Pave the Way is promoting a seminar
conference on Long Island, with the cooperation of the South East
Nassau Synagogue Enterprise (SENSE) and the Diocese of Rockville
Centre. We will be bringing guest speakers from Rome and Jerusalem
to discuss Catholic Jewish relations and the relations between the
State of Israel and the Holy See. We hope to educate the audience;
both televised and in person, to the importance of maintaining the
momentum of the reconciliation started by Pope John Paul II.
Education is key, since the level of ignorance about each of the
religions is surprisingly high. The Consul General of Israel in
New York will be participating along with the inter-religious
leaders and the legal representative to the Holy Land Fr. David
Jaeger. We anticipate bringing the His Excellency Oded Ben-Hur,
Israeli Ambassador to the Vatican, to New York for the conference.
The conference is a three-day event featuring our guest speakers
at Friday and Saturday services in the Synagogues, with both
Jewish and Catholic worshipers and Sunday Masses in the local
Catholic Church. The conference is scheduled for November 5,6& 7,
2004.
