On February 11th, Jewish Israel participated in a rabbinic conference held in Jerusalem on the topic of “Activities of Christian organizations and Evangelicals in Israel”.
The conference was organized by Rabbis Elchanan Bin Nun of Shiloh, Gidon Perl of Alon Shevut, and Elyakim Levanon of Elon Moreh. A wide range of rabbinic leaders from across Israel attended the conference, and a number of representatives from the Council of Young Israel and the Rabbinical Council of America were also present.
The aim of the conference was to present the rabbinic establishment with an overview of the challenges we face as a result of the burgeoning Israel-evangelical relationship. The ultimate goal is to strengthen halachic guidelines and to set clear and accountable boundaries vis a vis Israel’s dealings with the Gentile community.
The conference was closed to the press per the organizer’s request.
Jewish Israel’s Rabbinic Director Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold and our Rabbinic and Academic Advisor Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf were among the featured speakers.
Jewish Israel’s Public Relations Director Shulamit Leibler gave a comprehensive powerpoint presentation which illustrated the magnitude and complexity of the challenges we face due to growing evangelical influence in every sector of Israeli society...more
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3 comments:
any way you could give us a heads-up about these events beforehand so we could attend?
Last week's Rabbinic Conference was organized by rabbis for rabbis and was closed to the public and the press.
Rabbi Riskin's lectures were advertised in the Jerusalem post, on community email lists and on blogs.
The 7th annual Jerusalem Conference begins this evening and ends Wednesday. Information is available at http://www.jerusalemconference.com/eng/program.aspx
The Knesset Allies Caucus and Jerusalem Summit events are probably for government members and pastors, but I imagine information about their upcoming events can most likely be found online.
thanks.
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