Articles
How Jan. 27 came to be International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Read moreThe choice of January 27 as the day of commemoration is the result of relatively recent initiatives by non-Jews. Without abandoning this now…
Unfulfilled Promise. Pope Francis and the Israel-Hamas war
Read morePope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s operation in Gaza constitutes genocide, according to a new book…
How the state of Israel became ‘the Jew’ writ large
Read moreIt has long been well-known that interest in Israel and its conflict with Palestinians and with Arabs and Muslims in the region is extremely…
Onkelos and the Tree(s)
Read moreIn his Guide of the Perplexed I:27, Rambam (Moses Maimonides, 1138-1204) wrote:
Onkelos the Proselyte was highly adept in Syriac and…
JEWS AND CHRISTIANS. From Past to Future
Read moreIt is with great pleasure that JCR announces that the book "Jews and Christians. From Past to Future" by the well known Catholic monk and…
Seeking Abraham’s God after October 7th: From Radical Antisemitism to Relational Dialogue
Read moreAbraham, the common spiritual ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, was called by God to be a blessing, not to conquer or convert (Gen.…
The Judensau: Remembering a Grotesque Anti-Jewish Image
Read moreJudensau translates as, Jewish sow. Its German medieval origins are complex; its history long (extending well into the twentieth century,…
Anti-semitism and Palestine
Read moreDavid Neuhaus, S.J., Professor of Scripture in Israel and Palestine, is a long-term member of the Holy Land Catholic Church's Justice and…
Abrahamic Dialogue in the Shadow of War. The Israel-Hamas war creates new challenges for Vatican diplomacy.
Read moreFebruary 16, 2024. In February 2023, global religious leaders met in the United Arab Emirates to celebrate the opening of the Abrahamic…