Faydra L. Shapiro, at The Blogs

Nov 10, 2024, 2:47 PM

I admit, I didn’t really want to go to Poland. As a Jew, Poland always makes me kind of uncomfortable. But there was a conference, and I had committed to speaking there. And I knew a breath of air away...

Aug 8, 2024, 8:41 AM

For Such A Time As This: St. Edith Stein

Icon of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

Edith Stein was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) in 1891. In a world full of challenges for women, Stein completed a PhD in Philosophy under Edmund Husserl and joined the faculty at...

Jun 17, 2024, 9:40 PM

Combating Antisemitism or Jewish Mission?

It was recently brought to my attention that a major Christian missionary organization, Chosen People Ministries, is holding a large, public “Oppose Antisemitism” rally in New York City in a few days. Without a doubt, Christians ought to actively...

Mar 7, 2024, 11:34 PM

The Un-Jewing of Jesus

Efforts to erase the Jewishness of Jesus have a long history, one that dates back almost to Jesus himself. As early as the second century, Marcion sought to consciously disconnect Christianity from the God and scripture of Israel. That...

Jun 14, 2023, 3:47 PM

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Anti-Christian hate crimes in Israel: Where are our chief rabbis?

Damaged tombstones at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery, in Jerusalem, January 3, 2023. (Israel Police)

For Jewish religious leaders to walk a moral path, they must speak out to protect Israel's minorities and prevent Jewish radicals from turning violent

Aug 3, 2022, 4:33 PM

In Our Time: Jews, Christians and the New Testament

Both Jews and Christians need to understand in a profound way that there is no Christianity in the New Testament.

Jun 29, 2022, 6:03 PM

In Our Time: Jews & Christians – Where are the Jews? (Part 2)

(If you missed Part 1, head over here first) I'd like to think the reasons why Christians need to understand Jews and Judaism are pretty obvious. The simple fact that Jesus was Jewish, born to Jewish parents and surrounded by...

Jun 19, 2022, 1:30 PM

In Our Time: Jews & Christians – Where are the Jews?

Welcome to a new TOI blog series devoted to Jewish-Christian relations, and issues of concern to Jews and Christians in Israel and around the world. Before we can even begin to address the very important topic of why Jews should...

About Me

Faydra Shapiro is the founding director of the Israel Center for Jewish-Christian Relations and holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies. She is also a senior fellow at The Philos Project and a member of the Center for the Study of Religion at Tel Hai College in Israel. Dr. Shapiro teaches visiting Christian groups as well as local Israelis and also writes regular academic and popular articles on Jewish-Christian relations. She is passionate about her mission of creating greater understanding between Jews and Christians both in Israel and in the diaspora. Her latest book is "Catholic Approaches to the People, Land and State of Israel", published in 2022.

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