Archdiocese of Toronto
OFFICE FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN UNITY & RELIGIOUS RELATIONS WITH JUDAISM
Events
Upcoming events are posted on our Facebook page.
Below may be found some upcoming and archived events that may be of interest.
Some of the events sponsored and recommended by our Office in 2022:
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| Virtual event: A People with a Past: The Idea of History in Modern Jewish Thought July 20, 27 2:00-03:30 p.m. EST How have Jewish thinkers defined the relationship between the modern Jewish individual, the Jewish people, and the Jewish past? For details, register. |
20/07/22 |
| Virtual event: How the Rabbis Thought About Work July 19, 26 2:00- 03:30 p.m. EST How did the rabbis understand the ideal role of work in our lives, the kinds of work that are best, and the relationship between work, rest, and play? Register. |
19/07/22 |
| Free online webinar: Information Session: Ethics and Values at the Heart of Quality Education 9:00-10:00 a.m. EST In this information session the Globethics.net Academy Department will be talking about the September-October courses and the importance of ethics and values in the quality education. For particiaption and information, register. |
15/07/22 |
| Seminar: Creating Peace-Conflict Resolution This workshop is facilitated by Nicholas Sooy. The participants in this two days seminar (July 13-14) will learn about the Orthodox Spiritual Roots of peace making during these challenging and conflicting times. Please, RSVP. |
13/07/22 |
| Free online Webinar: The Pandemic's Impact on Churches: What the Data Show Thus Far 7:00–8:30 p.m. EST Dr. Scott Thumma ( A Professor of Sociology of Religion and director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford International University) and project team members will report on findings from three recent surveys of 5000 churches. For participation and details, register. |
27/06/22 |
| The Annual Summer course (27 June - 15 July 2022) "Introduction to the Ecumenical & Interreligious Movements from a Roman Catholic Perspective". By: The Centro Pro Unione – Rome, Italy, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. For further details register. |
27/06/22 |
| Free online event: Jesus and Judaism: Why the Connection Matters 8:00-9:30 p.m. EST Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Distinguished Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hope International University, will explore how understanding Jesus in his Jewish context brings new meaning to his parables, his politics, and his piety, and it offers a new path as well for Jewish-Christian relations. For participation, register. |
22/06/22 |
| Free online conference: Religious Community in a Digital World June 13-6, 2022 For participation, register now. For more information, please contact Shawn Sanford Beck @ stmstulearningevent@gmail.com or 306 441 6367 |
13/06/22 |
| Webinar: Can Faith and Ethics Heal our Fractured, Technology-Soaked Society? 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST Israeli public intellectual Micah Goodman and American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt will unpack their theories on this timely topic. See details for live broadcast and participation. |
01/06/22 |
| Globetics.net Conference: Developing Sustainable Societies through Higher Education May 26-27, 12:00–3:00 p.m. EST This conference is organized by the Globethics.net Latin America Office. The Focus is on the role of higher education institutions in the creation of feasible conditions for achieving United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For details, register. |
26/05/22 |
| Theologians Face the Climate Crisis: What is the responsibility of theologians in the face of today’s climate crisis? 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EST Join Dr. Mara Benjamin and Dr. Judith Plaskow as they explore this question. The focus of the discussion will be Dr. Mara Benjamin’s recent essay in Sources, "Reading Psalms as the Water Rises". Register. Video recording of the event. |
25/05/22 |
| Online Event: Wisdom, Virtues and Vices in the Book of Proverbs:Some Philosophical and Ethical Considerations. Rapporteur: Rabbi Jack Bemporad 12:00 p.m. EST By: The Centro Pro Unione and John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue. For online participation register. |
19/05/22 |
| Blue Table Webinar 3: Working 9:00-10:00 a.m.EST How does the way we work influence our humanity? Register to learn more about it. |
18/05/22 |
| The book launch: 10:00 a.m. EST The Centro Pro Unione and John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue cordially invite you to the book launch of "The Vatican and Permanent Neutrality". For online participation register. |
17/05/22 |
