Interfaith
In 2014, Abdul Aziz gives a Muslim call to prayer at Temple Beth Israel's Sacred Music Concert – An Interfaith Celebration. Photo: Peter Haskin
October 30, 2023, 6:37 am
‘The silence is deafening’
"When you don't differentiate between those [identities] and when you don't condemn the terrorists, you leave us assuming that you stand behind them," he said.
By Peter Kohn
Alex Kats (centre) and Rabbi Ralph Genende (third from right) on an interfaith trip to Israel. Photo: Supplied
October 26, 2023, 12:53 pm
We need to come together and talk
Diaspora communities have come together to stand with Israel in unmatched ways. Unfortunately, if history shows us anything, it is that this will not be the last crisis in the region.
By ALEX KATS
Paul Forgasz at the Lamm Jewish Library of Australia.
August 13, 2023, 1:22 pm
New Testament not antisemitic
Forgasz believes that the Catholic Church has undergone a significant transformation in its relationship with Judaism, describing it as an act of teshuvah.
By Bruce Hill
Rabbi Ed Rosenthal.
August 10, 2023, 7:29 am
Deep dive into environmental care
"While nature and the environment are very much a part of Judaism, when it comes to water, it's generally viewed as an agent of purification or metaphor.
By Peter Kohn
The Abrahamic Family House complex.
July 9, 2023, 6:48 am
Tales of being a chief rabbi in the UAE
Leading the first Jewish community to be established in an Arab country for a century may be challenging for Chief Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, but it's also his passion, writes Jenni Frazer.
By AJN STAFF
From left: Rabbi Yaakov Glasman, Maree Edwards and college principal Sally Buick.
June 29, 2023, 11:17 am
First rabbi to visit Killester College
"For almost all the students it was the first time they ever met a rabbi and it was certainly the first time a rabbi ever visited their school."
By Mia Gardiner
From left: Peter Pal, Ines Almeida, Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and Pech Kuichloch.
June 1, 2023, 12:23 pm
South Sudanese and Timorese visitors
"This was a great opportunity to build further connections between countries with a lot in common, namely Timor-Leste and South Sudan. It also is a step in interfaith relations."
By Mia Gardiner
Jeremy Jones, speaking at an Iftar dinner hosted by the Foundation for Islamic Studies and Information.
May 4, 2023, 11:50 am
Iftar dinners lead to positive discussions
Jones said the generosity of the hosts of the iftar dinners “was wonderful, and my kosher food led to interesting conversations about Jewish texts, teachings and traditions”.
By AJN STAFF
From left: Dean Burger (President of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter day Saints), Rabbi Yaakov Glasman (St Kilda Shule), Omer Anees and his wife Anam Umer Shahab (both from the Islamic Association of Ballarat).
April 20, 2023, 1:51 pm
Abrahamic religions celebrate together
The event marked the special concurrence of the significant festivals of Pesach, Easter and Ramadan. These major faith holidays coincide approximately once every 30 years...
By Mia Gardiner
Rick Sopher and his wife Carol in Medina. Photo: Courtesy of the Sophers, Jewish Chronicle
April 2, 2023, 7:21 am
Jews plant palm trees in Medina, Saudi Arabia
"If anyone had told me five or even 10 years ago that I would be able to come to Saudi Arabia, everybody knowing that I am Jewish ... I would hardly have believed them,"
By CANAAN LIDOR
Rabbi Glasman (centre) speaking at the interfaith symposium.
February 16, 2023, 1:12 pm
Jewish representatives at interfaith symposium
"...the key values I chose to instil in both my son and daughter out of the Jewish faith; to embrace others with empathy, to be charitable, and above all, to show human kindness"
By Mia Gardiner
The Uniting Church in Australia and ECAJ National Interfaith Dialogue took place over Zoom.
December 7, 2022, 8:46 am
54th Annual Interfaith Dialogue
'It is the 54th time the delegations of Christian and Jewish representatives have met, but there has been no waning in interest or enthusiasm over more than three decades'
By AJN STAFF
December 1, 2022, 9:45 am
The importance of interfaith relationships
'One of the primary causes of hatred is ignorance of the “other”.'
By Rabbi Yaakov Glasman
Rabbi Yaakov Glasman meets with Imam Saeed Wasama Bulhan at St Kilda Shule. Photo: Peter Haskin
January 18, 2021, 9:47 am
The rabbi and the imam
An interfaith relationship that began after the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh two years ago has developed into a robust friendship.
By Peter Kohn
October 26, 2020, 12:20 pm
Australian Catholics, Jews in conversation
By AJN STAFF
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