Articles
Guilt and the Transformation of Christian-Jewish Relations [1]
Read moreWhat happens when attention is shifted from forgiveness to guilt, from reconciliation to sin? Guilt and forgiveness, sin and redemption are…
The providential mystery of the friendship between Jews and Christians
Read moreArchbishop Pierre d'Ornellas*, Archbishop of Rennes, received the Prix de l'Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France, which was presented to him on…
Morality in the Jewish State–Does it Still Matter?
Read moreThe return of the Jewish People to its ancestral homeland after 2,000 years has been nothing short of a miracle. Our people retained a dream…
"Remembrance never ends".
Read moreGermany's Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the 75th anniversary of the liberation from National Socialism and the end of the…
Fundamentalism: A Jewish Perspective
Read morePRECIS: In this paper, by comparing a contemporary fundamentalist Jewish concept – Da`at Torah (“the Opinion of the Torah”) – with the Roman…
Bach Passions and Jewish-Christian Relations
Read moreCan the Bach Passions do anything for Jewish–Christian relations, not just on the basis of the magnificence of Bach’s music, but taking into…
Why Jews Don't Proselytize
Read moreThe ancestors of the biblical Israelites, like all the other communities of the ancient Near East, were idol worshippers. We know quite a…
Pope Pius XII’s Refusal to Publicly Condemn the Holocaust
Read moreIn 2007, the beatification process of Pope Pius XII was met with protests by Jewish and Catholic leaders alike. The point of contention was…
Shalom in the Era of the Coronavirus Crisis
Read moreDuring the last 10 days, I have gone for a walk a few times with some members of my family (while observing the proper “social distance” of…
In time of Coronavirus - Reflections from the Holy Land
Read moreJERUSALEM March 26 Thu, 2020 - Not in our wildest dreams would have anyone imagined that by now some 50% of humanity is under lockdown,…