providing students with a secular education equal to public schools; Jim Wallis, an activist, pastor, and preacher says white and black churches must cross the bridge to a new America now; and a church in Baltimore runs a boxing gym as part of its ministry and neighborhood outreach.

Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy; America's Original Sin;

25m 53s

Are private yeshivas run by Hasidic Jewish sects providing students with a secular education equal to public schools; Jim Wallis, an activist, pastor, and preacher says white and black churches must cross the bridge to a new America now; and a church in Baltimore runs a boxing gym as part of its ministry and neighborhood outreach.

Previews + Extras

  • Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy

    S19 E22 - 8m 55s

    Are private yeshivas run by Hasidic Jewish sects providing students with an education equal to that of public schools? New York filmmaker Menachem Daum reports on accusations that ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools are failing to teach secular subjects that would help prepare students for jobs.

  • America's Original Sin: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America's Original Sin

    S19 E22 - 3m 42s

    Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly host Bob Abernethy and managing editor Kim Lawton interview Jim Wallis, editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine, about his new book, “America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America” and his challenge to white churches to become multiracial communities of faith.

  • America's Original Sin Extended Conversation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America's Original Sin Extended Conversation

    S19 E22 - 6m 34s

    “American exceptionalism, which I’ve been critical of for years, could be made true if we become a majority of minorities who learn to live together justly, and fairly, and respectfully,” says author and activist Jim Wallis.

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