Jerusalem (/dʒəˈruːsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim ; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds ),[i] located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Israelis and Palestiniansboth claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized … Continue reading
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A RABBI WHOSE GOOD FRIEND BECAME THE POPE
Rabbi Abraham Skorka gestures as he is interviewed at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York Wednesday Oct. 30, 2013. Skorka _ rector of the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, which has ties to the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York _ finds himself in the unlikely position of being close friends with a … Continue reading