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The Cardinal in the Synagogue: A Story for Christmas Eve
Churches in Israel will be full tonight, Christmas Eve. And they will be full not only of the faithful but of visitors, Jewish Israeli visitors...
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Affirming Brotherhood and Partnership — Jewish Celebration of Christian Transformation
Fifty years ago the Catholic Church made one of the most remarkable changes in the history of human religious history. For close to two...
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Small Miracles
Being back in Australia for Chanukah has been a strange experience. Imagine that the earliest time for candle-lighting is nearly 9:00pm and that...
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Mourning a Man of Peace
I paid a condolence visit yesterday to a friend whose father passed away a couple of weeks ago. It is most unusual, as you will know, in this...
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Hope for Jerusalem
On a cool evening towards sunset, a small group of us met outside the Jaffa Gate and hoped that others would join us. It was the yahrzeit of...
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On Love and Betrayal
I have just returned from a 5-day event, The Parliament of the World’s Religions meeting in Salt Lake City. The 10,000 participants reflected the...
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Sukkot and Modi’s Guru: On the passing of Swami Dayananda
Sukkot is our most universal festival. Zachariah speaks of all nations coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of Sukkot, which in turn...
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A Rosh Hashana Message – World Religious Leaders On Immigrant Crisis
Rosh Hashana is the one time a year that our prayers go universal. All year long we think of Israel, the people, their destiny, faithfulness and...
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The Religious Genius of Love — Rav Kook at 80
It is eighty years since Israel’s (then Palestine’s) first Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, passed away. Tuesday, the third of Elul, will...
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How Religion Has Failed Me
I have always believed and upheld that the world’s religions provide humanity with ethical standards, with guidelines for successful...
