Rhode Island PBS Weekly

April 17, 2022 - Exodus from Touro Synagogue? / The Papyrus?


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This week on Rhode Island PBS Weekly, contributing correspondent David Wright dives into the legal battle that threatens the eviction of Newport's Jeshuat Israel congregation from the country's oldest Jewish house of worship, Touro Synagogue. 

Next, a presentation of a Papyrus artifact by a Harvard professor shocked religious circles around the world by claiming it was evidence that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The relic was later deemed a fake. Michelle San Miguel explores how the prominent scholar was duped by a college dropout. 

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