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A Hatzolah ambulance crew at the scene of a fire at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue in New York City last summer. Some Hasidic women want to form their own EMT unit within the Orthodox Jewish ambulance service to help women keep their modesty during emergency baby deliveries.

New York Hasidic Women Want Separate EMT Unit

To keep their closely guarded modesty intact, some Hasidic women in New York City are pushing to start an all-female unit of an Orthodox Jewish ambulance service to help deliver babies in emergencies. But the idea isn't getting a warm welcome from Hasidic men.

The Saint John's Bible is a modern hand-written bible, which was completed this year.

Display Of Saint John's Bible Comes To San Diego

A San Diego church has mounted an exhibition of a bible, which is the first hand-written and hand-illuminated bible that's been created in more than 500 years.

The Merchant of Venice

CLIP SHYLOCK: Antonio. [Antonio spits on him]

An Amtrak Police K-9 watches while commuters depart for rush hour during "Operation Railsafe" at Union Station in Washington, D.C., last October.

After Sept. 11: The Not-So-Brave New World

After the 2001 attacks, many declared, as Rabbi Eric Yoffie did, that "our world has irreparably changed." But even as Americans have grown accustomed to daily life in a more dangerous world, how much has really changed?

Tilda Swinton stars in the Italian film "I Am Love."

Film Club of the Air: 'Toy Story 3', 'Winter's Bone,' 'I Am Love,' and More

We'll find out what our Film Club critics think of the latest "Toy Story" installment and discuss the Sundance award-winning "Winter's Bone." Also on deck, the Tilda Swinton vehicle "I Am Love," and the movie version of a pulp classic, "The Killer Inside Me."

Ross Goldstein and Susanna Garfein decided to give their son Bram a bris when he was 8 days old. Neither had second thoughts. Garfein says she was surprised by the transcendence of the moment.

Circumcision: Age-Old Rite Faces Modern Concerns

While the majority of Jewish parents still opt to circumcise their boys, a small but growing number are wavering. The stories of two families show the conflict between the power of tradition and creeping doubts about the necessity of the ritual.

Is School District Anti-Christian?

is it possible to discriminate against the dominant religion and religious ideology in a society? Some people say yes, and there's been a controversy in North County's San Dieguito Union High School District about an alleged anti-Christian bias.

Ron Tappy examines the Tel Zayit abecedary. This alphabet suggests the existence of a literate royal court at the time of David and Solomon, the 10th century B.C., raising the possibility that scribes could have written portions of the Hebrew Bible at that time.

NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets

Airs Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

No Kvetching In This Interfaith Marriage

Journalists Cokie and Steve Roberts join us to talk about marriage and faith. The Roberts have been reporting on stories for more than 40 years, just about as long as they've been married to each other. They're out with a new book about how they've joined two faith traditions into a long, successful marriage.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (center) reviews an honor guard with Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev during an official welcome ceremony for Erdogan in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Feb. 2.

With Upheaval, How Large Is The Opening For Islam?

Islamist parties are certain to play a role in the future politics of Egypt, Tunisia and other countries in the Arab world experiencing unrest. But analysts say they will not come to dominate these nations the way they did in Iran.

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