fbpx
ADVERTISE
pick up locations
donate

Jewish Journal

Connect. Inform. Inspire.

Category

interfaith

A Thanksgiving to Fill the Spirit

Elliot Fein October 31, 2002

On the evening before Thanksgiving, my synagogue, Congregation Eilat in Mission Viejo, always gets together with a neighboring church, Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist, for an interfaith service. What is remarkable about this joint venture, and other pre-Thanksgiving services like it throughout the United States, is the fact that Jews and Christians can pray together under one roof.

My parents entered a church only for a neighbor\’s wedding, funeral or other life-cycle event. On those rare occasions, they were invited guests, not participants.

Ask Wendy

Wendy Belzberg October 3, 2002

Dear Wendy, My father left my mother when my sister was 8 and I was 5. His visits became increasingly infrequent until, about 20 years ago, we stopped hearing from him altogether.

A Nation Says ‘Kaddish’

Wendy J. Madnick September 12, 2002

Flags flew at half-staff. People on the street made a stronger-than-usual effort to meet each others\’ eyes, acknowledging the sadness of the day.

Spiritual Sparring

Gaby Wenig May 23, 2002

Both Temple Beth Am and the Jewish Studies Institute of the Simon Wiesenthal Center hosted Jewish and Christian clergymen earlier this month at interfaith forums at which scriptural sparring and cultural clashes made for heated discussions and ultimately ecumenicalism.

Orange County Briefs

Journal Staff March 28, 2002

Nearly 150 volunteers, who phoned local residents for pledges earlier this month, raised $260,911 for the Jewish Federation of Orange County, a 50 percent increase over the $171,081 raised during last year\’s Super Sunday.

Something in Common

Tom Tugend December 6, 2001

Interfaith relations between Christians and Jews have become a feel-good cliché among the well-meaning and a target of satire, a la Tom Lehrer\’s \”National Brotherhood Week,\” among cynics.\n\nFor readers in either category, the two-hour documentary, \”Jews and Christians: A Journey of Faith,\” provides a first-class history lesson and an antidote against oversimplification and easy stereotypes. The documentary will air Dec. 7 on PBS station KCET, starting at 10:30 p.m.

Interfaith Upswing

Wendy J. Madnick October 18, 2001

Interfaith programs — a concept which up until recently provoked a ho-hum attitude at best — are suddenly sweeping the country as people of all faiths struggle to come to terms with events of the past five weeks.

To look at one example, Valley Beth Shalom\’s lecture series \”One God: Many Faces,\” beginning this week, had already been a year in the making before the recent tragedies, but it could not have come at a more significant time, according to the synagogue\’s Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis.

A Jewish Environment

Charlotte Hildebrand May 31, 2001

One of the country\’s fastest-growing environmental groups, the interfaith community, has been gearing up to fight President George W. Bush\’s new energy policies.

Finding Middle Ground

Beverly Gray January 25, 2001

First comes love, then comes marriage. But when baby makes three, an interfaith couple has to face hard decisions about their child\’s religious upbringing.

Feeding the Hungry

Jane Ulman November 23, 2000

\”We have slaves to help,\” Jerry Rabinowitz, the Friday co-captain of the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry, announces. \”We Jews know something about slaves.\”

New Articles

More news and opinions than at a
Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

Jewish Journal

Connect. Inform. Inspire.
© Copyright 2024 Tribe Media Corp • Powered by Lightdrop

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.