Beyond Rome
Beyond Rome is a podcast that seeks to reconnect Catholics with their Hebraic and Christian roots in the Near East. Hosted by Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly from the Philos Catholic team at the Philos Project, they explore a variety of topics related to religion and culture in the West and why the Near East matters for a healthy Church and world. Beyond Rome looks beyond the West to understand what makes the Catholic Church truly universal.
Beyond Rome
19. From Zion to Rome: An Israeli’s Leap of Faith
This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Yarden Zelivensky to discuss his journey to Catholicism and his life as a Jewish and Hebrew speaking Catholic in Israel.
Yarden is a husband and father of three. A Jewish convert to the Catholic faith (via Jehovah’s Witnesses), Yarden is working with the Association of Hebrew Catholics in Israel to preserve the identity and heritage of Catholics of Jewish origin within the Church and to enable them to serve the Lord and all people within the mystery of their irrevocable calling.
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Timestamps:
00:00-16:06 — Introduction | Catholic & Jewish: Where Do I belong?
16:06-22:14 — What Westerners should know about the conflict in Israel and antisemitism
22:14-35:10 — Evangelizing the Jews and Catholic Zionism
35:10-42:51 — From Agnostic to Jehovah’s Witness to Catholic
42:52-46:49 — Jewish-Catholic Relations
46:49-52:26 — Hebrew Catholic Pilgrimage and Bible Translation
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Resources:
➡️ Follow Yarden on X (formerly Twitter) here.
➡️ Learn more about the Association of Hebrew Catholics here.
➡️ Support the mission of the Association of Hebrew Catholics here.
➡️ Sign up for Yarden’s Hebrew Catholic Holy Week pilgrimage in the Holy Land here. Having trouble signing up? Contact Yarden via email for help: yarden@zelivansky.com.