October 4 – 2020

During the week covered by this review, we received 6 articles on the following subjects: Christian Zionism  Anti-Missionary Attitudes  History  Arab Believing Community    Christian Zionism  The Jerusalem Post, September 27, 2020; Maariv, September 29, 2020; The Jerusalem Post, October 2, 2020 The first two articles reported that Yael Eckstein, CEO and president of the […]

September 27 – 2020

During the week covered by this review, we received 7 articles on the following subjects: Conversion to Judaism Anti-Missionary Activity  Political Issues  Jewish Holidays    Conversion to Judaism  Shabaton, September 18, 2020 The author recounted a story about a Christian priest from a Dominican Monastery in Argentina who converted to Judaism. When he was young, […]

September 21 – 2020

During the week covered by this review, we received 12 articles on the following subjects:   Israeli/Jewish attitudes concerning Christians/Christianity  Film / Political Issues / Christian Zionism  Political Issues / Christian Zionism  Political Issues Jewish Holidays Anti-Missionary Activity    Attitudes towards Christianity  Haaretz, September 13, 2020 In response to an article that appeared in Haaretz […]

Sabbaten – en leksjon i å roe ned

Sanna Erelä, prosjektkoordinator Sabbaten er spesiell her i Jerusalem. De fleste av naboene mine er religiøse jøder – ikke av dem som går i svarte klær og isolerer seg i egne samfunn, men folk som lar dagliglivet styres av jødiske tradisjoner. Når sola går ned på fredagen og sabbatshornet lyder over byen, faller det fred […]

September 14 – 2020

During the week covered by this review, we received 9 articles on the following subjects:   Political Issues Political Issues / Christian Organizations Anti-Missionary Attitudes Interfaith Relations Film / Christian Zionism / Interfaith Relations Archeology   Political Issues   Maariv, September 6, 2020; Haaretz, September 6, 2020   President Donald Trump has brokered an economic […]

Shabbat elevator plate

Shabbat — the Lesson of Slowing Down

Sanna Erelä, Project Coordinator Shabbat is a special time here in Jerusalem. Most of my neighbors are religious Jews —not the black-wearing, isolated community members, but people whose daily lives are conducted by the Jewish tradition. As the sun goes down on Friday, and the Shabbat horn sounds over the city, a peace falls over […]

Sapatti, vaihtoehto mindfulnessille

Sanna Erelä, projektikoordinaattori Juutalainen lepopäivä sapatti on erityistä aikaa täällä Jerusalemissa kotitalossani. Suurin osa naapureistani on uskonnollisia juutalaisia – ei sitä mustiin pukeutuvaa, yhteiskunnasta eristäytyvää joukkoa, mutta ihmisiä, joiden päivittäistä elämää juutalainen traditio säätelee. Kun perjantaina aurinko laskee, ja sapattitorvi soi kaupungin yllä, taloon laskeutuu rauha. Alaovi jätetään lukitsematta, jotta vierailulle saapuvien ei tarvitsisi soittaa […]