Articles
Fasting and Feasting in Contemporary Judaism and Christianity
Read moreRabbi Young-Somers and Rev'd P Morrow are reflecting in a short and informative way about the use and meaning of feasting and fasting in…
Repentance and Forgiveness
Read moreDuring the spring of 1996, with the support of the American Jewish Committee, I was privileged to be in Rome to teach Jewish Studies at the…
The Shared Testament: Sara and Hagar
Read moreTwo feminist scholars, Dalia Marx, a liberal rabbi and an ordained Lutheran minister, Ursula Rudnick, in dialogue about the Hebrew Bible.
Learning to Listen: Are Christians ready for dialogue with Jews and Muslims?
Read moreThe answer to my chosen topic for this talk seems, at first sight, to be clear and simple: Yes, Christians are ready for the dialogue! The…
The Development of Zionism Until the Founding of the State of Israel
Read moreThis article traces the history of European-shaped Zionism during and after the First World War until the founding of Israel in 1948. Its…
A Spiritual Home
Read moreWe live in a remarkable moment. After 2,000 years of distrust and enmity between the Jewish and Christian communities of faith, we have seen…
The Jewish-Christian Relationship and the Middle East
Read morePresentation of Rabbi David Rosen, AJC's International Director of Interreligious Affairs, to the Special Vatican Synod on the Middle East…
Response to Bishop Mussinghoff's speech at the ICCJ-Conference in Berlin 2009 about the necessity to develop theologies of Judaism
Read moreThis response by Dr. Edward Kessler to Bishop Mussinghoff’s speech (in German) held at the ICCJ-Conference in Berlin 2009 begins with an…
The Churches between Renewal and Regression. With specific reference to the Second Vatican Council (1962 – 1965)
Read moreThe past 60 years have completely changed both the face of the Christian Churches and the entire ecclesiastical scene. History has forced…
Judaism and Catholic Prayer
Read moreIf the dictum lex orandi, lex credendi (the Church’s prayer is the Church’s belief) is true, then clearly the impact of Judaism on Catholic…