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Forgive Me
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks makes a radical claim when he says that Jesus was never so Jewish as when he uttered his famous words from the cross,...
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Praying for “Unity”
This week, Israelis are celebrating 50 years of Reunification of Jerusalem. I wish that my heart was in it. I love Jerusalem. It is my home. The...
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We Need to Talk
I once offended a city council-woman when she asked me if my children lived in the city. I said, “No. My girls live in the Tel Aviv area and my...
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Remembering from Purim to Pesach
Children and adults in fancy-dress costumes, exchanging of gifts, lots of good food and wine, laughter and the retelling of a classic tale: we...
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The war against cynicism
During the summer, a group of students from Hamburg University joined the Elijah Interreligious Summer School and Training Institute in...
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Imagining Jerusalem
I used to believe that Kalamazoo was a fictional place created by Dr Seuss but a few years ago, my Israeli husband was sent by the company he...
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Remembering Elie Wiesel
In the late 1980s, I was teaching in the smaller of the two Jewish high schools in Sydney. There was tremendous excitement when we were informed...
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Pilgrims Together
Yesterday, dozens of people of all ages, all backgrounds and faiths gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate a 65th birthday. However, as all those...
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Four Types of Freedom
On Friday night at the Pesach seder, Jews around the world will celebrate our freedom. We will recall the miracle of our liberation from slavery...
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Mercy without boundaries
Not all the news from Jerusalem is about hatred violence. There is also love and mercy. A few days ago, Bishop William Shomali, auxiliary bishop...
