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The Monastic threat to Israel

04/19/2012 11:35 By EUGENE KORN

Growing number of Jews who isolate themselves from society weaken Israel's solidarity.

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What a wonderful week: Seven days escorting three rabbis and eight young Roman Catholic priests from Brazil, Argentina and Colombia around Israel—Jerusalem, the Galil, Tel Aviv and Arad. The program was organized by the Center for Jewish Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Efrat (the first Orthodox center in the world dedicated to Jewish-Christian relations), the Latin American Jewish Congress and the World Jewish Diplomatic Corps.

Throughout the week, Rabbis taught the priests about Jewish interpretations of Torah, the importance of Israel for Judaism and the Jewish people, and Jewish attitudes toward Christianity. Catholic theologians taught the priests about post-Vatican II Catholic teachings concerning the ongoing validity of Judaism and friendship with the Jewish people. The experience the priests most talked about afterwards, however, was being at Shabbat dinner with Jewish families in Jerusalem. The trip introduced the priests to a whole new world of Israel, Jews and Judaism.

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The Monastic threat to Israel

Growing number of Jews who isolate themselves from society weaken Israel's solidarity.

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