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The Hindu-Jewish Relationship And The Significance Of Dialogue : Participants' Reflections On The 2007 And 2008 Hindu-Jewish Summits At New Delhi And Jerusalem, Michael Mclean Bender
The Hindu-Jewish Relationship And The Significance Of Dialogue : Participants' Reflections On The 2007 And 2008 Hindu-Jewish Summits At New Delhi And Jerusalem, Michael Mclean Bender
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not new and significant developments for the Hindu and Jewish faiths, and the relationship that exists between them, can be demonstrated from the results of the Hindu-Jewish Leadership Summits of 2007 and 2008 in Delhi and Jerusalem. I argue that new and significant developments can be observed with this Hindu-Jewish encounter with regards to official rulings of Halacha (Jewish law), proper understandings of sacred symbols of Hinduism, and even improved Islamic-Jewish relations.
After analyzing the approaches, themes, and unique framework found within this encounter, it is clear that the Hindu-Jewish …