| The Israel We Imagined: When Visions Confront Reality Tuesday, May 10 @ 7:30-9:00 p.m EST at Beth Tzedec in person & Virtual Join Elana Stein Hain in-person at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto or virtually to explore the ways that people envision Israel’s purpose, and how these visions can conflict with one another. Register: https://bit.ly/382CCir |
10/05/22 |
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Christian Commemoration of the Shoah - The theme is "You shall be holy..." |
01/05/22 |
| Yom HaShoah Commemoration Video recording of the event The Future of Holocaust Memory – A Responsibility in Translation Video recording of the event |
28/04/22 |
| The Centro Pro Unione cordially invites you to the conference: Newman, Wesley and the Logic of Unity: An Inductive Ecumenism 12:00 p.m. EST For online participation register. |
28/04/22 |
| Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day. YOM HASHOAH-Fighting Antisemitism: Passing the torch of memory from the survivors to the next generations. For the Live Broadcast, join March of the Living on their website or on facebook. Video recording of Yom Hashoah. |
28/04/22 |
| Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day. EREV YOM HASHOAH -Learning from the past to protect the future For the Live Broadcast, join March of the Living on their website or on facebook. Video recording of Erev Yom Hashoah. |
27/04/22 |
| Celebratory Event to Commemorate the Contribution of Barbara Boraks to the Christian Jewish Dialogue of Toronto Video Recording. |
26/04/22 |
| Martin Buber: A new biography Please take the opportunity to watch the recording. |
26/04/22 |
| Lived Diversity: Observing Passover and Easter Through conversations and storytelling, paired with instruction about each observance, this 13-minute video is a lively presentation of the diverse expressions of our religious traditions. A facilitation guide with questions for discussion and resources for further reading is available. |
14/04/22 |
| Free Virtual Event: The Blue Table Webinar 2: Thinking The second virtual session of this series will explore the impact of thinking in evolving relationships. For participation, register. |
13/04/22 |
| Online Event: Dialogue as a Sacred Path: Building Our Skills in Talking with One Another A workshop with Dr. Saundra Sterling Epstein (Sunnie). Participants will learn and explore the joys and challenges inherent in dialogue. To Register: rebsherril@outlook.com (Registrants will receive the Zoom link) |
12/04/22 |
| Free Online Course: "Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development", offered by Globethics.net. For participation, register. |
11/04/22 |
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Online Event: Ontario Prayer Breakfast 2022 Video recording of 54th Ontario Prayer Breakfast. |
11/04/22 |
| Online Event: Shrinking the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Practical & Ethical Dilemmas Hartman’s first ever Canada-wide event Please register. |
10/04/22 |
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Prayer Vigil for Peace and Unity in Ukraine The video recording of the Prayer Vigil for Peace in Ukraine. |
03/04/22 |
| Online Event: Holocaust Education and Anti-Semitism: Teaching for today’s classroom Join experts from diverse backgrounds to learn about helpful resources and strategies to raise awareness of the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism. For details, please register. |
03/04/22 |
| Online event: The Future of Jewish Catholic Relations 1:00 p.m. EST Register for the Zoom link. |
31/03/22 |
| Online Event: Ideas for Today: What Do Objects Remember? In a series of talks, The Shalom Hartman Institute is offering a series of talks on the Evolution of Memory: From the Past to the Future. For more information, register. |
29/03/22 |
| Video series on the state of Antisemitism The video series is the latest initiative of American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) campaign to raise awareness of the impact of rising antisemitism in the Western societies. |
24/03/22 |
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The war in Ukraine - Let's pray for peace. Peace Now! Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada. Romanian Orthodox Church of Canada. |
22/03/22 |
| “Christians and Jews Together: Prayer for Peace in Ukraine and Neighbourhood Community Meeting” Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church on Sunday March 20, 2022. It was sponsored by our Office. The video recording of the event. |
20/03/22 |
| The Christian Jewish Dialogue of Toronto (CJDT) issues it's statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine. | 17/03/22 |
| Free Virtual Event: The Blue Table Webinar 1: Remembering The webinars run across the whole year on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, starting from March till November with a break in Summer. For participation, please register. |
16/03/22 |
