Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier October 27, 2022 The eyes of the faithful around the world will focus on the small Arabian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Nov. 3-4 as it hosts a historic conference entitled the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence.” Participants will include Pope Francis, making the […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier October 3, 2022 Last week marked the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, ushering in the new year. It is a time of reflection on all that has occurred over these past months and all that the future can bring, but it is also a time of self-examination that requires […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier April 1, 2022 When I was growing up in New York’s Jewish community, Ramadan was far from my consciousness. I knew little of its meaning for billions of Muslims around the world, much less the spiritual significance of the rituals. Religious holidays in my youth were celebrated neighborhood by […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 23, 2022 Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note. On the brink of international isolation not so long ago, we have seen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan usher in a far-reaching geopolitical recalibration in recent months, […]
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Daily Sabah By: Meryem Ilayda Atlas March 08, 2022 Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Turkey is expected to not only mend ties between the two countries but also have positive repercussions for the region and improve Turkey-U.S. relations, according to a key representative of the American Jewish community Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier February 10, 2022 Last October, the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue decided to relocate from Vienna to Lisbon. The reasons why bear powerful lessons for us all. We often compare Vienna to Geneva as one of the great cities of multilateral diplomacy. The […]
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Israel Today By: Yossi Aloni January 19, 2022 “This is another expression of the change that the Middle East is undergoing towards Jews and Israel” In another sign of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia, the State of Israel and the Jewish world, the Saudi newspaper Arab News recently appointed Rabbi Marc Schneier as a regular columnist. […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier December 28, 2021 Much has been made in recent months about a weakened US, humbled by its setbacks in Afghanistan and distracted by internal turmoil, abandoning its allies in the Arab world, and leaving behind a region mired in confusion and turmoil. The evidence for this narrative has been […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier October 19, 2021 Nelson Mandela, one of the true heroes of our modern age, declared only a few years after his long incarceration ended: “Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in […]
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Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier Sept. 14, 2021 In the Talmudic “Ethics of the Fathers,” compiled almost two millennia ago, Rabbi Tarfon offers us several lessons on the importance of completing the unfinished task. “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it,” he explains. […]
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Yedioth Ahronoth By: Itamar Eichner July 15, 2021 The Turkish president and his associates have sent messages to Israel that Ankara is interested in restoring relations with Jerusalem, and offers to act as a mediator with Hamas to advance Israeli interests such as the issue of prisoners and missing persons. Senior Israeli officials: We will […]
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Khaleej Times By: Rabbi Marc Schneier July 08, 2021 We are seeing friendship and love, and these warm sentiments are having a positive effect throughout the world. There was no Benjamin Netanyahu, and no Donald Trump or Jared Kushner in Abu Dhabi or Dubai as an Israeli foreign minister set foot in the UAE for […]
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