Seeding the peace and friendship in Yakoruda – a journey beyond cultures and religions
26-29.09.2024 – interfaith weekend in Yakoruda, Bulgaria On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September, the…
Category: Judaism
Articles in The European Times that cover or mentions Judaism or related issues.
The Western Wall in Jerusalem cleaned of the prayer notes
The occasion is the Jewish New Year The stones and cracks in the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem were cleaned of the thousands…
Israeli court: Orthodox Jews to serve in army like everyone else
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead…
The sources of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org To understand the place of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement, born during the Second World War, we…
Gehenna as “Hell” in Ancient Judaism = The Historical Basis For A Powerful Metaphor (2)
By Jamie Moran 9. The belief in God eternally punishing his human ‘children’ by forsaking them in Gehenna/Hell is oddly parallel with…
Gehenna as “Hell” in Ancient Judaism = The Historical Basis For A Powerful Metaphor (1)
By Jamie Moran 1. The Jewish Sheol is the exact same as the Greek Hades. No loss of meaning occurs if, on…
Jewish Leader Condemns Religious Hate Crimes, Calls for Respect of Minority Faiths in Europe
Rabbi Avi Tawil passionately addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, highlighting the history of anti-Semitic hate crimes against Jewish children in…
An act of vandalism against the synagogue in Vienna, a 17-year-old girl took down the Israeli flag
Austrian media reported an act of vandalism committed against the main synagogue in the capital Vienna. The identity of a 17-year-old girl…
23 Spanish-speaking Jewish communities worldwide demand the deletion of a derogatory definition
All representative institutions of the Spanish-speaking Jewish communities support the initiative. The removal of the definition of “Jew” as “avaricious or usurious…
Teshuvah – the Way of Return
On a shallow level, ‘Teshuvah’ simply refers to someone who goes back to the Jewish faith and resumes its practice after lapsing.…