| Free Virtual Event: As If We Were… How does memory impact our personal, familial, and spiritual lives when it’s not actually ours? By Shalom Hartman Institute. For details, register. |
15/03/22 |
| Online Event: Responsible Leadership Course A free on-line course is being offered by Globethics.net, a consortium of diverse international ecumenical and educational organizations that endeavors to engage in conversations around key ethical questions. For participation, register. |
14/03/22 |
| Online Event: Ethics in Higher Education for Teaching Professionals Course A free on-line course is being offered by Globethics.net that is specifically intended for teachers and community leaders. For participation, register. |
14/03/22 |
| Online Free Event: Conversation about Peace-making in the Holy Land, with members of the Interfaith Encounter Association on March 6 by CJDT Advance registration is required for this free event. Video |
06/0 |
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Online Course: Martin Buber and the Life of Dialogue For participation and details, please register. |
28/02/22 |
| Online Event: Abrahamic Talks Series: Christian and Jewish Perspectives on Reconciliation For participation and further details, please register. Poster. |
24/02/22 |
| Online Event: On the Task of Theology: Theological Foundation of Interreligious Dialogue from a Jewish Perspective For participation please register. |
24/02/22 |
| Online Event: Walking the Justice Talk: How 4 Baltimore Leaders Put Principles into Practice For details, please register. |
22/02/22 |
| Webinar: Join the International March of the Living for Holocaust through cinema with Rich Brownstein in our continuing webinar series. For participation and further information, please register. Video |
17/02/22 |
| Virtual Event: A Church that Listens: Ecumenical Panel on Synodality. The report on the ecumenical panel on syndodality by Salt + Light Media. |
15/02/22 |
| Annual Event: Friars' Student Writing Contest 2022- WIN GREAT PRIZES! Closing at 2:00 p.m. EST |
14/02/22 |
| Workshop for Seminarians in Parish Internship, “Ecumenism in the Parish” Feb. 8-9, 2022. |
08/02/22 |
| Permanent Diaconate Course: “Spirituality in Pastoral Ministry: Ecumenism and Dialogue in the Context of Evangelization Today” Feb. 5-6, 2022. |
05/02/22 |
| Online Course: Jewish and Christian perspectives on Economic Justice: Fairness and Dignity. For participation and details, please register. |
03/02/22 |
| Online Lecture: Re-Visiting Creation: Signs of the New Creation in Christ in Images of the Visitation For more information, please register. |
01/02/22 |
| Online Event:Religion or Nation? Modern Debates about Jewish Identity. Join Leora Batnitzky (Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute). For participation and further information, please register. Video. |
27/01/22 |
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Online Event: Old Jew, New Jew, Israeli Jew: A Fresh Look at Israeli-Jewish Culture. Video recordings of session 1/3, session 2/3, session 3/3. |
25/01/22 |
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Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Prayer Services 2022 Greater Toronto Area Council of Christian Churches (GTACCC). Neighborhood WPCU Services. 8 Days Bible Study - Prairie Centre for Ecumenism: Video |
23/01/22 |
| Online Event: Join the International March of the Living in their continuing survivor speaker series with Gabriella Y. Karin. For participation and further information, please register. |
20/01/22 |
| Online Event: A Jewish perspective on confronting Religious Hate in our Neighborhoods with Zeke Cohen. For participation and details, please register. |
18/01/22 |
Some of the events sponsored and recommended by our Office in 2021:
| EVENTS | DATE |
| Online Event: International Conference 2021: A toolkit for the future of inclusive, equitable and diverse learning Globethics.net (a consortium of diverse international ecumenical and educational organizations) has organized an online conference day to discuss about the possibilities of creating a Future Learning Toolkit and how it can create inclusive, equitable and diverse learning environments. For participation and further information, please register. |
10/12/21 |
| Virtual Lecture: All Creation Worships: Re-thinking Liturgy in a Time of Ecological Emergency For Web streaming and registration, please visit Centro Pro Unione. |
09/12/21 |
| Annual Greater Toronto Area Service 2022 (With Church Leaders). Sponsored by Greater Toronto Area Council of Christian Churches-GTACCC. Hosted by Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Scarborough. | 08/12/21 |
| Online Event: The Manekin-Clark Lecture-Recapturing the Prophetic Tradition: A Challenge for Interreligious Dialogue Dr. Susannah Heschel (daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel) in her lecture will focus on the Jewish perspective of relationship between religion and political movements, and on the question of who should represent religious communities. For participation, please register. Video |
