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In Memory of Rev. Dr. Franklin Sherman
Rev. Dr. Franklin Sherman, 93, of Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, died Aug. 31, 2021. He was the English Language Editor and Managing Editor of…
Read moreLetters of Cardinal Kurt Koch to Rabbi Rasson Arussi and Rabbi David Sandmel
On 12 August 2021, Rabbi Rasson Arussi, Chair of the Commission of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel for the Dialogue with the Holy See (Jerusalem), wrote…
Read moreReflections on the Theological Nature of Dialogue
Keynote address at the G20 Interfaith Forum, 13 September 2021 in Bologna.
Read moreAbraham Joshua Heschel and Nostra Aetate: Shaping the Catholic Reconsideration of Judaism during Vatican II
On the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, it is important not to forget about one of the Council’s shortest but most significant…
Read moreA meditation for Yom Kippur: Isaiah and us this year
Why do we Jews fast on Yom Kippur? Is the fast meaningful or do we just do it out of habit or because of peer pressure (“Everyone is fasting”). Do we…
Read moreA meditation for Yom Kippur: Isaiah and us this year
Why do we Jews fast on Yom Kippur? Is the fast meaningful or do we just do it out of habit or because of peer pressure (“Everyone is fasting”). Do we…
Read moreLetters of Cardinal Kurt Koch to Rabbi Rasson Arussi and Rabbi David Sandmel
On 12 August 2021, Rabbi Rasson Arussi, Chair of the Commission of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel for the Dialogue with the Holy See (Jerusalem), wrote…
Read moreReflections on the Theological Nature of Dialogue
Keynote address at the G20 Interfaith Forum, 13 September 2021 in Bologna.
Read moreAbraham Joshua Heschel and Nostra Aetate: Shaping the Catholic Reconsideration of Judaism during Vatican II
On the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, it is important not to forget about one of the Council’s shortest but most significant…
Read morePope Francis' Catecheses on the Letter to the Galatians
On the occasion of some irritations and concerns caused by a series of lessons given by Pope Francis on Paul's Letter to the Galatians, the ICCJ…
Read moreHow Can You Know the Bible and Not Believe in Our Lord? Guiding Pilgrims across the Jewish–Christian Divide
Drawing on auto-ethnographic descriptions from four decades of my own work as a Jewish guide for Christian Holy Land pilgrims, I examine how…
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Book Reviews |
Menachem Marc Kellner, David Gillis:
Maimonides the Universalist: The Ethical Horizons of the Mishneh Torah.
London: Littman Library Of Jewish…
Book Reviews |
Lenn E. Goodman:
THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL
New York: Oxford University Press, 2019
Book Reviews |
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski:
The More Torah, The More Life.
A Christian Commentary on Mishnah Avot.
Leuven: Peeters, 2018. xvi + 294 pp. $73, paperback.
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Philip A. Cunningham, Ruth Langer, and Jesper Svartvik, Eds.:
Enabling Dialogue about the Land: A Resource Book for Jews and Christians.
Mahwah, NJ:…
Research at the European Academy on “Religion and Change”
30 August 2021 - Annual Conference of the “European Academy of Religion” (EuARe) has begun – Conference comes to Germany for the first time in August…
Read moreEuropean Day(s) of Jewish Culture — coming up soon!
August 24, 2021 - Get ready! The annual European Day(s) of Jewish Culture is coming up soon — it officially kicks off in less than two weeks, on…
Read moreGermany: New Federal Military Rabbi Zsolt Balla Solemnly Inaugurated into Office
Leipzig, 21st June 2021 / 11th Tamus 5781 - The new Federal Military Rabbi Zsolt Balla was inaugurated in a solemn ceremony. The ceremony, which took…
Read moreDr Philip A. Cunningham has been appointed ICCJ Honorary President
During the 2021 Annual General Meeting of ICCJ's member organizations, held virtually on June 27, the outgoing ICCJ President Bo Sandahl announced the…
Read moreThe ICCJ welcomes a new President and Executive Board
At their Annual General Meeting the ICCJ member organizations elected a new Executive Board for a tenure of three years. Chaired by the new ICCJ…
Read moreWhen the Nazis came, not everyone divided neatly into ‘good’ neighbors and ‘bad’
Lessons from my father’s German village about those who helped the Jews.
Read moreJewish teachings about the importance of peace
This week Jews around the world will read the weekly portion from the Book of Exodus in which we find the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15), one of the most…
Read moreCombating Anti–Semitism Together
On the occasion of the Day of Judaism in Italy (January 17, 2021), L'Osservatore Romano published this text by Fr. Norbert Hofmann, Secretary of the…
Read moreThe Church and Beyond: Hans Küng and Interreligious Relations
Hans Küng is best known for his analyses of the Catholic Church, both theologically and institutionally. But we need to appreciate as well his…
Read more200 quotations – Interfaith Dialogue
A collection of 200 dialogue and dialogue-related quotations, gathered from a wide range of sources – ancient and modern.
