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Join us for this event on Dec. 2 marking the 60th anniversary of #NostraAetate in partnership with the Jewish Alliance of Rhode Island.

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DECEMBER 2  5:30PM7:30PM 60 YEARS OF NOSTRA AETATE: Celebrating Jewish-Catholic Friendship PLEASE RSVP BY NOVEMBER 20 Emily Gaudreau | 401.421.4111 ext. 163 egaudreau@jewishallianceri.org RABBI WAYNE FRANKLIN is Senior Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Emanu-El in Providence. In addition to his pulpit, pastoral and educational duties at the Temple, he has engaged extensively in community activities in Rhode Island. THOMAS M. BOLIN is a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism. Dr. Bolin is the Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations at Providence College. HOLLY TAYLOR COOLMAN is Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College. She earned her PhD at Duke University, and her areas of specialty include Christian accounts of Judaism, as well as the family, especially adoption. Providence College Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee Join the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island and the Providence College Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee for an interfaith celebration and examination of the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the groundbreaking Vatican II declaration that reshaped Catholic-Jewish relations.
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Horrific!

From the Boston Globe: archive.is/W8J3z
Jewish groups condemn R.I. school for reinstating football players after ‘horrific antisemitic hazing’ Jewish Alliance officials were told five senior football players locked a Jewish freshman player in the bathroom and sprayed Lysol through a door grate while yelling antisemitic slurs
October 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Join us as we mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate on 10/28 with the annual Fay Rozovsky Lecture @provcollege.bsky.social, featuring Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations. In person and on zoom.

REGISTER: tinyurl.com/BolinSeason25
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Event flyer. Title: To Everything A Season: Nostra Aetate Sixty Years On Description: The promulgation of Vatican II's Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) sixty years ago inaugurated a new era of Jewish-Catholic relations. This lecture commemorates this milestone, highlights the unseen work that helped to bring it about, and explores how to address the ongoing challenges to the process of dialogue and solidarity. October 28 | 6:30pm, Ruane Center for the Humanities 105 Providence College, Reception with kosher options to follow Image of Thomas Bolin standing in front of the Arch of Titus with his arms crossed.
October 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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"I continue to be saddened by the immense suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza. In recent hours, in the dramatic situation in the Middle East, some significant steps forward have been taken in peace negotiations, which I hope will achieve the desired results as soon as possible..." 1/2
x post with text: I continue to be saddened by the immense suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza. In recent hours, in the dramatic situation in the Middle East, some significant steps forward have been taken in peace negotiations, which I hope will achieve the desired results as soon as possible. I ask all those in positions of responsibility to commit themselves to this path, to bring about a ceasefire and to release the hostages. Let us #PrayTogether so that the ongoing efforts may put an end to the war and lead us towards a just and lasting peace.
October 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"I express my concern about the rise of antisemitic hatred in the world, as unfortunately we saw with the terrorist attack in Manchester a few days ago."

Pope Leo XIV, 10/5/25
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October 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Join us as we mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate on 10/28 with the annual Fay Rozovsky Lecture in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue, featuring Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations. In person and on zoom.

REGISTER: events.blackthorn.io/en/3iofXW6/f...
Event flyer. Title: To Everything A Season: Nostra Aetate Sixty Years On Description: The promulgation of Vatican II's Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) sixty years ago inaugurated a new era of Jewish-Catholic relations. This lecture commemorates this milestone, highlights the unseen work that helped to bring it about, and explores how to address the ongoing challenges to the process of dialogue and solidarity. October 28 | 6:30pm, Ruane Center for the Humanities 105 Providence College, Reception with kosher options to follow Image of Thomas Bolin standing in front of the Arch of Titus with his arms crossed.
October 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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#RoshHashanah greetings from Pope Leo to the Jewish community of Rome www.instagram.com/p/DO6Z1q3DMhy/
picture of Pope Leo walking in front of a crowd with the words "Gli auguri di Leone XIV alla comunita ebraica di Roma" written on the image.
September 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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We are pleased to announce that Thomas M. Bolin has joined us this year as the Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations! Welcome to Providence, Dr. Bolin!

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Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations We are pleased to announce that Thomas M. Bolin has joined us this year as the Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish Christian Relations. Dr. Bolin is a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism whose work focuses on the creation of early Jewish texts and their subsequent interpretation by Jewish and Christian readers, Throughout his thirty-year career, he has drawn attention to the persistence of anti-Jewish and superssessionist elements in academic biblical scholarship, beginning with his 1997 book, Freedom Beyond Forgiveness: The Book of Jonah Re-Examined and including his 2012 commentary on Ezra-Nehemiah. He has also made a strong case for the importance of Jewish reception history in illuminating biblical texts, most notably in his 2017 book, Ecclesiastes and the Riddle of Authorship. His most recent book, A Word in Season: Reading the Bible Responsibly in a Polarized World (2025) seeks to clarify the way the Bible is used in fraught social and political issues in the hope of encouraging greater understanding among readers on opposite sides of these debates. In addition to numerous articles that explore further issues in Jonah, Ecclesiastes, and Job, he has also written on the role of Jewish wisdom in the New Testament Letter of James, the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on the Bible, and the history of the Jewish community of Rome. He is currently a consultor to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the translation of scriptural texts. Prior to his arrival at Providence College, he was a full professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. According to Dr. Bolin, “Jewish-Christian dialogue is essential insofar as it keeps in mind the oftentimes inglorious history of the Church’s treatment of Jews while also calling Christians in the present to know, understand, and love as individuals the people whom God first called. Ha…
September 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM