Jewish Religion and Culture

Oklahoma again is the testing ground for a religious charter school

The Statewide Charter School Board to argue against state Supreme Court ruling that rejected religious charter schools.

Board members said they were bound to follow the St. Isidore ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, despite some doing so begrudgingly.

The coalition, including the ACLU and Oklahoma Appleseed Center, claims the theoretical school would “indoctrinate its students in Jewish religious beliefs.”

While the Jewish community in Tulsa has focused on local education, other major institutions have been outspoken about comparisons to Nazi atrocities and current events.

The Jewish Federation of Tulsa said it was not consulted about an application seeking to found a taxpayer-funded online Jewish charter school.

What about the whole "separation of church and state" thing?

We share Episode One of The Switchyard Podcast, which will be posted monthly at the PRT website and at various other platforms. The guest is Art Spiegelman, the renowned American cartoonist, writer, and editor.

An individual who's enriched and enlightened the lives of countless Tulsans, Rabbi Fitzerman came to Congregation B'nai Emunah back in the Eighties; he'll soon retire from his leadership at the Synagogue.

Our guest will be the featured speaker at the commemoration, which happens at 7pm on Thursday the 20th at Temple Israel.