“Our God of Violence”

BY EUGENE KORN After he assassinated Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, Yigal Amir admitted that “If not for religion, it would have been

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CJCUC Mourns the Passing of Dr. Michael Wyschogrod

The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation expresses its deep sorrow on the passing of Dr. Michael Wyschogrod z”l. Dr. Wyschogrod was one of the important Jewish theologians of the 20th century and an early ardent advocate of interfaith theological

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Orthodox Rabbinic Statement on Christianity

To Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians After nearly two millennia of mutual hostility and alienation, we Orthodox Rabbis who lead communities, institutions and seminaries in Israel, the United States and

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Was Abraham a religious fanatic?

BY RABBI DR. EUGENE KORN Yet who is the fanatic if not the unreasonable person who ignores normal considerations and social constraints to pursue an ideal without constraints? The religious fanatic is not necessarily one ensnared in logical fallacy and

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“Our God of Violence”

BY EUGENE KORN After he assassinated Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, Yigal Amir admitted that “If not for religion, it would have been very difficult for me to murder.” It continues right up until today. Last month a

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A New Israel Initiative for Christian Visitors to Israel

Addressing the growing need of Christians visiting Israel searching for educational content about modern day Israel and its political landscape, the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC) and Voice of Israel, global radio broadcasting at VoiceofIsrael.com, has launched the

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The Freedom to be a Holy People

By Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn In synagogues this month, we read the glorious Jewish march from Egyptian slavery to freedom. When the Jewish people emerge triumphantly out of the Red Sea, they are finally emancipated from 210 years of cruel

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Discovering Common Ground in Auschwitz

An Israeli delegation of Catholics and Jews this week went to Auschwitz-Birkenau to attend “The Suffering of the Innocents,” a special concert dedicated to the memory of the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust. Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernandez,

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“Our God of Violence”

BY EUGENE KORN After he assassinated Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, Yigal Amir admitted that “If not for religion, it would have been

Read More »