Between Jerusalem and Rome

כלל ופרט בין ירושלים לרומי Between Jerusalem and Rome Reflections on 50 Years of Nostra Aetate Preamble In the biblical account of creation, God fashions

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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 –

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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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CJCUC RESPONSE TO “BETWEEN JERUSALEM & ROME”

The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Jerusalem (CJCUC) applauds the recent statement “Between Jerusalem and Rome” of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, the Rabbinical Council of America and the Conference of European Rabbis. The statement confirms the growing awareness among Jews—and

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Between Jerusalem and Rome

כלל ופרט בין ירושלים לרומי Between Jerusalem and Rome Reflections on 50 Years of Nostra Aetate Preamble In the biblical account of creation, God fashions a single human being as the progenitor of all humanity. Thus, the Bible’s unmistakable message

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CJCUC & The Orthodox Rabbis Statement on Christianity

Last month, CJCUC published on its website, a groundbreaking statement on Christianity by Orthodox rabbis. Most reactions to the statement were positive and welcoming, yet some agenda-driven persons have distorted the meaning of our statement to advance their agenda. Breaking

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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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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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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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CJCUC Mourns the Passing of Cardinal Mejia

The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation is saddened by the death of Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia last week. The officers of CJCUC extend their sincere condolences to his friends and colleagues and to the entire Catholic community. Cardinal Mejia played

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Between Jerusalem and Rome

כלל ופרט בין ירושלים לרומי Between Jerusalem and Rome Reflections on 50 Years of Nostra Aetate Preamble In the biblical account of creation, God fashions

Read More »

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 »