Fifth Annual Conference of the
European Academy of Religion in Bologna
EuARe2022 "Fratelli Tutti: un appello alla
tolleranza" panel hosted by the Embassy of Israel at the
Holy Sea & Fondazione per le scienze
religiose is underway.
“The
Encyclical Brothers All (Fratelli Tutti) is an appeal to solidarity without
borders, an invitation to be open to the other. The idea of fraternity is not
intrinsic to the human soul, but rather, it has to be nurtured, as a process of
personal growth, that each of us should realize.
According
to Rabbi Hillel, who lived in Jerusalem at the time of Herod the Great, this is
the very essence of the biblical message. In the Talmud it is said that to
those who wished to know the whole Torah, Hillel replied: “‘That which is
hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow’. That is the whole Torah; the rest
is commentary; now go and learn.”
We
must hope for a future of peace, and learn to work together in order to protect
the next generations and ensure their well-being. We also need to take care of
our common home, damaged by human greed, and strive to heal it in accordance
with the Jewish concept of Tiqqun 'olam, literally “repairing the world”,
a concept that fits perfectly into the concepts expressed in the Encyclical
Fratelli Tutti.”
The
Art in the Shoah exhibition brings us back to the horrors committed by
humankind when itstopped seeingng the reflection of its own humanity in the eyes
of the other.
Speakers:
Card. Matteo Maria Zuppi;
Prof.
Alberto Melloni; Rabbi Sermoneta ; Amb. Raphael Schutz.