Archive for 'Fall 2007'
Spiritual Insights
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
DEVILS JUDAISM Judaism teaches that humans were created with two inclinations, the yetzer tov, or good inclination, and the yetzer ra, the bad inclination. The inclination to do bad or be selfish is within a person; it is not the result of an outside force. The Jewish concept of Satan, the “hinderer,” is that he [...]
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Did You Know?
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Insights into Islam Founder Muhammad (also spelled Mohammad) died in 632 C.E. and is recognized as the founder and key leader of Islam (Mohammadism). In 610 C.E. he received messages from God through the Angel Gabriel. For 21 years, Muhammad received messages, which eventually were written down in a book. This book became known as [...]
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People
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Rev. Jerry Farwell The televangelist who helped steer America rightward when he founded the Moral Majority died in Lynchburg, VA. His beloved phrase, “Judeo-Christian nation,” caused mixed feelings among Jews. However, statements from Jewish leaders about his death were respectful of a man who loved Israel but were qualified also by his embrace of values [...]
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Vienna’s Jewish Museum
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
A newly discovered cache of documents concerning the Nazi era in Austria is on display at Vienna’s Jewish Museum. The documents were discovered by accident when workers went to clean an unoccupied building. One of the apartments in the building revealed 800 boxes of material. Not only will this material be of immense use to [...]
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Catholic-Jewish Relations – Bumps
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Oded Ben-Hur, the Israeli ambassador to the Vatican, said, “Officially and institutionally, relations are constantly improving… sometimes the mishaps, which look terrible at the beginning, can strengthen us by forcing us to clarify them. Trial and error is a form of education.” This statement was made in reference to Fr. Tadeusz Rydzk, a popular and [...]
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Pope Pius XII – The Jewish Anti-Defamation League
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Pope Benedict is seriously considering the beatification of Pope Pius XII. The next step would be canonization, which makes him a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Some Jewish leaders say that he was not vigorous in denouncing the Nazi Holocaust. The Jewish Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has urged the Vatican to suspend the process for [...]
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Interfaith Marriages – Reform – Reconstruction Judaism
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Rabbi Levy said that interfaith weddings have increased and have become a problem for Reform and Reconstructionist Rabbis. Orthodox and Conservative Rabbis are not allowed to perform such weddings. Several members of the Reform movement’s Central Conference of American Rabbis are pushing the group to change its official wording on interfaith marriages. The most recent [...]
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Rabbi Stern – Pope Benedict XVI
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Rabbi Stern said that Pope Benedict is taking the Catholic Church into a direction that gives good cause for alarm. He said, “I certainly understand that in Interfaith Dialogue everyone is entitled to their theological convictions, but no one should enter dialogue seeking to prove someone else is wrong… I would like an approach to [...]
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The Lincoln Square Synagogue – Manhattan, New York
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Since 1964 this Manhattan Synagogue has thousands of Jews. Now it needs more space to accommodate the increasing membership. After two years of negotiations, the Synagogue announced it will move from 70th Street to 69th Street, a deal that was made possible due to a complicated land swap arrangement. The cost of building the new [...]
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France – Deportation
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.
France officially recognized the responsibility of the French Vichy police in the 1942 raid, which is regarded as the most notorious instance of French collaboration. In July 1942, 13,000 Jews were rounded up at Velodrome and transported to various death camps. Of the 75,000 Jews deported from Farnce to Nazi concentration camps, fewer than 3,000 [...]
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