Articles
“The Lord gave strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.”
Read moreIn Februar 2018 approximately 1,000 scholars, activists, decision makers and influencers met in Vienna at the conference “An End to…
Dialogue must go on
Read moreThis message is for all of you who have been active in Jewish Christian dialogue and in Three Faiths initiatives for many years.
My Jewish Connections
Read moreJoseph Epstein recently gave himself the sobriquet of pious Jewish agnostic and explained his pride as a member of a “club… whose members…
A Rabbi and an Imam: Living in a time of religious illiteracy
Read more2023-02-23. Schlomo Hofmeister has been the municipal rabbi of Vienna since 2008. Tarafa Baghajati is the imam and chairman of the…
Hadamar memorial: History teaches us to be vigilant
Read moreDr. Jan Erik Schulte, historian and Director of the Hadamar Museum reflects on the Memorial on the anniversary of the "Night of the broken…
Providence and Interreligious Encounter
Read moreJewish, Catholic, and Protestant leaders gathered for a two-day conference in Providence, Rhode Island, called the “Seminar on Human…
Kristallnacht remembered
Read moreSermon at Adas Israel Synagogue, Washington, DC, November 4, 1988.
A meditation for Yom Kippur: Isaiah and us this year
Read moreWhy 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…
The ICCJ welcomes a new President and Executive Board
Read moreAt their Annual General Meeting the ICCJ member organizations elected a new Executive Board for a tenure of three years. Chaired by the new…