Archive for 'Winter 2009'
Spiritual Insights
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
A great story about Interfaith Action. The Christmas Menorah A small town supports a Jewish neighbor when her family faces prejudice during Hanukkah. By: Joan Wester Anderson During the wee hours of Sunday morning, December 8, 1996, after the third night of Hanukkah, someone took a baseball bat and broke the front window of a [...]
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Insights Into Islam
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
1. What do Muslims believe? Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incomparable God; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgement and individual accountability for actions; in God’s complete authority over human destiny and in life after death. Muslims believe in a [...]
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People
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Cardinal Avery Dulles Cardinal Dulles, a Jesuit theologian and son of John Foster Dulles former Secretary of State, died. He was 90 years old. In the midst of major cultural and theological wars, he saw himself as a moderate progressive theologian, strongly rooted in the tradition of the Second Vatican Council. Among his many accomplishments [...]
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Israel’s Vatican Ambassador
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Ambassador Mordechay Lewy said, “My Job is to smooth the Angels” and not to leave them as sharp as they are. As far as peace the Pope says that Israel can serve as a “light to the nations” and as a guide for the peace process in the area. As for the definition of the [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI – Israel
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The mayor of Bethlehem says the Pope will visit the Holy Land in May. Vatican officials announced the Pope will visit many sites including the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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Easter (Greek-Pascha)
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
BACKGROUND There is evidence that Christians originally celebrated the resurrection of Christ every Sunday, with observances such as Scripture readings, psalms, the Eucharist, and a prohibition against kneeling in prayer. At some point in the first two centuries, however, it became customary to celebrate the resurrection specially on one day each year. Many of the [...]
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Passover (Hebrew-Pesach)
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
BACKGROUND Passover dates back more than 3,000 years, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt to escape the rule of the Pharoah, who had enslaved and oppressed them for many years. Passover also marks the first day of the harvest season in Israel, although it does not occupy a central place in the celebration. [...]
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The New Year of Hope – 2009
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
As we enter the New Year, let’s begin on the note of hope. Not easy as you know. We have so many problems in our families, our nation and the international scene. There is discouragement. There is hopelessness. There is anger and hate. Where do we turn for help? God? Yes, because we are God [...]
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Shuls and Mosques
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Rabbi Schneier leads the New York University Synagogue in New York City. He said that the Muslim world includes voices of moderation and Jews must align themselves with the moderates in the battle to save the soul of Islam. He is planning to export the idea of “twinning” Mosques and Synagogues to major cities in [...]
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Rabbi Jacob Neusner – Pope Benedict XVI
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Rabbi Neusner teaches at Bard College in New York. In his book “A Rabbi Talks with Jesus” he says the disputes between Judaism and Christianity should not conceal, but rather bring to light their respective claims of truth. Rabbi Neusner further says that Pope Benedict’s latest book “Jesus of Nazareth” enters a new age for [...]
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