Connecting past and present

Connecting past and present: Tikkun & Repair A Christian voice Short version Since the High Middle Ages, Christians have read a passage from the Gospel of Luke in the context of the … more

Time-out

Time-out: Shabbat & Sunday A Christian voice Short version Each Sunday Christians remember and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. According to the Gospels (Mk, 16:1-8), women came to the tomb after the … more

Called by name

Spirit, der bewegt: Schawuot beziehungsweise Pfingsten. A Christian voice Short version Baptism stands at the beginning of every Christian life. It establishes Christianity and gives a share in the life … more

The spirit that inspires

The spirit that inspires: Shavuot & Pentecost A Christian voice Short version Pentecost is a major festival which is celebrated on the 50th day after Easter. It commemorates the descent … more

The joy of growing up

The joy of growing up: Bar/ Bat Mitzvah & Confirmation A Christian voice Short version Both Judaism and Christianity know coming-of-age rituals and symbolic acts that express civil and religious … more

Liberated from slavery and death

Liberated from slavery and death: Pesach & Easter A Christian voice Short version The Christian feast of Easter is intimately linked to Pesach and draws upon its Scriptural imagery to … more

Celebrating the Word of God

Celebrating the Word of God: Bereshit & In the Beginning A Christian voice Short version The Bible contains „God’s word in human words.“ Every human word in the Bible is … more

Brit Milah beziehungsweise Taufe

Ritual für das Leben: Brit Milah beziehungsweise Taufe. Eine jüdische Stimme Kurzfassung Der Bundesschluss Gottes mit Abraham wurde durch die Beschneidung bekräftigt, und zwar als ewiger Bund für alle kommenden … more

We drink to life

We drink to life: Purim & Carnival A Jewish voice Short version Clowns of all sizes, knights, princesses, monsters, witches, zebras, rabbits and other imaginatively dressed characters have gathered in the synagogue, … more