Attending a wedding in a church yard
Question
I read what you wrote about it being forbidden to enter a monastery or a church on any occasion, no matter what. But what about the wedding of a relative of a Jewish convert?
Visiting Gentile graves
Question
Kind greetings,
My question is this: Is there a problem with visiting the graves of a Christian, a friend of the Jews, and is this permissible if the grave is in a monastery yard?
Thank you in advance.
It started out small
Reverend William Somplatsky-Jarman combines a career as a senior clergyman with the management of an investment portfolio that comprises more than $7 billion.
Course of wall around Jerusalem changed under pressure from the Vatican
Israel was roundly condemned when Jerusalem churches and the Christian world discovered a few years ago that it intended to follow through on its decision to build a wall around Jerusalem. Among Israel's detractors were the Latin Patriarchate, the Armenian Patriarchate, and the head of the Franciscan order.
Visiting churches and mosques
Often when walking with my friends they go into churches and mosques to get an idea of what they look like, but according to what I know, this is forbidden. So I stay outside despite my interest in going in.
Foreign Ministry against the Pope
The Pope has sparked the wrath of Foreign Ministry officials. The Vatican’s ambassador to Israel, Pietro Sambi, was summoned for explanatory talks during which Foreign Ministry officials lodged an official protest of the fact that the Pope “forgot” to mention Israel when he condemned attacks that had occurred all over the world in the past few weeks.
New Greek Patriarch: Theophilus Giannopoulos
In the meeting held yesterday among the senior officials of the Greek Orthodox Church, Theophilus Giannopoulos was unanimously selected as the new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. He will succeed the ousted Patriarch,
Irenios I.
An orthodox Jew spits on Christians in Jerusalem
Yesterday police arrested a 20-year-old Jew after he spit on a Greek Orthodox Church procession on its way to the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem
Jewish organization supports the Vatican in its disagreement with Israel
The head of a joint religious organization that works to improve relations between Jews and Catholics announced yesterday that he had sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI expressing his reservations about Israel 's complaints regarding the Pope's statements about terrorism, which sparked a disagreement between Israel and the Vatican .
Another American church issues resolution against Israel
Washington —Over the weekend another American church condemned Israel 's actions in the Palestinian territories, joining several other churches that have taken similar steps in recent months.
The Vatican on the offensive: We do not take orders from Israel
Tension in the Vatican : Yesterday evening the Vatican attacked Israel after the latter asked the Vatican to explain a sermon the Pope gave earlier this week.
MK Meir Porush versus Pope Benedict XVI
“Pope Benedict XVI condemned the terrorist attacks in Egypt , England , Spain , and Turkey , but he ‘forgot' to mention the terrorist attacks in Israel , and justified this using claims that reek of anti-Semitism,” MK Meir Porush said.
Netanyahu: The Christians will bring development to the Galilee
The arrival of a million evangelical Christian tourists will put an end to unemployment in the Galilee—this is the vision offered yesterday by Finance Minister Benyamin Netanyahu during a conference on the development of the Galilee, held at the Ort Braude College in Karmiel.
Filipino workers in missionary delegations
Recently more than 400 foreign workers from the Philippines , living and working in Israel as caretakers for the retired, sick, and elderly, received video tapes from a Christian organization
Sharon donates a plot of land for the construction of a church in Tiberias
Yesterday, May 12, The Colorado Springs Gazette , published in Colorado Springs , Colorado , USA , reported that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon offered a delegation of evangelical leaders who were visiting his office this week 140 dunams on the banks of Lake Tiberias to build a large Christian center
The Anglican Church calls for a boycott because of the occupation
The Anglican Church called on its missions around the world to put pressure on companies supporting the Israeli presence in the territories, and the Church's advisory council, which issued the decree, called for measures against those companies that support violence against “innocents.”
Christian immigrants forced to hide their identity
In an interview with the Hot News Network, a new Christian immigrant living in Migdal Haemek said, “It is very difficult to be a Christian in Israel . It is a very serious matter, and I don't understand why the Jews treat us like this.”
The Pope was worried about anti-Semitism in the world
President Moshe Katsav sent the condolences of the Jewish people on the death of Pope John Paul II. “The Jewish people will remember Pope John Paul II as the man who dared to put an end to an historical injustice when he officially repudiated previous anti-Jewish thoughts and accusations that filled the books of the Catholic Church and were widespread among its followers,” he said. “As a result of these ideas and accusations our people and religion have suffered venomous anti-Semitism, oppression, and bloodshed
The Pope fest
The festival surrounding the Pope's death was over the top. With all due respect, he represents a religion which has caused the Jewish people serious suffering, and we have not yet forgotten this.