06/12/21 |
| Online Event: Virtual Chanukah Journey through Israel with Julian Resnick. For further details and participation, please register. Video |
01/12/21 |
| Annual Luncheon of the Orthodox - Catholic Bishops of Toronto A time of fraternal exchange between Orthodox and Catholic Bishops. Each year on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June), Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins receives the visit of Orthodox Bishops to celebrate this important day. Similarly on the Feast of St. Andrew (30 November), Patron Saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Archbishop Sotirios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada receives the visit of Catholic Bishops in the Greater Toronto area to celebrate the Feast of St, Andrew and pray for the restoration of full visible unity willed by Jesus Christ for the Church. Picture |
29/11/21 |
| Annual Event: Friars' Student Writing Contest 2022- WIN GREAT PRIZES! Closing Date: Monday, February 14, 2022, 2:00 p.m. |
24/11/21 |
| Online Blue Table webinar: Ethics and Art As part of the Blue Table Series of Globethics.net (a consortium of diverse international ecumenical and educational organizations), this webinar will invite us to see the arts not only through aesthetic lenses but more so in awareness-raising, educational and mobilizing perspectives. For participation and further information, please register. |
24/11/21 |
| Virtual Lecture: The Church of God is Convoked in Synod: Theological and Canonical Challenges Concerning the 2021‒2023 Synod. Professor Myriam Wijlens, of the University of Erfurt (Germany), Consultor to the Synod of Bishops, will deliver the seventh lecture and elaborate the ecumenical perspective of Synod 2021-2023. The lecture will be live streamed on the YouTube channel of the Angelicum. |
19/11/21 |
| Virtual Visit to First Narayever Congregation, a historic Jewish congregation in Toronto For participation and further details, please register. |
18/11/21 |
| 7th annual Red Wednesday Prayer Vigil 2021 at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica at 7 p.m. All are welcome! For details, please see the poster. Video |
17/11/21 |
| 50th Anniversary of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada The Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada (ARC Canada) began in 1971, and the ARC Bishops’ Dialogue was established in 1975. They are helping Anglicans and Roman Catholics in Canada to become more aware of the theological agreement shared between the two churches. The dialogues have also contributed to the theological work of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC). Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Anniversary Videos can be watched on this link. |
16/11/21 |
| Online Event: Exploring the Narrative of Holocaust and Genocide Education in the Public Arena with Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Colorado House of Representatives, by The International March of the Living (MOTL) For details and participation, please register. Video |
16/11/21 |
| Virtual Event: Living with Uncertainty: Risks and Rewards Four-part series led by Dr. Elana Stein Hain exploring how rabbinic tradition navigated everyday life’s uncertainties. For further details, please register. |
15/11/21 |
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Online Christian Meditation Retreat Day |
13/11/21 |
| Online Event: 7th Annual Costan Lecture in Early Christianity by Columba Stewart, OSB. Ascetic Influencers: The Manichaeans and the Development of Early Christian Asceticism. Please register for further information. |
09/11/21 |
| Virtual Event: Digital Reconstructions of Destroyed Synagogues on Nov.9,1938. Video WJC to commemorate Kristallnacht with digital reconstructions of destroyed synagogues on its 83rd anniversary, also known as Kristallnacht, or the night of broken glass. |
09/11/21 |
| Virtual Event: Let There Be Light: 2021 Kristallnacht Commemoration International March of the Living and The Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience at Rutgers University present "Stories of Hope and Humanity to Illuminate the Darkness" For participation and further details, please register. Video |
09/11/21 |
| Righteous Among the Nations ceremony at the Consulate of Israel in Toronto. The State of Israel and the Jewish people have great respect for all those people who saved Jews during the Holocaust by putting their lives at risk. These people are known as Righteous Among the Nations. The Consulate of Israel in Toronto held a very special ceremony to honour a Dutch couple who hid a Jewish boy during the Holocaust. The Director of our Office represented the Archdiocese of Toronto at the ceremony along with many other dignitaries. Details of the event can be found at the Canadian Jewish News. Video |
