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Judaism

Resources & Research Resources & Research

Psalms: From personal angst to global politics

“The practice of chanting the psalms stretches back into the mists of time, to ancient Jewish practices of chanting the Scriptures. This reminds us of how Jews and Christians across the ages have found in the psalms all the colours and hues and shades of the life of faith,” says The Rev’d Assoc Prof Matthew Anstey, as he introduces his exciting psalm project to readers

"It's important to speak and write about Palestine as a Palestinian. I am proud of my heritage and of the strength, faithfulness and resilience of my people — the Palestinians," Randa (Randa is pictured with her large Palestinian family and friends in Jerusalem in 1944 before the Nakba)
People & History

Palestine: A land with a people

“Out of God’s sovereignty I believe that good will come out of all this. God knows what is going on and he will bring about a just peace and something good, even if we as human beings can’t see it yet; and, even though Palestinians have been waiting for a very long time,” says Anglican Palestinian Randa

Randa
International

Archbishop Phillip Aspinall calls us to pray for peace in Palestine and Israel

“Last week I received communications from the National Council of Churches in Australia circulating several statements from the World Council of Churches and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The statements call for prayers for peace in Palestine, Israel and the Holy City of Jerusalem, and I thus encourage our Diocesan community to join in these prayers,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall