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Seeding the peace and friendship in Yakoruda – a journey beyond cultures and religions

26-29.09.2024 - interfaith weekend in Yakoruda, Bulgaria On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September, the association "Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue" held a three-day interfaith weekend...

The Western Wall in Jerusalem cleaned of the prayer notes

The occasion is the Jewish New Year The stones and cracks in the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem were cleaned of the thousands of notes with prayers and wishes left by the faithful, called "Messages to...

Israeli court: Orthodox Jews to serve in army like everyone else

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must serve in the armed forces, world news agencies reported. This decision could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which also includes...

The sources of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement

By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org To understand the place of interreligious dialogue in the Focolare Movement, born during the Second World War, we must return to its’ sources.  The recent interreligious congress, held in the...

Gehenna as “Hell” in Ancient Judaism = The Historical Basis For A Powerful Metaphor (2)

By Jamie Moran 9. The belief in God eternally punishing his human ‘children’ by forsaking them in Gehenna/Hell is oddly parallel with the pagan worshipers sacrificing their children in fire in the Valley of Ge...

Gehenna as “Hell” in Ancient Judaism = The Historical Basis For A Powerful Metaphor (1)

By Jamie Moran 1. The Jewish Sheol is the exact same as the Greek Hades. No loss of meaning occurs if, on every occasion when Hebrew says ‘Sheol’, this is translated as ‘Hades’ in Greek....

Jewish Leader Condemns Religious Hate Crimes, Calls for Respect of Minority Faiths in Europe

Rabbi Avi Tawil passionately addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, highlighting the history of anti-Semitic hate crimes against Jewish children in Europe. He called for unity among religions to create an inclusive European society. Tawil emphasized the importance of defending rights for spiritual minorities to realize Europe's unifying promise.

An act of vandalism against the synagogue in Vienna, a 17-year-old girl took down the Israeli flag

Austrian media reported an act of vandalism committed against the main synagogue in the capital Vienna. The identity of a 17-year-old girl who took part in the night of Friday to Saturday in removing the...

23 Spanish-speaking Jewish communities worldwide demand the deletion of a derogatory definition

All representative institutions of the Spanish-speaking Jewish communities support the initiative. The removal of the definition of "Jew" as "avaricious or usurious person" is requested, as well as the definition of "judiada" as "a...

Teshuvah – the Way of Return

On a shallow level, ‘Teshuvah’ simply refers to someone who goes back to the Jewish faith and resumes its practice after lapsing. On a deeper level, it is much more. You 'return' from the midst...

The oldest Hebrew Bible in the world sold for a record 38.1 million dollars

The "Sassoon Codex" dates from the late 9th or early 10th century The price was reached in just 4 minutes of contested bidding between two buyers, according to Sotheby's auction house in New York. The world's...

Israel and the United Arab Emirates celebrated in Brussels anniversary of Abraham Accords

European Jewis Community Centre / The Embassies of the United Arab Emirates and Israel will co-host with the European Jewish Community Centre the celebration of the Abrahamic Accords on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at...

The Secret Treasures of the Copper Scroll

Written by Ventzeslav Karavalchev for dveri.bg In 1947, a Bedouin from the Taamira tribe walked around the Qumran hill, located on the western shore of the Dead Sea, looking for a lost goat from his...

How did Christians get a wrong date for Christmas?

Author: Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Let us begin with a bit of a dark picture. Nowhere in the Holy Scriptures are we told about a celebration commemorating the birth of Christ Jesus. Nothing in...

Jerusalem – the Holy City

Written by archimandrite assoc. prof. Pavel Stefanov, Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski" - Bulgaria The sight of Jerusalem bathed in a dazzling spiritual light is exciting and unique. Situated among higher mountains on the banks...

The Gifts of Judaism

Judaism’s great gift to the world, according to essayist John Evans, was the idea of a single, omnipotent, omniscient and righteous God, with whom one could have a personal relationship. Such a concept—circa 2100...

1,600-year-old depictions of Old Testament heroines discovered in Israel

The earliest known depictions of two biblical heroines were recently discovered by a team of archaeologists at the ancient synagogue of Hukok in the Lower Galilee. The Huqoq Excavation Project is entering its 10th season....

Bulgaria and the “Jewish question”

Today, the tension between Bulgaria and the Republic of Northern Macedonia is escalating on the basis of different readings on a number of issues from the recent and distant history of the two neighboring...

I escaped the Holocaust as a Jew and became a Scientologist

Discover the personal journey of Marc Bromberg, a Holocaust survivor, and how his encounter with Scientology changed his life and perspective.

EU: strategy paper to combat rising anti-Semitism

The European Commission, the EU's executive body, has released a strategic document “Fighting Anti-Semitism and Promoting Jewish Life” among the bloc's member states. The document says the strategy aims to place the EU at...

Curiosity: in Israel, archaeologists have found a 2,700 years old weight to deceive buyers

Curiosity: in Israel, archaeologists have found a 2,700 years old weight to deceive buyers

Israel banned the sale of natural fur products

Israel banned the sale of natural fur products

The Unknown Dante and His Mystical Esotericism (1)

Dante's poetry played a huge role in shaping Renaissance humanism and in the development of European cultural tradition in general, having a significant impact on culture not only in poetic and artistic, but in...

Religious liberty endangered by French Draft Law Against “Separatism”

Religious liberty endangered by French Draft Law Against “Separatism”

France: The “Law Against Separatism” Targets “Cults” as well as Islam

Anti-cultism is back in France. Media around the world have covered President Macron’s announcement of a new law against “separatism,” explaining it as a measure against radical Islam. It is surely true that Islam...
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