04/11/21 |
| Virtual Book Launch @ 8.00 p.m. EDT: "The Baby and the Bathwater: Aspiration and Reality in the Life of the Church" by Robert J. Suderman, former general secretary for Mennonite Church Canada. In person participants need to register. No registration is required for live stream. |
28/10/21 |
| Webinar: Portraits of Moral Choices during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Stories of Perpetrators, Bystanders and Upstanders with Tali Nates, by The International March of the Living (MOTL). For details and participation, please register. |
27/10/21 |
| Pope Francis congratulates Patriarch Bartholomew on 30 years as Ecumenical Patriarch. Bartholomew I was elected as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople of the Eastern Orthodox Church on 22 October 1991, and installed as the 270th successor to the Apostle Andrew a few days later on 2 November. Vatican News |
22/10/21 |
| Online Event: God's Terrible Springtime? Ecumenical Purpose and Opportunity in Times of Upheaval A colloquium with the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and three distinguished guests on the underappreciated power of ecumenism today. In this webinar the panelists will address the feelings of sadness, hopelessness and in what new ways might ecumenism best serve the world in our time of economic, cultural, political, and ecological turmoil? For further information, please register. |
20/10/21 |
| Online Blue Table webinar 5: Ethics and Economy The Globethics.net Academy (a consortium of diverse international ecumenical and educational organizations) is launching the Blue Table Webinar Series. The webinars will be held on every fourth Wednesday of the month from September to November 2021. For participation and further information, please register. |
20/10/21 |
| Online Event: Book discussion - A Jewish Perspective on Building ‘Delight Muscles'. ICJS and Maryland Humanities Council are jointly holding this discussion. For participation and further information please register. Video |
20/10/21 |
| Online Event: University Students Coffee Hours-Sharing the Gift of Meditation with Real Life Discussions in an Ecumenical Setting. The Canadian Christian Meditation Community along with the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) have organized weekly moderated introductory sessions on meditation for university students. The moderators will share the fruits of this practice widely and inclusively in an ecumenical setting across Canada. For participation, please register. |
19/10/21 |
| Online Event: Meditating together for the care of our common home. Christian Meditation Sessions for the Care of Our Common Home for Young People. The World Community for Christian Meditation invites young people from around the world to meditate together for the care of our common home. For details and participation, please register. |
16/10/21 |
| Online Event: Antisemitism, Christianity, and the Holocaust: Reckoning with the Past and Working in the Present The western section of the Washington National Cathedral is dedicated for long commemorated human rights figures. This workshop is hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, surrounding the installation of a stone carving of Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to the Cathedral's Human Rights Porch. For further information, please register. Video |
14/10/21 |
| Virtual Symposium on Synodality Hosted by the Anglican Centre and the Centro Pro Unione. For participation, please register. For detailed information of the event, please see the poster. |
14/10/21 |
| Webinar: Southern Wall Excavations – Jewish life and the celebration of Sukkot in Jerusalem in the time of the Temple with Assaf Boker,by The International March of the Living (MOTL). Video For details and participation, please register. |
23/09/21 |
| Online Event: Jewish Perspectives on the Role of Religion in Public Life Today. Video ICJS Scholar Matt Taylor in his conversation with Megan Goodwin and Illyse Morgenstein Fuerst will be discussing the importance of religion in public life and the breakdown of support for religious studies in both public education and universities For participation and further information on “Is Religion Still Relevant Today?”, please register. |
23/09/21 |
| Online Blue Table webinar 4: Ethics and Ecology The Globethics.net Academy (a consortium of diverse international ecumenical and educational organizations) is launching the Blue Table Webinar Series. The webinars will be held on every fourth Wednesday of the month from September to November 2021. For participation and further information, please register. |
22/09/21 |
| Webinar: The Impact of the UN's Antisemitic Durban Conference: 20 Years Later, by American Jewish Committee (AJC). For details and participation, please register. Video |
