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Before agreeing to come, the woman checked with her friends in Gaza to make sure. She was a Palestinian mum, living in Jerusalem, grieving the deaths of five members of her husband’s family killed by Israeli bombs. Was it OK for her to sit and talk with Jews? Her friends told her she should; after this war, you have to live together.

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald

According to the IDEALS survey of college students on 122 U.S. campuses, conducted by researchers at North Carolina State University, Ohio State University and the nonprofit Interfaith America, just 32% of students said they had developed the skills “to interact with people of diverse beliefs.”

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Source: The Conversation

The Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus of Nazareth is celebrated by billions worldwide, and while customs vary in different cultures, the universal theme of the holiday is love and joy.

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Source: CBS News

Religious and spiritual communities have been recognised by the UN (United Nations) as essential to the fight against climate change, and since January the Interfaith Coordination Group on Climate Change has been preparing for faith-based perspectives to be better integrated into COP28.

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Source: Catholic Church in Australia

On Sunday November 19th 2023, approximately 265 people gathered at the Coburg Town Hall, for the 2023 Victorian Interfaith Festival. The event was hosted by City of Merri-bek and Merri-bek Interfaith Network, in association with the Faith Communities Council of Victoria.

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum will reopen to the public following extensive renovations, showcasing two new exhibits that share the stories of Holocaust survivors.

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Source: ABC News

Australia’s political and religious leaders have broken bread inside Parliament House for the seventh ACU Interfaith Parliamentary Breakfast.

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Source: Catholic News

We Jewish people across the world are still reeling at the new reality unleashed by the massacres of October 7, perplexed by many of our neighbours and colleagues, their silence, awkwardness, indifference or ignorance.

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Source: Plus61J