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A Eulogist’s Perspective on Rosenzweig’s Concept of Liturgy[1]

Irving Greenberg’s post-Shoah theology provides a blueprint for the post-Shoah reorientation required from both Judaism and Christianity in order to…

Keynote address at the G20 Interfaith Forum, 13 September 2021 in Bologna.

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…

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…

Lessons from my father’s German village about those who helped the Jews.

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…

Hans Küng is best known for his analyses of the Catholic Church, both theologically and institutionally. But we need to appreciate as well his…

A collection of 200 dialogue and dialogue-related quotations, gathered from a wide range of sources – ancient and modern.

The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College is devoted to the multifaceted development and implementation of new relationships between…

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing entire countries to rethink deeply-held social norms. Faith leaders are coming up with new ways to reach their…

Messages of Cardinal Kurt Koch and the “International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations” (IJCIC) on the occasion of the 55th…

Statment issued by the ICCJ Executive Board of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ), Heppenheim/Germany, June 18, 2020

For Christians around the world September 1, the "Day of Prayer for Creation", marks the beginning of the "Season of Creation", an ecumenical…

Looking with alarm and revulsion upon the current resurgence of antisemitism in many countries the ICCJ publishes a statement entitled "The Demands of…

The Shared Universal and the Respected Particular. Reflections on 50 Years of Nostra Aetate.

After nearly two millennia of mutual hostility and alienation, we Orthodox Rabbis who lead communities, institutions and seminaries in Israel, the…

On November 23, 2015 at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, the "Declaration for the Upcoming Jubilee of Brotherhood," signed by various persons of…

The threat posed by religious extremists is global, immediate, violent and deeply rooted in issues of identity, theology and faith. Countless…

Addres of His Holiness at a meeting with the Jewish community of Slovakia, Bratislava, Rybné námestie Square, Monday, 13 September 2021.

Address of His Holines during the meeting with representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and some Jewish communities in Hungary, Museum of…

Address of Pope Francis at the interreligious meeting during the apostolic journey to Iraq, Plain of Ur, Saturday, 6 March 2021.

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,…

Plagues of global proportions might seem biblical, but coronavirus is creating new challenges for faith leaders. Last week in Australia, many…

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…

Lecture given at the ICCJ 2019 conference, July 1, Lund, Sweden.

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…

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…

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…

Drawing on auto-ethnographic descriptions from four decades of my own work as a Jewish guide for Christian Holy Land pilgrims, I examine how…

Abstract: This chapter reports on the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (rrc)’s bold experimentation in the field of inter religious education as…

Final communique at the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace between the large world religions, October 20, 2020, Rome.

March 25th, 2020. The COVID-19 virus presents the entire world with a series of humanitarian, financial, social and political challenges, which do not…

Lindau, Germany, 23 August 2019

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…