[IEA updates] Tower of David Interfaith Forum for Religious Leaders (EN/HE/AR)
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(Hebrew & Arabic follow English- עברית וערבית אחרי אנגלית- العربيه والعبريه تتبع الانجليزيه)
Tower of David Forum for Religious Leaders- January 14th, 2026
The group began with an introduction for the new participants, but Father Jose's words aroused great interest, and so we spent the entire encounter getting to know his spiritual world.
Father Jose is in Israel on behalf of the Opus Dei organization, of which he is a member. This is a movement in Catholic Christianity that claims that a person can and should be holy wherever he is – out of guiding oneself toward God and an effort to do what they do in the best way.
The belief is that God lives within us to the point where there is unity with Him, and yet without destroying us. If we live rightly, we will fulfill the role that God has assigned to us.
Rabbi Shlomo Dov noted that according to the Gra, and others, everyone has a Holy Spirit who helps them find their unique path. But it is difficult to understand it from the things that a person has in their head.
Father Jose added that there are three ways to know what God wants from us:
The Bible – the living word of God
Prayer
And from life.
We decided to continue this path for several encounters in getting to know each other in a deeper way, and each time meet the spiritual world of one of the members in a more profound way.
Reported: Yehuda
פורום מגדל דוד למנהיגים דתיים- 14.1.2026
הקבוצה החלה בסבב היכרות לכבוד המשתתפים החדשים אלא שדבריו של האב חוסה עוררו ענין רב וכך בילינו את כל המפגש בהיכרות עם עולמו הרוחני.
האב חוסה נמצא בארץ מטעם ארגון אופוס דאי בו הוא חבר. זו תנועה בנצרות הקתולית הטוענת שהאדם יכול וצריך להיות קדוש בכל מקום בו הוא נמצא – מתוך התכוונות לה' ומאמץ לעשות את מה שעושה בדרך הטובה ביותר.
האמונה היא שהאל חי בתוכנו עד שיש אחדות שלו איתנו, ועם זאת בלי להרוס אותנו. אם נחיה נכון נקיים את התפקיד שהאל הועיד לנו.
הרב שלמה דב העיר שגם לפי הגר"א, ואחרים, לכל אחד יש רוח הקודש שעוזרת לו למצוא את דרכו הייחודית. אבל קשה להבין אותה מבין הדברים שיש לאדם בראש.
האב חוסה הוסיף שיש שלוש דרכים לדעת מה ה' רוצה מאיתנו:
התנ"ך – דבר ה' החי
התפילה
ומתוך החיים.
החלטנו להמשיך בדרך זו למשך מספר מפגשים ולפגוש בכל פעם באופן יותר מעמיק את עולמו הרוחני של אחד החברים.
דיווח: יהודה
منتدى برج داوود للزعماء الدينيين - 14.1.2026
بدأ اللقاء بجولة تعارف خاصة من أجل المشاركين الجدد، لكن كلمات الأب خوسيه أثارت اهتمامًا كبيرًا، فوجدنا أنفسنا نقضي اللقاء بأكمله في التعرف على عالمه الروحي.
الأب خوسيه موجود في البلاد ممثّلًا منظمة "أوبوس داي" التي ينتمي إليها. وهي حركة في المسيحية الكاثوليكية تؤمن بأن الإنسان يمكنه، بل ينبغي عليه، أن يكون قديسًا في كل مكان يتواجد فيه , من خلال التوجه إلى الله وبذل الجهد لأداء ما يقوم به بأفضل صورة ممكنة. وتقوم هذه العقيدة على أن الله يعيش في داخلنا حتى تتحقق نوع من الوحدة بينه وبيننا، ولكن دون أن يُفني وجودنا. وإذا عشنا بطريقة صحيحة، فإننا نحقق الدور الذي قدّره الله لنا.
وقد أشار الحاخام شالوم دوف أيضًا إلى أنه، وفقًا لتعاليم الغاؤون من فيلنا وآخرين، فإن لكل إنسان روح قدس تساعده على إيجاد طريقه الفريد. لكن من الصعب فهم هذه الروح وسط كثرة الأفكار التي تدور في ذهن الإنسان. وأضاف الأب خوسيه أن هناك ثلاث طرق لمعرفة ما يريده الله منا:
الكتاب المقدس ( كلام الله)
الصلاة
ومن خلال الحياة نفسها
وفي ختام اللقاء، قررنا الاستمرار بهذا النهج خلال عدة لقاءات قادمة، بحيث نتعمق في كل مرة في العالم الروحي لأحد أعضاء المجموعة.
تقرير: يهودا
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