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Tourism, one practical advantage of an Israeli-Palestinian settlement
Read moreWashington, DC - Recent sputtering of a peace process between Israel and Palestine, the termination of Israel's settlement building freeze…
"The settlers are not the problem"
Read moreShlomo Riskin (born May 28, 1940) was the founding rabbi of Lincoln Square Synagogue on the Upper West Side in New York City, Chief founding…
Talking through walls in NYC
Read moreWashington, DC - This year, on the ninth anniversary of the 11 September attacks, many Americans were scared that violence would ensue as a…
Bishops meeting Rabbis
Read moreSince 2006 representatives of the Catholic Bishops' Conference and the Protestant Church of Germany have met annually with representatives…
2009 - An Eventful Year of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
Read moreIn 2009 the Jewish-Christian dialogue was severely disturbed and repeatedly beset by various irritations, not least by the topic of…
I am liberated by the God of Israel
Read moreI turned sixteen in early December 1944 and my school class had already shrunk, the oldest one of us already killed in action. During our…
(Translated) Speech at the closing dinner of the ICCJ Annual Conference in Berlin, on Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Read moreDr Weissmann,
Rabbi Brandt,
Participants in the ICCJ Annual Conference,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Day of Judaism in the Churches of Europe
Read moreIn 2009, the Catholic Church in Poland celebrated her 12th Day of Judaism, the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Austria organized the 10th…
Pesach in Israel
Read moreA radio discussion this Monday morning in anticipation of Pesach: a woman suggested that Israelis are still enslaved because Tel Aviv…
Beware of well-meaning Hypocrisy
Read moreIn view of my general predisposition, I’m on the mailing list of several Jewish organizations on the Left. Some of them have been urging me…