20/09/21 |
| Online Event: Receptive Ecumenism: The Role of the Spirit in New Ecumenical Endeavours. Video Receptive Ecumenism provides a way forward on how the churches can receive the gifts of Holy Spirit from one another in this present stage of unity. Dr. Paul Murray of the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University in England will lead an on-line conversation and speak on the significance of receptive ecumenism, its foundations, and the unique opportunity it provides for new ecumenical endeavours. For participation and further details, please register. |
17/09/21 |
| Pope in Slovakia: Jewish-Christian dialogue is key to the future Vatican News. |
13/09/21 |
| Pope thanks Slovak Jews for opening doors to healing and fraternity. Vatican News. Video |
13/09/21 |
| Pope in Slovakia: Churches must unite in contemplation and action. Vatican News. |
12/09/21 |
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Webinar: An Integral Part: An Introduction to Eastern Catholicism For details and participation, please register. |
11/09/21 |
| Cardinal Kurt Koch: Pope seeks to deepen bonds of friendship between Christianity and Judaism. Vatican News. |
10/09/21 |
| Online Event: 25th International Marian Mariological Congress. September 8-11 The Pontifical Academia Mariana Internationalis (PAMI) of the Holy See is dedicated to fostering the study of Mariology in view of promoting devotion to Our Blessed Mother.The theme of the congress is "Mary between theologies and cultures today. Models, communications, perspectives." For participation and further information, please register. |
08/09/21 |
| Annual Event: Season of Creation, September 1 to October 4, 2021- Video. Pope Francis encourages participation in 2021 Season of Creation. Theme: “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God”. Video Pope and ecumenical leaders: Caring for God’s creation requires commitment. For resources and more information, please click this link. |
01/09/21 |
| Vatican News: Law and grace for Jews and Christians. |
30/08/21 |
| News: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Recent publications of the Faith and Order Commission The Faith and Order Commission was established in 1948. It is a study commission consists of official representatives of Churches belonging to the different streams of Christianity. |
25/08/21 |
| Webinar: Private Tour of the Yehoshua Aryeh Fine Art Gallery in Jerusalem. Video For participation and further details, please register. |
25/08/21 |
| Vatican News: Ecumenical Prayer for the Reunification of two Koreas. |
15/08/21 |
| Webinar: The Destruction of the Lithuanian Jews – The Ponary Massacre with Jacob Shoshan. Video For Participation and further details, please register. |
28/07/21 |
| Virtual Public Symposium: July 5-15 (Shalom Hartman Institute). For details and registration, please visit. Hope, Love & Compassion: Torah of Possibility for an Uncertain Future. Videos of the Symposium. |
05/07/21 |
| The Israel-Diaspora Divide: We Don’t Know Enough About Each Other - AJC Advocacy Anywhere. Video. |
01/07/21 |
| Webinar: Briefing on the Rising Tide of Antisemitism. Video For Participation, please register. |
30/06/21 |
| Holocaust Survivor Day. In their words, "Holocaust survivors deserve a day of joy; a day of celebration. |
24/06/21 |
| Virtual Conference: Thinking Interreligiously on Civic Challenges – Water Justice and the Abrahamic Traditions. For participation, please register. |
22/06/21 |
| Online Event: "Heeding the Spirit: New Horizons in Receptive Ecumenism" by Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University. Video presentations given at an online study day, hosted by the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University in partnership with the Christian Council of Sweden, University College Stockholm, and the Sigtuna Foundation. For details and participation, please see. |
17/06/21 |
| Online Event: Dabru Emet: 20 Years Later Roundtable Discussion. To mark the anniversary of this milestone text, the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) has invited leading Jewish and Christian scholars for a roundtable discussion that will explore the scope and purpose of Dabru Emet for today. For further details and participation, please register. |
16/06/21 |
| Online Event: Symposium on Euthanasia. For details and registration contact at: info@stjohnsmission.org. |
15/06/21 |
| Vatican News: Pope Francis: Together in love, we Christians can change the world. Video. |
09/06/21 |
| "We are Neighbours" (2021) Catholics and Evangelicals in Canada. A Study Guide created by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. |
07/06/21 |
| AJC Virtual Global Forum - June 6-9, 2021. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) organized a Virtual Global Forum to discuss issues like antisemitism and racism around the world. |
