Hanukkah is "a good time to think about the miracles in our own lives," according to Dr. Erica Brown of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.

Many thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled a wave of violence that was unleashed in 2003 by the US invasion.

"The psalms continue to be wholly relevant to our spiritual quests today," says poet, writer, and former rabbinical student Pamela Greenberg.

Watch more of producer Susan Goldstein's interview with writer Pamela Greenberg, whose new translation of the Book of Psalms is being praised for its literary beauty.

The vocation of healing is a central theme in the acclaimed novel "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese, who writes that doctors "must believe that ministering to others will heal our woundedness. And it can. But it can also deepen the wound."

"Patients require that one-on-one encounter, the Samaritan function of being a physician," says writer and Stanford Medical School professor Abraham Verghese. "I'm convinced that when the physician examines the patient, this is an incredibly important ritual."

"Deep down there is only one faith that all human beings have, and that is deep trust in life."

"I see the future going in this direction, that more and more people will realize how important interreligious dialogue is."

Author and consultant Rushworth Kidder says there can be unintended ethical consequences when people use powerful new social media.

The freedom Jews have experienced in America, says curator Josh Perelman, "also makes possible the ultimate choice, which is not to be Jewish."

See and hear some of the observances this year at Arlington National Cemetery and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

As the hajj comes to an end, Muslims distribute meat to the poor and recall Abraham's willingness to offer his son to God.

The New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care is training chaplains, caregivers, and health care professionals in how to listen to patients and lighten the burden of their suffering.

"We do this not to create Catholics, but because we are Catholic. It’s the social justice teachings of the church that drive us," says WJA director of counseling services Ann Clark. The tuition-free middle school explicitly addresses the spiritual and moral development of its students.

What war veterans need, says Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock of the Truth Commission on Conscience in War, "is for people to let them tell their stories and listen, and most congregations don’t really have a clue how to do that."

The Republican Party made significant gains with Catholic voters as well as white Protestants. Did the Democrats give up on religious outreach?

Arizona gives tax credits to people who donate money to school tuition organizations that provide student scholarships. A group of taxpayers claims most of the money goes to religious education.

Benyamin Cohen has written a book about his year-long exploration of Christianity, and he uses what he learned to reflect on the meaning of his own Jewish faith.

President Obama hosted a November 1 White House meeting with about 20 US Christian leaders affiliated with the National Council of Churches and its global humanitarian agency, Church World Service.

Steve Krueger, national director of Catholic Democrats, describes Democratic religious outreach this year as "a work in progress."