Interfaith

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.

|ByADAM POLLACK / JTA
Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.
Participants at the CAM-organized Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony in Tel Aviv

Muslim American leaders join interfaith Hanukkah celebration in Tel Aviv

Anila Ali, founder and president of the AMMWEC, “Our goal is for Jewish people across the United States to have Muslim partners. Partners who are authentic, resilient, and tough."

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
Participants are seen at the day-long conference organized by Rabbis for Human Rights and the Interfaith Forum for Human Rights, in Jerusalem.

Enduring Israeli-Palestinian peace impossible without religious faith leaders - opinion

Without faith leaders who take responsibility to stop the harm done in religion’s name and actively champion human rights, there will be no moral foundation for peace to endure.

|ByANTON GOODMAN
HEALING ON display at an Army of Healers workshop in November 2025.

Violence, silence, and the need for healing - opinion

When Jewish and Arab facilitators sit together, something subtle but essential happens.

|ByNITSAN JOY GORDON

The alliance for global cooperation unites leaders for coexistence and interfaith relations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByMARK FISH

YU president headlines historic interfaith sustainability panel in UAE

This event, according to the AFH, was the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates in which Jews, Muslims, and Christians discussed the issue of sustainability. 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Berman meets with H.E. Mubarak Hamad Mubarak Almheiri, President of the Board of Trustees at MBZUH.

Can Judaism find a loving approach to include interfaith families? - opinion

A thoughtful and sensitive approach to intermarriage would adopt a live-and-let-live attitude by which those who identify as Jewish could be considered Jewish for all purposes.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByEDMUND CASE
RECENT EFFORTS, like President Isaac Herzog’s Kol Ha’am, seek to build unity among Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora, but they never talk about uniting with interfaith couples who participate in Jewish communities, says the writer.

Yeshiva University launches Jewish studies program for Christian students

The innovative initiative from Yeshiva University draws from the increasing interest of Christians in understanding the Jewish origins of their faith.

JULY 18, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
The opening of the Hebraic Studies Program for Christian Students at Yeshiva University.

Glimpsing the messiah in the Emirates - opinion

A constant theme I’ve heard throughout my work is: if only we could replicate the Hillel model beyond the college campus. I feel like I saw a glimpse of that in the UAE.

JUNE 18, 2023ByHAYIM LEITER
THE WRITER performs a brit milah.

'The Convent': Converting to Judaism during the Crusades - review

This historical fiction novel of a Christian girl and Jewish boy in love during Crusader-era France is based on an extensively researched true story.

JUNE 16, 2023ByMOSE APELBLAT
THE CRUSADER castle of Crac des Chevaliers in Homs province, Syria, in 2016. The novel takes place during the Crusader era.

What Interfaith Meetings Can Lead To - Opinion

How do we move from interfaith conferences to interfaith action?

MAY 25, 2023ByRABBI ARIE FOLGER
Interfaith conference

Faith leaders unite in Haifa to champion religious diversity amid tensions

The timing of the event is particularly significant, as political strife and surging violence dominate headlines in Israel, while the Middle East conflict continues to present complex challenges.

MAY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
On behalf of University of Haifa, Uriel Simonsohn, head of the school's Laboratory for Religious Studies, awards a plaque of appreciation to the leader of the Islamic Ahmadiyya community in Israel, Amir Muhammad Sharif Odeh

Religious leaders march in the face of violence

Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders held an interfaith march and called for peace, partnership and justice.

MAY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Interfaith march in Jerusalem, May 11, 2023.

The ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ movie is a dated view of intermarriage

Stereotypes of interfaith marriages are out of date and harmful to the children of these marriages.

MAY 6, 2023ByEDMUND CASE/JTA
THE GROOM breaks a glass, the traditional conclusion of a Jewish wedding ceremony. We have witnessed a narrowing of ethnic gaps and greater intermingling of Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, perhaps most significantly in ethnic intermarriage, says the writer.