Interfaith dialogue

Muslims cannot claim moral integrity while tolerating antisemitism - opinion

Trust must be renewed in neighborhoods, schools, and houses of worship.

|ByMUSTAFA CERIC
Muslim worshippers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, marking the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, February 17, 2026.
THE BRIDGE must span Jerusalem’s most sensitive terrain – the Temple Mount, or al-Haram al-Sharif. For Jews, it is the site of the ancient Temple; for Muslims, the place of the Prophet Muhammad’s ascent to heaven, the writer states.

A Jewish-Muslim ‘Nostra Aetate’ could reshape the Middle East - opinion

Sixty years after Nostra Aetate, the world needs another act of courage, this time between Jews and Muslims. May we have the faith to hold fast to that divine rope, together.

|ByYAAKOV NAGEN
MOTTY REIFF (left) with Shay Shalom.

Grapevine: When Muslims and Jews find common ground

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A TAPESTRY with the image of Pope John XXIII hangs on the facade of St. Peter’s facade during a beatification ceremony in 2000.

Sixty years since Nostra Aetate: Transforming Catholic-Jewish relations - opinion

In 60 short years, the largest religious organization in the world went from being a major purveyor of antisemitic hate to the closest friend of the Jewish community. 

|ByJOSHUA STANTON

Amid normalization, interfaith dialogue more important than ever – opinion

Transforming this vision from the theoretical to the practical is certainly not simple and will not be without opposition.

NOVEMBER 4, 2020ByKENNETH BRANDER
PEOPLE FROM various religious and cultural backgrounds listen to classical music during the Mekudeshet 2016 Festival, in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park.

Ohr Torah Stone launches interfaith dialogue initiative

The move follows newly normalizes ties between Israel and some of its Arab neighbors.

NOVEMBER 2, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Yakov Nagen on a visit with a neighbor in the Hebron hills

The Abrahamic House in Abu Dhabi will foster interfaith reconciliation

The site is set to be completed in 2022 on Saadiyat Island, and will contain houses of worship for the three Abrahamic faiths, meaning there will be a synagogue, mosque and church.

NOVEMBER 2, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The spectacular Abu Dhabi skyline

Bahrain Center for Coexistence teaches tolerance amid antisemitism

“Bahrain, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, has made it a top priority to build a better and more tolerant Middle East," said Elan Carr.

FEBRUARY 15, 2020ByFELICE FRIEDSON
RABBI MARVIN HIER (center) and Rabbi Abraham Cooper (right) of the Simon Wiesenthal Center meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama, Bahrain, in February 2017.

Porto's Jews and Catholics join forces for unique interfaith event

The 'Global Project in the Fields of Culture and Religion' presents an opportunity for both communities to reach out in charity and mutual understanding.

DECEMBER 18, 2019ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Bishop Manuel Linda and Porto Jewish Community President Diaz Ben Zion embrace at an interfaith event, December 17, 2019.

Saudi organization funds Jewish-Muslim gathering in Italy

Antisemitism among immigrants and refugees from Muslim countries is among the issues that the conference is bound to discuss.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
General view of Matera's Sassi limestone cave dwellings in southern Italy.

US Vice President Pence demands Iran release Christian sentenced to prison

‘Whether Sunni, Sufi, Baha’i, Jewish or Christian, America will stand up for people of faith’

AUGUST 5, 2019ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
MIKE PENCE

Anglican Church of Canada to abandon prayer for the conversion of the Jews

The General Synod of the Church approved a resolution to replace the prayer with a text devoted to the “Reconciliation with the Jews.”

AUGUST 5, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Vancouver City Hall in Canada.

Rabbi Eckstein’s final interview

I believe that God is calling Christians and Jews together to bless Israel

APRIL 11, 2019ByPAUL CALVERT
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein in his office, the day before he died

The human spirit: Behind the cloak it’s all about conscience

The speakers represented all three Abrahamic religions, and were remarkably similar in their ethical approaches.

MARCH 31, 2019ByBARBARA SOFER
‘CLOAK OF Conscience’: Former deputy president of the Supreme Court Elyakim Rubinstein and artist Anna Chromy stand in front of the newly inaugurated sculpture.