On April 12, 2016, Scarboro Missions Interfaith Department in collaboration with Regis College, Univ. of Toronto, sponsored a significant Panel discussion with a Jewish and Catholic response to the recent Vatican Document on Catholic-Jewish Relations. Dr. Eileen Schuller, OSU and Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl presented inspiring and challenging reflections on the document. This Vatican document was published on December 15, 2015 on the occasion of the Second Vatican Council’s 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate (No. 4).
The original poster is included here as there is much info on that poster.
An introductory summary was handed out at the beginning of the evening – read it here TheGifts_and_theCallingofGod_are_Irrevocable_handout_2016apr12
The text versions used by the two speakers will be posted as soon as they become available.
Read the text versions of the two speakers:
- Dr. Eileeen Schuller, OSU, Professor or Religious Studies at McMaster University (Hamilton) – (8 pages PDF format)
DrSchuller_CatholicReflection_TheGifts_CallingofGod_160412 - Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl, Senior Rabbi of Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto – (9 pages PDF format)
RabbiBaruch_JewishReflection_TheGifts_CallingofGod_160412
Sr. Lucy Thorson, nds, the organizer of this Panel Discussion, begins the evening
As the evening’s moderator, Fr. Scott Lewis, VP and Dean at Regis College introduces the two speakers
Dr. Schuller and Rabbi Frydman-Kohl took turns to make presentations.
The two speakers with the moderator, Fr. Scott Lewis, VP & Dean of Regis College
Hector Acero of the SFM Interfaith Dept (a Regis doctoral student himself), thanks the speakers
Partial view of large turnout in the chapel of Regis College