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wicked who have denied our holy Torah‘ and who in fact have transgressed all the commandments of the Torah.‖ 105 105 Robinson 248 19
Rabbi Moses Feinstein on Interfaith Dialogue Feinstein also speaks of gentiles in his writings, conceiving of three sources among the gentile world from which threats against Jews emanate: namely, ―religion (Christianity), the secular society and gentiles wishing to change their status to that of Jews.‖ 106 That Feinstein maintains a rather suspicious attitude toward the gentile world is apparent from ―a responsum he issued on interfaith gatherings of Jews and Christians in the wake of Vatican II‖ 107 in which he states: It is plain and clear that it is stringently forbidden [to attend such meetings]...for this plague has spread through the influence of the new Pope whose entire purpose it is to cause all the Jews to abandon their faith…and accept the faith of the Christians, [feeling] that it is easier to cause this abandonment in this way rather than through [means of] hatred and murder which previous Popes had used. 108 An accurate understanding of Feinstein‘s position on interfaith relations between Jews and Christians requires some theological-legal contextualization. The Talmud in Tractate Sanhedrin 56a relates the fact that halakha recognizes the universal relationship that exists between G-d and all of humanity. This relationship is signified by the Noahide Covenant according to Jewish tradition and is characterized by seven commandments that Noah and his descendants are legally obligated to observe. One of these seven 106 Robinson 248 107 Robinson 248 108 Feinstein, IM. YD 3, no. 43/1. Cd. EE I, no. 6 20
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Overview: Ecume
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Page 7 and 8: traditions (‗culture groups‘):
Page 9 and 10: Leaders, Protestant, Catholic, and
Page 11 and 12: the national creed.‘‖ 46 Accord
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Page 17 and 18: authoritarian regimes.‖ 82 In add
Page 19 and 20: Rabbi Moses Feinstein: Biographical
Page 21: was a Kohen.‖ 102 Through employi
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Page 29 and 30: descended from the Beis Halevi (the
Page 31 and 32: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Int
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Page 37 and 38: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel on Int
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Page 41 and 42: fratricide,‖ 201 asserting that,
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Page 47 and 48: for Jews given that this religious
Page 49 and 50: Bibliography Berenbaum, Michael, an
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