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The new Pope was my student: will he be good for the Jews?
Read morePope Leo XIV was my student while he prepared for a degree and priestly ordination at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Given my…
Can Pope Leo XIV Revive the Catholic-Jewish Relationship?
Read moreRelations between the Catholic Church and Jews are in deep crisis, caused not only by reactions to the war in Gaza, but above all by the…
Controversy Stories and Jewish-Christian Relations
Read moreIt is usually easier for people in “naturally” or “biologically” determined groups – members of an ethnic group, members of a family – to…
The Footprints of Pope Francis
Read more24.04.2025 - The US-based Jewish writer Jonathan Safran Foer reflects on the legacy of Pope Francis, who "reminded us of what we continually…
Pope Francis’ friendship with other religions promoted paths of peace
Read more21.04.2025 - With Pope Francis’ passing, we recall his unforgettable efforts that contributed to friendship and dialogue between Christians…
Passover is a Jewish holiday remembering sorrowful events and celebrating hope for a better future
Read moreJewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while…
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Engagement with Christians and Christian Theology[*]
Read moreHow does a Jew speak of Christianity to Christians after the Shoah? We stand “at the limits of available ontologies, available schemes of…
“Passing the Torch”. Assuming our responsibility for memory, hope, and the future
Read moreOn the occasion of Yom Hashoah, the Christian Jewish Dialogue of Montreal (Canada) invites Christian communities to join their Jewish…
The Guide and its Guide: A review essay
Read moreThe Guide to the Perplexed: A New Translation
By Lenn E. Goodman and Phillip I. Lieberman
(Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2024)
Lenn E.…“One Ought to Pray, Day and Night, for the Thousands”: Etty Hillesum’s Approach to Prayer and Hasidic Thought
Read moreEtty (Esther) Hillesum’s (1914–1943)* diaries, published in the Netherlands for the first time in 1981, have since been translated into 18…