Educated but shrinking: Arab Christians feel persecuted and oppressed
Fouad Farah is the head of the Orthodox Christian community in Israel. From his home in Nazareth he follows the situation of the Christian communities in the north with anxiety.
A Christian musical is part of student “cultural enrichment”
In a letter sent to Minister of Education Limor Livnat, Mina Fenton, responsible for Jewish foreign relations and the Israeli heritage in Jerusalem, warned the minister that students are participating in a musical with clear Christian overtones under the cover of “cultural enrichment.”
Christian pilgrims to boycott David Ben-Gurion Airport
Christian pilgrims to Israel threatened to stop using the Ben-Gurion Airport as the primary entrance to Israel because of the severe security search they must undergo on their way home.
Christian children in al-Maghar are not going to school
Parents of Christian students in Maghar said in a letter sent yesterday to Minister of Education Limor Livnat that their children do not want to return to the village schools this year
The Orthodox Church removes Irenios
Thirteen bishops and 35 senior priests in the Greek Orthodox Church informed the Greek Patriarch in Jerusalem , Irenios I, that they are dismissing him and that he is no longer considered the head of the Church in the Holy Land
Irenios returns to the church under police protection
Israeli radio reported that Patriarch Irenios returned to the Greek Orthodox church in Jerusalem yesterday under police protection, after dozens of senior church officials declared that they would boycott him and even forcibly expel him from the church.
He refuses to be photographed with a Christian check
Several months have passed and the NIS2.4 million in financial assistance offered by the Jerusalem Friendship Fund to the social welfare department in Jerusalem continues to be held up and has not been transferred to the municipality
The Pope opposes the use of condoms
Controversy over the use of contraception flared up in the Catholic Church after Pope John Paul II said today, “Abstinence and fidelity in married life are the best way to prevent the spread of AIDS, not the use of condoms.”
The newly uprooted
Calm has prevailed in the village of Maghar for the past two weeks, but it is only superficial. At the beginning of the week, a flyer was circulated threatening that “any Christian who dares walk in the streets will be shot
Pope's condition is critical, but stable
This afternoon, Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls , gave an official statement on the condition of the Holy Father, in which he said, “The condition of Pope John Paul II is very critical, but has been stable since this morning.”
The Pope's departure
“The Holy Father left us today at 21:38 local time while in his private apartment.” This was the statement published by the Vatican when news of the Pope's death was broadcast on Saturday, ending his 26 year papacy
Christians in Israel ask for help from Bush
Israeli Army Radio reported that some in the Christian community in Israel sent a letter to US President George Bush asking him to pressure Israel to improve its treatment of the Christian community in Israel .
An Israeli citizen during a lecture in Chicago : “Zionists are convinced they're smarter”
Aliza Klein, an Israeli citizen currently living in the state of Massachusetts in the US , where she is organizing a Palestinian film festival, gave a lecture earlier this week in Chicago . She spoke about her experiences in the IDF and as a kibbutnik in northern Israel .
Jewish organizations condemn a decision by Protestant churches to boycott companies “that aid the occupation”
Global Jewish organizations are condemning a decision by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to support a boycott of companies “aiding the Israeli occupation.
“They left the children in the bosom of Christianity”
The Italian Corriere della Sera exposed a document containing a plan hatched by Vatican officials to keep Jewish children in the bosom of Christianity after the end of the war.
Who is Jesus?
There are three proofs that Jesus was black:
1. He called everyone brother.
2. He loved the gospels.
WCC: Those making money off the occupation must be boycotted
The World Council of Churches (WCC), which includes all non-Catholic churches in the world, asked its members not to invest in companies that make profits from the Israeli occupation and sell any existing shares in such companies.
Vanunu: I don't feel safe in Israel
Yediot Aharonot online reported that Mordechai Vanunu, released from prison in April after serving 18 years on charges of espionage, held a press conference today in East Jerusalem in which he accused Israel of persecuting him.
Christian shuttle between Hizbollah and the Foreign Ministry
In the next few days, a group of Protestant Christians will arrive in Israel . These sorts of visits are routine: these are Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem , Bethlehem , and Tiberias
Peace with the Gentiles
Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger held a reconciliation meeting yesterday with leaders of the church in the Israel
