Christian-Jewish Relations

January 18, 2023

Pope Benedict had historic influence on Church-Jewish reconciliation

Pope Benedict XVI visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, May 15, 2009. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash90. by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki With the recent passing of Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, reaction from the Jewish community has […]
December 16, 2022

Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem ends with Ben-Gvir briefing at Knesset

by Jonathan Feldstein On the closing day of the sixth Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, organized by the Israel Government Press Office, some 150 Christian journalists representing dozens of countries had a lengthy and detailed tour of a Knesset, Israel’s […]
July 6, 2022

Christian groups protest antisemitic anti-Israel resolutions by Presbyterian Church USA

Participants in the “Sidewalk Stand Against Antisemitism” hold signs in front of a mobile billboard reading “Don’t Wreck Jewish-Christian relations” near the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) headquarters in Louisville, Ky., June 28, 2022. Credit: Courtesy of the Philos Action League and […]
April 27, 2022

Even skeptics of Christian Zionists must acknowledge the threat of Christian anti-Zionists

by Moshe Phillips (JNS) — Jews should be as troubled by Christian Zionism as they are by Christian anti-Zionism, according to a prominent Jewish intellectual. I doubt he will find many in the Jewish community who concur with that kind […]
March 27, 2022

Blessing Tornado-Ravaged Kentucky from Jerusalem

by Jonathan Feldstein In December, I watched in horror, heartbroken, by the havoc and damage created by dozens of tornadoes touching down in Kentucky. One left a trail 200 miles long. I understood the damage was great, lives were lost, […]
March 17, 2022

Hagee: Begin “heroic” to bomb Iraq reactor, Iran even more dangerous

Pastor John Hagee (second from left) receives an award from the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. Photo by Hanna Taieb. by Alex Traiman (JNS) — One of America’s most powerful Christian supporters of Israel sees clear similarities between Iran’s race towards […]
March 12, 2022

Enlisting Christian Media in Fight Against Antisemitism

Pastor Lyndon Allen sings “Hatikvah” at the Breakfast Honoring Israel, at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville on March 10. by Larry Brook At its national convention, the National Religious Broadcasters, a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators, announced […]
February 18, 2022

This One’s for You JC

New Jersey snowplow driver Donny Klarmann seen plowing snow onto two Jewish men during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022. Source: Screenshot. by Jonathan Feldstein and Shawn Hyland A New Jersey evangelical minister and Orthodox Jew walk into Congress… it […]
January 18, 2022

Joel Rosenberg’s Orthodox Jewish Fan Club

Joel Rosenberg and Muhammad bin Salman in Saudi Arabia. Photo courtesy Joel Rosenberg by Jonathan Feldstein When reading Joel Rosenberg’s latest book, “Enemies and Allies,” several things clicked. I have been a fan of Rosenberg and his writing since the […]
December 29, 2021

Apartheid accusations at Israel spur call for “moral clarity” on Desmond Tutu’s legacy

Desmond Tutu. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — As tributes from across the globe poured in earlier this week following the passing of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, many Israel supporters note the paradox of a man they […]
December 24, 2021

At Christmas, Christians in Israel thrive while Middle East brethren persecuted

Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, rides a camel in Jerusalem’s Old City, during Christmas a tree distribution and a few days before the upcoming holiday of Christmas, December 23, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) […]