Holy Envy

What is between us and the Christians is a deep dark affair which will go for another hundred generations . . .” (Amos Oz, Judas ) Among the great social shifts of the post–World War II era is the unlikely sea-change in Jewish Christian relations. We read each other’s scriptures and openly discuss differences as well as similarities. Yet many such encounters have become rote and predictable. Powerful emotions stirred up by these conversations are often dismissed or ignored. Demonstrating how suc