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
The Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel in 1997 could not have occurred without John Paul's leadership. David Novak israeljohnleadership 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
The Jewish tradition presents itself as the greatest revelation of God's truth that can be known in the world. That is why we call ourselves 'the chosen people.' It is not that we choose ourselves. It means that we have been elected by God and given the Torah. David Novak callchooseelect share on social
Most Jews, like most rational persons, know that their personal identity and their ethnic identity are not one and the same. David Novak ethnicidentityjew Change image and share on social
I first came to Jewish-Catholic relations in 1963, while studying for the rabbinate at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. David Novak catholicjewishrabbinate Change image and share on social
Religious traditions are in a constant state of development and renewed self-understanding. David Novak constantdevelopmentreligious Change image and share on social
To view any individual as being independent of relationality is like viewing a point outside of a line, a line outside of a figure, a figure outside of a body. David Novak bodyfigureindependent Change image and share on social
When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it. David Novak centuryemergejew Change image and share on social
Even when God chose Israel, he did not create the people of Israel as he created its human members, as natural beings. Instead, God formed the people of Israel from individual human beings already living in the natural world, calling them into a new historical identity. David Novak beingcallchoose share on social
