Because Judaism and Christianity are both covenantal religions, the relationship of the individual Jew or Christian to God is always within covenanted community. David Novak christianchristianitycommunity Change image and share on social
A traditional rabbi is the man to whom the community and its members turn to rule on what Jewish law requires of them, particularly in cases of doubt. David Novak casecommunitydoubt Change image and share on social
One cannot accept Christ and still be part of the normative Jewish community; one cannot live by Torah and still be part of the Church. David Novak acceptchristchurch Change image and share on social
Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral. David Novak coercioncoercivedeception Change image and share on social
Christians and Jews alike are the new exiles of the contemporary world, struggling with how to sing the Lord's song in a strange land. David Novak alikechristiancontemporary Change image and share on social
It was in the early 1960s that my late revered teacher, Professor Abraham Joshua Heschel, became the first major Jewish theologian in America to enter into dialogue with Christian theologians on a high theological level. David Novak 1960sabrahamamerica share on social
It seems unavoidable that history will always link the reestablishment of the State of Israel with the tragedy of the Holocaust. David Novak historyholocaustisrael Change image and share on social
Jews have long experience with Christians who have tried to help us in putting our Judaism behind us. David Novak christianexperiencejew Change image and share on social
It has always been inevitable that, living as a small minority among a Christian majority, some Jews would convert to Christianity. David Novak christianchristianityconvert Change image and share on social
All modern secularity requires is that our public norms and the arguments for them not presuppose common acceptance of Jewish or Christian revelation, even if these public norms are consistent with a particular community's revelation and the authoritative teachings it derives from that revelation. David Novak acceptanceargumentauthoritative share on social