Jewish-Christian Relations

Collateral Damage

BY DAVID NEKRUTMAN Since the beginning of the school year, the Catholic schools in Israel have been on strike. Their reason is very simple –

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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

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Prayer from the Heart

Hearing the harsh prophecy of Isaiah, Hezekiah turns his face toward the wall (kir in Hebrew) and prays to God. What wall? This symbolically alludes

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Collateral Damage

BY DAVID NEKRUTMAN Since the beginning of the school year, the Catholic schools in Israel have been on strike. Their reason is very simple – they are protesting the severe budget cuts that took place two years ago and continue

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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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Oklahoma Legislatures Receive Key to the City of Efrat

In a dinner this week honoring the Oklahoma House State Legislature for their staunch support for Israel, Mayor of Efrat Oded Revivi and Shlomo Riskin, Chief Rabbi of Efrat and Founder of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation, presented

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Prayer from the Heart

Hearing the harsh prophecy of Isaiah, Hezekiah turns his face toward the wall (kir in Hebrew) and prays to God. What wall? This symbolically alludes to praying from the heart as it states in Jeremiah 4:19: My anguish my anguish

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Collateral Damage

BY DAVID NEKRUTMAN Since the beginning of the school year, the Catholic schools in Israel have been on strike. Their reason is very simple –

Read More »

“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 »

Prayer from the Heart

Hearing the harsh prophecy of Isaiah, Hezekiah turns his face toward the wall (kir in Hebrew) and prays to God. What wall? This symbolically alludes

Read More »