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Thoughts on December 31, 2019

Thoughts on December 31, 2019 Today closes 2019 In a few short hours, all together we will meet a new year and a new decade in the reckoning of the Gregorian calendar.  The calendar (like all time pieces) has force ...

Muslims are inveterately hostile to Jews: False narrative

Muslims are inveterately hostile to Jews: False narrative By Marc Schneier From The Jerusalem Post December 24, 2019 Muslims are speaking out – and acting out – every day in defense of Jews who are under attack. The proliferation of ...

How the US military has embraced growing religious diversity

How the US military has embraced growing religious diversity By Ronit Y. Stahl From Religion News Service November 12, 2019 (The Conversation) — In 1919, Lee Levinger buried four soldiers in France. The responsibility to preside over a funeral was not unusual ...

Rabbis urge teaching of empathy to counteract religious hate

Rabbis urge teaching of empathy to counteract religious hate From The Washington Post NEW YORK — At a time when anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise worldwide, schools should take steps to teach empathy as an antidote to racism and ...

Introducing the Encyclopedia of Jewish-Christian Relations

Introducing the Encyclopedia of Jewish-Christian Relations Exciting news from De Gruyter We are happy to announce the launch of the Encyclopedia of Jewish–Christian Relations Online. Until 2022 international experts at the cutting edge of their discipline will summarize in two hundred ...