Orthodox rabbis’ statement calls Christianity part of God’s planThe statement has met wi

Orthodox rabbis’ statement calls Christianity part of God’s plan

The statement has met with appreciation from Christian theologians, including Michael Peppard, a Fordham Universitytheology professor, who “noted … while the Reform and Conservative movements in Judaism — representing most American Jews — have long engaged in interfaith theological discussions, Orthodox Judaism has in the past found such dialogue problematic.”

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Photo courtesy of American Jewish Committee: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel meeting in New York with Cardinal Augustine Bea, who shepherded the process of Catholic introspection that led to Nostra Aetate, on March 31, 1963.