Dear Friends, As we spend time with our families during Ramadan, Passover and Easter, stories will be shared between us. We often forget about the power of a story and how it shapes who we are – a lesson that was the focus for one of our groups over the past few months. Within the …
We were very excited to open the exhibition “Stories Beyond the Arches: Women’s Voices from Ramle” last week, to mark International Women’s Day. On this festive evening, over 100 people celebrated together, women and men, Israeli-Jews and Palestinians, young and elderly from different communities in the city – gathered side-by-side in the Open House. The …
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Dear Friends, Over the course of the Chanukah holiday, several different events raised questions about belonging in the Holy Land, and how we understand that connection. On the first night of Chanukah, the President of Israel, Isaac (Bougie) Herzog chose to light candles in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. In response to criticism, …
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Earlier this week far-right MK Bezalel Smotrich (leader of the Religious Zionism party) attacked the Arab members of Knesset and by inference at least, all Arab citizens of Israel saying, “You’re here by mistake, it’s a mistake that Ben-Gurion didn’t finish the job and didn’t throw you out in 1948.” The appalling cultural resonance of …
A New Year brings Old and New Challenges? To the report click HERE. Dear Friends, At the beginning of the school year, both parents and children are eager to find out who their homeroom teacher will be, particularly in grade school. This year, one appointment reached the national news when parents in a school in …
If the coronavirus has taught us anything, it is that we are all equally human and vulnerable. Let us learn from this lesson to not only tackle this virus together as human beings, regardless of our background, but also tackle the dangers of stereotyping, hatred and dehumanisation that are equally contagious and destructive. As we …
By Ophir Yarden, ADAShA program director Read the full article at Academia.edu To the full book: Religious Imaginations: How Narratives of Faith are Shaping Today’s World, James Walters (ed.), 2018 In exploring the international status of the Balfour Declaration at the time of its promulgation, this essay demonstrates that it represented the global consensus circa …
By Hana Bendcowsky, JCJCR Program Director In order to create an inclusive society, it is important for everyone to have some basic knowledge about and respect for other religious groups who are part of our society. This understanding both improves our relations with other communities but also helps us understand more about our own …
By Maayan Raveh* The Jerusalem Municipality and the State of Israel recently took action against the Churches in the capital. In response, the Churches closed the holiest place to Christian believers and sparked a storm in the world. The whole affair raises questions about the status and role of the Churches in Israel. Last …
