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In 1971, the first year of my BA studies at the University of Toronto, I read a powerful book that has stayed with me all these years: The Devil and…

This research project is situated in the Europe-wide discussion on historical remembrance and the challenges of antisemitism today. The specific…

A custom widely followed among traditionally observant Jews is to recite Psalm 27 at the conclusion of the morning and evening services during the…

What Does It Mean for Christians Today to Remember Shabbat and Keep It Holy?

Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant leaders gathered for a two-day conference in Providence, Rhode Island, called the “Seminar on Human Relationships” to…

Sermon at Adas Israel Synagogue, Washington, DC, November 4, 1988.

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…

A Theological Reflection on Exodus 24:11 from the Perspective of the Dialogue between Judaism and Christianity.

In the first part of the paper, we will address certain theological and historical reasons for the exclusion of the Jewishness of Jesus from both…

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has published on its website a 56-page guide to "Preaching and Teaching With Love and Respect for the…

Part of a series of reflections initiated by the ICCJ on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Seelisberg Conference (July 30 through August 5…

A Call to the Churches of the United States to Confront the Crisis of Antisemitism

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, influential representatives of Protestant churches and Jewish associations from…

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

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…

Address of His Holiness to Members of "Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France", Consistory Hall, Monday, 12 December 2022.

November 28, 2022. WASHINGTON - In 1965, Pope Paul VI issued the Vatican Council’s declaration about other world religions, Nostra Aetate (“In our…

Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to the participants iin the conference of the World Jewish Congress, Clementine Hall,

Tuesday, 22 November 2022.

30.06.2022 - The following is the text prepared for the Holy Father and handed by him to Cardinal Koch, to be conveyed to the delegation of the…

Part of a series of reflections initiated by the ICCJ on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Seelisberg Conference (July 30 through August 5…

Part of a series of reflections initiated by the ICCJ on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Seelisberg Conference (July 30 through August 5…

Part of a series of reflections initiated by the ICCJ on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Seelisberg Conference (July 30 through August 5…

This year, Easter and Passover, holidays central to Christianity and Judaism, respectively, begin on the same weekend. This timing provides an ideal…

The decades of fruitful dialogue between Jews and Catholics, also undertaken by many mainstream Christian communities after the Second World War, has…

While Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the few Christian leaders in Nazi Germany who advocated for the church to fight against antisemitism,Anker[1] he…

1. Introduction

Reflections on Understanding Christianity as Fulfilment without Presupposing Supersessionism.

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…