Our Interfaith Work

The Interfaith Department of Rabbis for Human Rights promotes human rights in partnership with religious leaders of all faiths. We believe that religion holds a vital moral role and can serve as a bridge between communities. Our mission is to shape an open and relevant Jewish voice that engages in the interfaith sphere for justice and reconciliation.

Our work integrates theological study, dialogue, and joint action on the ground.

Our flagship project, “Faithful Futures” (Aamina Ba’atid), in partnership with the Christian organization Sabeel and funded by the European Union, brings together Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious leaders from Israel and the West Bank. Together, they study interreligious relations, human rights, and international law, engage in interfaith encounters, and create public campaigns that highlight the positive connection between religion and human rights.

The Interfaith Forum for Human Rights provides a continuous space for meetings, learning, and joint initiatives such as olive harvests, tree plantings, prayers, and acts of solidarity. One of its key events is the annual Interfaith March for Human Rights and Peace in Jerusalem, held near Jerusalem Day, which raises a shared spiritual voice of commitment to human rights. The march presents an alternative vision for Jerusalem—a city where religious diversity is a source of hope, not fear.

We invite individuals, communities, and organizations to join us on this journey of interfaith partnership, linking spirituality with social reality for the sake of human rights, compassion, and lasting peace.

Interfaith Projects and Initiatives

Faithful Futures (Aamina Ba’atid)
Faithful Futures is the flagship project of the Interfaith Department at Rabbis for Human Rights, run in cooperation with the Christian organization Sabeel in East Jerusalem and funded by the European Union.

The project seeks to connect religion, faith, and human rights, grounded in the belief that religions can be a bridge for moral partnership—rather than a barrier of division.

It is designed for Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious leaders and influencers from Israel and Palestine, and unfolds in three stages: Separate study within each community on human rights and international law through a theological lens, Interfaith encounters including shared study, workshops, tours, and dialogue, and Faith-based public campaigns to promote human rights and peace.

 

The project spans nearly four years and will engage hundreds of participants from both sides, fostering a shared language of faith and renewed trust in human rights as a pathway to peace among religious communities.

Interfaith Forum for Human Rights
The Interfaith Forum for Human Rights brings together religious leaders, clergy, and activists from Judaism, Islam, Christianity, the Druze faith, and other traditions. United by spiritual and moral commitment, they work together to advance human rights.

The Forum’s aim is to create an active network of religious figures dedicated not only to dialogue but to action—recognizing that faith can and must be a driving force for social justice.

Forum members study religious and theological sources that support human rights work, share knowledge and experiences about violations happening on the ground, and initiate public actions that gain visibility—such as olive harvests, tree plantings, interfaith marches, solidarity visits, joint prayers, and public statements.

The Forum promotes a religious language that embraces difference, while recognizing morality, justice, and human dignity as shared foundations for collective action.

The Interfaith March for Human Rights and Peace
The Interfaith March for Human Rights and Peace is an annual public event held in Jerusalem at the start of summer.

The march highlights the centrality of human rights and the shared prayer for peace, equality, and reconciliation, while celebrating the city’s religious and human diversity.

It takes place near Jerusalem Day, serving as a moral and spiritual response to the Flag March, which is often accompanied by violence and exclusion of non-Jewish residents. In contrast, the Interfaith March raises a different voice: a voice of faith committed to human dignity, seeing every person as created in the image of God, and of religions working as forces of connection, responsibility, and solidarity.

Jerusalem—sacred to three religions—can become a symbol of hope. Especially in times of suffering, war, and severe human rights violations, we march together—religious and secular, activists of all faiths: Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, and others. Together we affirm that peace is a spiritual imperative, and that responsibility lies with all of us—especially religious leaders and communities—to advance it.

Interfaith Olive Harvest

Every autumn, the interfaith olive harvest takes place in the West Bank, alongside Palestinian farmers in areas of friction. Religious leaders, activists, and spiritual figures—Jewish, Christian, and Muslim—join together in harvesting olives as an act of solidarity, protection, and shared stewardship of the land.

The harvest embodies religious values of compassion and protection for the vulnerable, while also raising awareness of ongoing human rights violations in the West Bank. The event includes shared study and prayer led by religious leaders.

Interfaith Tree Plantings

Each spring, interfaith tree-plantings are held in the West Bank and the Negev—in places where land, rights, and identity are under threat.

Religious leaders, activists, and Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities come together to plant trees as a moral, spiritual, and political statement: everyone has a place on the land, and we all share responsibility for its care.

The plantings symbolize commitment to shared growth, environmental justice, and community rights. They express a partnership of hope in the face of destruction and despair. Alongside the work of planting, participants engage in joint study and prayer, creating a space of interfaith solidarity in action.

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