Across the Divide Podcast

In this special announcement episode, co-hosts Daniel, Jen, and Abeer come together to share a major milestone: the official merger of Across the Divide with the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice. It is a celebratory, forward-looking look at the next chapter of the podcast’s journey.
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This is part II of Daniel's conversation with Shalom Shore who used to be a Ultra Orthodox rabbi and is now an anti-zionist advocate for Palestine. This conversation will blow your mind!

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Shalom Shore joins Daniel for a candid conversation about his previous (strange) life as an Ultra Orthodox Rabbi in Jerusalem. The conversation takes some twists and turns that you don't want to miss.
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This episode is a part of Across the Divide’s Monthly Book Club. To join Across the Divide’s Book Club, become part of our Patreon community  at https://www.patreon.com/c/AcrosstheDivide 

In this episode, Jen has a conversation with Rifat Kassis on the Kairos II document, authored by Palestinian church leaders in October 2025. Rifat describes how the realities of genocide and settler colonialism has led to the newest Kairos document as a theological assessment of the dire situations that Palestinians are facing as well as an appeal to the global church to repent from complicity and engage in costly solidarity with their Palestinian siblings.

Rifat Kassis is the General Coordinator of Kairos Palestine and Global Kairos for Justice, being one of its founding members. Follow Rifat on his Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/rifat.kassis) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rifatkassis15/ )

Kairos Palestine Document & Study Guide- https://thepjn.org/kp2studyguide 
BDS Resources- https://bdsmovement.net/ 

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Across the Divide partners with Peace Catalyst International to amplify the pursuit of peace and explore the vital intersection of Christian faith and social justice in Palestine-Israel.

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Christopher Hays joins Abeer to explore the ethics of the New Testament and the teachings of Jesus on “welcoming the stranger” and it relates to debates around immigration and citizenship.

Christopher is president Scholar Leaders, and a biblical scholar committed to the transformation of theological knowledge into missional practice, he has worked in projects ranging from authoring scholarly volumes to establishing church-based ministries to victims of forced migration. He holds degrees from Wheaton and Oxford. His most recent book in English is Eight Million Exiles: Missional Action Research and the Crisis of Forced Migration.
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Across the Divide partners with Peace Catalyst International to amplify the pursuit of peace and explore the vital intersection of Christian faith and social justice in Palestine-Israel.