Read moreThe Significance of Jerusalem in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College is devoted to the multifaceted development and implementation of new relationships between…
Read moreReligious communities in times of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing entire countries to rethink deeply-held social norms. Faith leaders are coming up with new ways to reach their…
Read moreOn the occasion of the 55th anniversary of “Nostra aetate” (no.4)
Messages of Cardinal Kurt Koch and the “International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations” (IJCIC) on the occasion of the 55th…
Read morePondering the Possible Interreligious Consequences of the Proposed Israeli Annexation of Parts of the West Bank and Jordan Valley
Statment issued by the ICCJ Executive Board of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ), Heppenheim/Germany, June 18, 2020
Read moreICCJ Statement on the Global Ecological Crisis
For Christians around the world September 1, the "Day of Prayer for Creation", marks the beginning of the "Season of Creation", an ecumenical…
Read moreThe Demands of Our Time
Looking with alarm and revulsion upon the current resurgence of antisemitism in many countries the ICCJ publishes a statement entitled "The Demands of…
Read moreBetween Jerusalem and Rome - כלל ופרט בין ירושלים לרומי
The Shared Universal and the Respected Particular. Reflections on 50 Years of Nostra Aetate.
Read moreTo Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians
After nearly two millennia of mutual hostility and alienation, we Orthodox Rabbis who lead communities, institutions and seminaries in Israel, the…
Read moreDeclaration for the Upcoming Jubilee of Brotherhood
On November 23, 2015 at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, the "Declaration for the Upcoming Jubilee of Brotherhood," signed by various persons of…
Read moreManifesto for Combating Religious Extremism
The threat posed by religious extremists is global, immediate, violent and deeply rooted in issues of identity, theology and faith. Countless…
Read moreYour sufferings are our sufferings
Addres of His Holiness at a meeting with the Jewish community of Slovakia, Bratislava, Rybné námestie Square, Monday, 13 September 2021.
Read moreEducation in Fraternity
Address of His Holines during the meeting with representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and some Jewish communities in Hungary, Museum of…
Read moreBack to the earth of our religions
Address of Pope Francis at the interreligious meeting during the apostolic journey to Iraq, Plain of Ur, Saturday, 6 March 2021.
Read moreFighting Together against Antisemitism and Anti-Judaism Will Be the Touchstone of All Real Brotherhood
In the aftermath of the terrorist murders of Samuel Paty and three people in the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Basilica in Nice, the bishops of France,…
Read morePray, but stay away: holding on to faith in the time of coronavirus
Plagues of global proportions might seem biblical, but coronavirus is creating new challenges for faith leaders. Last week in Australia, many…
Read moreWhat is a bar mitzvah?
It is a common scene on many a Saturday morning in cities and towns across the United States to see seventh- and eighth-grade boys and girls, a few…
Read moreHas the Way Christians See Themselves Been Affected by Their New Relationship with Jews?
Lecture given at the ICCJ 2019 conference, July 1, Lund, Sweden.
Read moreRabbi Dr. Michael A. Signer (1945-2009)
Ten Years ago on January 10, 2009, Rabbi Michael Signer, one of the most outstanding figures of Jewish-Christian relations of recent times, died after…
Read moreInterreligious Education at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College: A View from the Jewish Edge
Abstract: This chapter reports on the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (rrc)’s bold experimentation in the field of inter religious education as…
Read moreLuther’s Shadow
Jewish and Protestant Interpretations of the Reformer’s Writings on the Jews, 1917–1933[1]
Read moreChristianizing Judaism? On the Problem of Christian Seder Meals
The meaning of the term ‘Judeo-Christian’ partly depends upon the context in which it is used. I write this contribution as a Roman Catholic…
Read moreAntisemitism, Christianity, and the Churches in Europe
One of the most powerful Church Fathers of the second century was Justin Martyr. As a gentile…
Read moreNo one is saved alone
Final communique at the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace between the large world religions, October 20, 2020, Rome.
Read moreUrgent Action Needed to Prevent COVID-19
March 25th, 2020. The COVID-19 virus presents the entire world with a series of humanitarian, financial, social and political challenges, which do not…
Read moreDeclaration of the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace
Lindau, Germany, 23 August 2019
Read moreThe specific multi-religious character of Jerusalem / Al-Quds Acharif must be protected
Appeal by His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Holiness Pope Francis regarding Jerusalem / Al-Quds the Holy Citiy and a place of encounter. Issued…
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