Forget About It

In Deuteronomy Chapter 15, Scripture introduces a radical economic mandate when the seventh year begins – the relinquishment of all debts. This is the matter

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Holy People

“Holy” is one of the traditional key-words of religion. There are holy people, holy places, holy days, holy thoughts. We tend to think that all

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Forget About It

In Deuteronomy Chapter 15, Scripture introduces a radical economic mandate when the seventh year begins – the relinquishment of all debts. This is the matter of the release: Every creditor shall release his hold over what he would claim (Ya-sheh:

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CJCUC Announces the Publication of Covenant & Hope

Because Christian-Jewish relations today have emerged from polemics to sympathetic understandings of the other’s faith, The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel has released Covenant and Hope. The volume is published by Eerdmans and represents a fresh approach

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Holy People

“Holy” is one of the traditional key-words of religion. There are holy people, holy places, holy days, holy thoughts. We tend to think that all these instances of holiness are rare and special, but as far as Bible is concerned

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Speaking out against mosque desecration

Across the world, people were outraged by the news that mosques in Israel had been desecrated and racist graffiti scrawled across their walls. Israeli Jews felt ashamed. We asked ourselves: do the perpetrators have any understanding of Jewish history and

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CJCUC Expands Its Biblical Sessions in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – To accommodate the growing requests of Christian groups visiting Israel to learn the Hebrew Scriptures with Orthodox Jewish rabbis, The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC) in Efrat announced the opening of its new venue in

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CJCUC Appoints Dr. Mike Cohen as its Traveling Scholar

With the mandate to assist and enhance the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation’s (CJCUC) relations with the Christian communities in North America, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin has appointed Dr. Mike Cohen as the first “CJCUC Traveling Scholar.” Dr. Cohen has

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Forget About It

In Deuteronomy Chapter 15, Scripture introduces a radical economic mandate when the seventh year begins – the relinquishment of all debts. This is the matter

Read More »

Holy People

“Holy” is one of the traditional key-words of religion. There are holy people, holy places, holy days, holy thoughts. We tend to think that all

Read More »