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Mar 27, 2023, 6:52 PM

We must treat other (religions) as we would like to be treated

Broken cross from tombstone in Protestant cemetery vandalized on 3 January 2023. (Oliver Hersey)

For decades I’ve felt uncomfortable when going to synagogue abroad. It's a combination of sadness and relief. Some synagogues have a police presence or just a police car parked in front. In other cases it’s a military vehicle. In...

Aug 30, 2013, 2:49 AM

Of Dreamers and Dancers

Today I woke to two powerful news items and the connection between them has excited me all day. The first noted that today was the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech in...

Nov 27, 2012, 5:54 PM

Thanksgiving across Religious and National Lines

Women in hijab and men in kippot aren’t usually found dining together. Last week these and many others – Jews, Christians and Muslims, some observant and others non-practicing – joined together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their workplace. ...

Oct 26, 2012, 12:06 PM

The Jew and the bishop

There is much that peace-loving Israeli Jews who see God’s image in Jew and Arab alike can share with this pastor’s words

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Ophir Yarden directs ADAShA The Jerusalem Center for Interreligious Encounter at the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue and is a senior lecturer in Jewish and Israel studies at Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center. He is a member of the Executive Board of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ).