The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/interfaith-dialogue/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png interfaith dialogue | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/interfaith-dialogue/ 32 32 Group of Europe-based imams visits Israel, bearing ‘message of peace’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/group-of-europe-based-imams-visits-israel-bearing-message-of-peace/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:26:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3592764 Delegation meets President Herzog; will spend a week touring the country, and meeting military, political and religious authorities, victims of October 7

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]]> Israel’s US embassy hosts interfaith Ramadan iftar dinner https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-us-embassy-hosts-interfaith-ramadan-iftar-dinner/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:07:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3511165 Representatives from Gulf states glaringly absent amid ongoing war; Muslim leaders at event denounce Hamas and other extremist groups

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]]> Rare Christmas, Hanukkah overlap opens up opportunities for interfaith engagement https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-christmas-hanukkah-overlap-opens-up-opportunities-for-interfaith-engagement/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:50:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3444469 In Houston, Latino and Jewish communities come together for 'cross cultural holiday celebration,' while around the world, Chabad plans to hold 15,000 public menorah lightings

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]]> US-based Israeli professor says he spoke with Iran’s president at interfaith meeting https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-based-israeli-professor-says-he-spoke-with-irans-president-at-interfaith-meeting/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:14:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3382939 Lior Sternfeld says he gave a copy of his book to Pezeshkian, who knew he was Israeli; transgender rabbi, fringe anti-Zionist Haredi group also participated in event

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]]> At interfaith Ramadan iftar in Jerusalem, breaking fast under the shadow of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-interfaith-ramadan-iftar-in-jerusalem-breaking-fast-under-the-shadow-of-war/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:12:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3263170 Members of the Interfaith Encounter Association share a meal and find common ground through religion in a bid to send a message of coexistence and unity

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]]> US-based summer dialogue program for Israeli and Palestinian youth announces closure https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-based-summer-dialogue-program-for-israeli-and-palestinian-youth-announces-closure/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:45:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3171445 After 21 years, Hands of Peace says its shutting down due to funding shortages; alumnus Naama Levy is being held hostage in Gaza

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]]> Rabbi, imam try to help NY Jewish, Muslim students find common ground. It doesn’t go well https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-imam-try-to-help-ny-jewish-muslim-students-find-common-ground-it-doesnt-go-well/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:57:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3157217 A meeting at Queens College led by interfaith partners Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali exposes deep splits between the two communities amid Israel-Hamas war

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]]> Israelis, Palestinians share kosher Ramadan iftar meal in West Bank ‘to end hatred’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-palestinians-share-kosher-ramadan-iftar-meal-in-west-bank-to-end-hatred/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:54:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2999791 Initiative by 'Roots' advocacy group brings two sides together at home near Gush Etzion settlement bloc, honors Palestinian who rescued Jewish family from rock attack

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]]> Jews plant palm trees in Medina, Saudi Arabia, in rare interfaith gesture https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-plant-palm-trees-in-medina-saudi-arabia-in-rare-interfaith-gesture/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:00:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2984800 A local landowner invited a British delegation to add to his grove, in what some view as a sign of growing religious openness

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]]> Pope to appeal for peace in Kazakhstan; Russian Patriarch Kirill won’t be there https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-to-appeal-for-peace-in-kazakhstan-russian-patriarch-kirill-wont-be-there/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:59:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2835042 Francis will attend a conference attended by Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Shinto and Jewish leaders and promote 'the peace for which our world is thirsting,' he says

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]]> Saudi cleric known for Auschwitz visit, interfaith dialogue gives main hajj sermon https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-cleric-known-for-auschwitz-visit-interfaith-dialogue-gives-main-hajj-sermon/ Sat, 09 Jul 2022 23:58:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2795583 Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa speaks of Muslim obligation to bring hearts together; Israeli commentator says Saudis' choice of 'Zionist imam' is 'significant signal'

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]]> Religious leaders bring ‘message of hope’ to war-torn Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/religious-leaders-bring-message-of-hope-to-war-torn-ukraine/ Sun, 01 May 2022 15:27:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2752458 Israeli rabbi, American Jewish philanthropist, Chabad rabbi put on interfaith event in Chernivtsi with a message from the pope

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]]> Ramadan meal brings together unlikely group of Jewish settlers and Palestinians https://www.timesofisrael.com/ramadan-meal-brings-together-unlikely-group-of-jewish-settlers-and-palestinians/ Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:15:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2741439 Chairman of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan hosts local Palestinian leaders for Iftar break-fast in rare display of coexistence

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]]> French imam recounts death threats from Islamists for asking to respect Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-imam-recounts-death-threats-from-islamists-for-asking-to-respect-holocaust/ Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:05:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2692535 In emotional TV interview, Hassen Chalghoumi says his family has been assaulted, harassed for years over his interfaith work

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]]> Norwegian imam who has led interfaith dialogue said Jews should be killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/norwegian-imam-who-has-led-interfaith-dialogue-said-jews-should-be-killed/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:19:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2597737 Director of moderate Muslim group's outreach branch suspended after exposé reveals years of antisemitic statements published on Facebook

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