06/06/21 |
| Online Event: The Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto (CJDT) Presents Conversations of The Heart. Please click for details and to register. |
06/06/21 |
| Global Week of Prayer for China A Catholic initiative that aims to promote prayer and solidarity with our persecuted Christian brothers and sisters living in China. The resources for the Global Week of Prayer for China can be looked @. Promo Video. |
23/05/21 |
| Statement from Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. Regarding Conflict in the Middle East, Local Cases of Hatred and Anti-Semitism. |
21/05/21 |
| Online event: Equality in Scripture Interpretation Reflecting on the ways in which scripture articulate the call to Equality so needed in our World - Video. By: The Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto (CJDT) For participation and further details please register at Eventbrite. |
20/05/21 |
| Online Event: Religion in the Public Square: Teachers Talk Religion. For participation and further details, please register @ Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies - Video. |
20/05/21 |
| Webinar: Ethics and Democracy. For more information, please visit globethics.net. Registration is required to attend this webinar. |
19/05/21 |
| Online Event: Free online Christian Meditation Retreat. Please contact Rob and Gail Brooks at rgbrooks2@shaw.ca for registration. A Zoom link will be sent out prior to the retreat. The retreat agenda can be viewed in Toronto time. |
15/05/21 |
| Virtual Event: The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life: Exploring The New Jewish Canon. For participation and details, please visit. |
29/04/21 |
| Online Film Discussion: Film Discussion on the Life and Legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Video For participation and details, please visit. |
28/04/21 |
| Online Event: European Churches celebrate 20th anniversary of 'Charta Oecumenica'. To mark the 20th Anniversary of Charta Œcumenica – Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among Churches in Europe, the Conference of European Churches (CEC). together with the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE). Video |
22/04/21 |
| Online Event: Ecumenical Readings of “For the Life of the World: Toward A Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church” And Its Implications for the Global Context. Click,for details and registration. |
21/04/21 |
| German Ecumenical Week for Life focuses on "Life in Dying". April 17-24 |
17/04/21 |
| 35 years since Pope St John Paul II’s historic visit to Rome’s Synagogue. |
13/04/21 |
| Online discussion: Compassionate Listening Project and Its Children of Abraham Initiative. Video |
11/04/21 |
| Virtual Event: 2021 International March of the Living Commemoration and Ceremony to observe “Yom HaShoah”. Video |
08/04/21 |
| Online discussion: Medicine and Morality: Lessons from the Holocaust and COVID-19. Video | 07/04/21 |
| Online event: Being a Eucharistic People in Digital Space: Liturgy in the Time of COVID. Video |
31/03/21 |
| Virtual Event: Ontario Prayer Breakfast 2021. Video | 29/03/21 |
| Virtual Conference: “The Ethics of Law in Judaism”. Video By Prof. Menachem Lorberbaum Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud, Tel Aviv University. |
25/03/21 |
| Webinar Series: Nurturing Friendship: The Directory of Catechesis in Dialogue with Fratelli Tutti. "The Catechist builds bridges with diverse faith communities”. Keynote: Julien Hammond Response by: Charles Peters |
23/03/21 |
| Friars’ Student Writing Contest 2021: The prize winners of the Writing Contest. The essays of the winners. | 20/03/21 |
| Birthday Celebration: 101st Birthday Celebration Rabbi Irwin Schild | 09/03/21 |
| World Day of Prayer: Friday, March 05, 2021 Theme of the World Day of Prayer for 2021 is “Build on Strong Foundation” (Matthew 7:24-27). Video |
05/03/21 |
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Virtual Event: Truth Difference and Loyalty, An interfaith symposium exploring the ways in which faith engenders connections with others. Videos |
15/02/21 |
| Online Course: “Together Towards Unity. Being Church in a Fragmented World.” The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Switzerland is broadening its repertoire of courses in Ecumenical Studies. | 12/02/21 |
| Virtual Event: “Our Liberation: Stories of Holocaust Survivors’ Road to Freedom”. Video | 27/01/21 |
| Online Prayer Service: Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Toronto. | 24/01/21 |
| Virtual Bible Study: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 (January 18-25). “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit” (cf. John 15:5-9). |
18/01/21 |
Some of the events sponsored and recommended by our Office in 2020:
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