Sr. Anne-Catherine talks about Shavuot during Reshit Da’at Seminar.

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 FOS

Today Sr. Anne-Catherine Avril, NDS presented the topic “The Feast of Shavuot during the Second Temple period”, during the Reshit Da’at Seminar, at Ratisbonne (Jerusalem).

Sr. Maureena talks on Jesus and Shabbat at Ratisbonne.

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 FOS

On this last Thursday, Sr. Maureena Fritz presented the theme “The Jewish Shabbat, Jesus and Early Christianity” during the Reshit Da’at Seminar

Jewish-Christian controversy in the 1st-2nd centuries is theme of Seminar in Ratisbonne.

February 25, 2017 FOS

On this last Thursday (February 23), there was the second presentation of the Reshit Da’at seminar in the Ratisbonne (Jerusalem). The theme chosen by Br. Joel Moreira, NDS was “The JewishChristian Controversy in the 1st-2ndcenturies CE,” in which he analyzed conflicting positions between Jews and Christians in apocryphal (non-canonical) writings of that period. Br. Joel still used Read More

Seminar on Jews and Christians of the 1st century takes place in Ratisbonne.

February 11, 2017 FOS

On this last Thursday (February 9), Br. Cristóvão Oliveira, NDS presented the first seminar of the Reshit Da’at project (check here), which takes place in Ratisbonne (Jerusalem). The theme chosen by him was “John the Baptist and Jewish Rites of Purification in the First Century: a glance over Mk 1:1-8.” Sisters of Sion from Ecce Homo, Ein Read More

Video on January 20’s celebration at Ratisbonne.

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 FOS

The Christian Media Center (the Holy Land Catholic broadcasting network) has released a video about the January 20’s Celebration at Ratisbonne: CLICK HERE to see the this celebrations’ pictures; CLICK HERE to see this story on Christian Media Center’s official website; Source: Christian Media Center.

Brothers of Sion study Boyarin’s text at Ratisbonne.

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 FOS

The brothers Elio Passeto, Cristovao Oliveira and Joel Moreira spent this week studying together the text “Reframing the Question: Between Second-Temple Apocalypse and the Talmud”, by the Jewish theologian Daniel Boyarin. The author develops the notion of Apocalypse beyond a sectarian or single stream of Judaism in the time of Jesus (as many classical theologians Read More

Brothers, Sisters and novices gathered together at Ratisbonne.

April 26, 2016 FOS

by Br. Joel Moreira, NDS. Last Sunday (April 24th 2016), we joyfully received the International Novitiate of the Sisters of Sion in our house for a lunch and an leisurely afternoon. Our brothers of Ein Karem also came early and helped us to prepare everything. Before lunch, we sang thanking God for the opportunity of celebrating together Read More

6th generation of Ratisbonne gives news about family.

May 9, 2015August 6, 2015 FOS

Flore Ratisbonne. This week, Nicola Guillion, the 6th generation relative of Adolf Ratisbonne (Flore’s father and Alphonse’s and Theodore’s brother) gave us some news about his family. “He wrote to say that his grandmother, Jacqueline Guillion, great-great niece of Fr. Mary’s died peacefully yesterday evening (May 7th)”, said Sr. Rita Kammermayer, from Jerusalem. Source: Rita Kammermayer, nds

Old pictures of Ratisbonne

November 7, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

The Institute established by Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, in Jerusalem, began as a primary school that also taught languages: French, English, Arabic and Hebrew. Along with this, there was also technical training for those who needed it. The house was dedicated to the service of the local population, and was animated by a spirit that was open Read More