5/30/08

JTA: Rabbi Riskin Suddenly Wakes Up and Decides to Interpret Judaism for Goyim

I wish I knew what this was all about.

Just what we do not, do not, do not need is another Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation. Riskin is a brilliant man who needs to interpret Judaism for Jews, not for Goyim.

Rabbi Soloveitchik, Riskin's mentor, forbade this kind of initiative, probably to stop brilliant rabbis from expending their energies on interpreting Judaism for Goyim.
Riskin to launch interfaith center

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is launching an Orthodox center for dialogue with Christians.

Organizers of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation say it is the first Orthodox Jewish institution of its kind dedicated to theological dialogue with Christians.

The center, which is slated to open in June in Efrat, Israel, will host seminars for Jewish and Christian scholars and promote research aimed at making religion an instrument of peace in the world.

"A sea change has occurred since the Shoah,” Riskin, the chief rabbi of Efrat, told the Christian Post. “Most churches now teach that God remains faithful to His covenant with the Jewish people, and that the biblical promise is continually being reaffirmed by the Jewish return to its homeland in Zion."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Rabbi Soloveitchik, Riskin's mentor, forbade this kind of initiative, probably to stop brilliant rabbis from expending their energies on interpreting Judaism for Goyim."
He was your mentor, too, right? And is there nothing you do that he forbade?

Tzvee Zahavy said...

nope, i'm good