Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue

The Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue is an interreligious organization based in Jerusalem which promotes an inclusive society for all religious, ethnic and national groups. Through education, encounter, research and consulting, the Rossing Center promotes better relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land.

Our Goals

Create and deepen relationships across religious and national lines despite differences and disagreement

Contribute to understanding and appreciation of the other’s religious/cultural/national narrative, traditions, beliefs and practices

Combat prejudices and negative stereotypes

Our Programs

Rossing Center Events and Updates

Partnership is Power – Fundraising Campaign

Today there are many forces working to make the place where we live less democratic, less inclusive and accepting, who believe in a world based on hatred, separation and ethnic, national and religious discrimination. We say no. No to the prevailing cycle of hatred and fear, no to prejudice and discrimination. Instead we say yes. Yes to mutual respect and shared society. Yes to creating the desire and the capacity to live together. Yes to a future of equality and inclusion. We need you because partnership is power!

15-25/11/2022

From Separation to Inclusion – The Rossing Report July 2022

As a parent who raised three children in Jerusalem, I insisted that they engage in some type of interreligious or Israeli-Palestinian dialogue initiative before they graduated from High School. Had I not placed such a condition, my children would have had no contact with the ‘other’ before starting their adult lives.

July 2022

The Rossing Center in 2021

Schools and Colleges

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Participants

Hours of Activities

Know Your Neighbor

5 Pillars of Islam

The 5 Pillars of the faith are the core foundations of Muslim life, which were recorded in the hadith of Jibril (Gabriel). Muslims believe that following these pillars is essential for living their lives by the Prophet Muhammad’s example. The 5 Pillars are as follows:

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Participants say

"I now have more knowledge, I'm less ignorant. This reduces [feelings of] fear and anger. For example, when I hear a Muezzin [call], I know that the Muslim student in the group feels a sense of awe. He hears it and stands straight, even if he doesn't go to pray… for me it used to be like a call for war … (like "HaTikvah"[Israeli national anthem] might have been for him. So now, [the program] gave me an inner voice which influences me."

“Hana taught the class in such an interesting way. Her energy and interest in the subject made me connect to the class. I would be happy to hear more about the relations between the Jewish and Christian community in the Holy Land”.

“From the age of 15, I have participated in these kinds of dialogues and usually I return home tired and irritated. Here I feel that I am leaving with positive energy. The conversation was really honest, and we really listened to each other.”

Principal's reflection: "I introduced Educating for Change in my school in order to bring about real and practical change among my teachers. …A successful principal makes sure to expose teachers to wide-ranging different tools and cultures, and thus bring about a fundamental change among the students. …The training added not only knowledge and skills but also a change in the thinking patterns of all participants – myself included."

Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue

Our Goals

Our Programs

Dialogue and Identity

Open House

JCJCR

ADAShA

Educating for Change

Meeting Place

Healing Hatred

Know Your Neighbor

Rossing Center Events and Updates

Partnership is Power – Fundraising Campaign

From Separation to Inclusion – The Rossing Report July 2022

The Rossing Center in 2021

Know Your Neighbor

5 Pillars of Islam

Islam

Judaism

Christianity

Our Partners

Participants say

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Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue

Our Goals

Our Programs

Rossing Center Events and Updates

The Rossing Center in 2021

5 Pillars of Islam

Our Partners

Participants say

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