Latest Lecture in the Series 2025-2026 
​This lecture marked the special series commemorating 60 years of the Ecumenical Theological Research Fraternity in Israel.

What Jews Want Christians to Know
About the Jewish People,
Their Faith and Israel:
An Orthodox Jew Meets
Evangelical Christians
Face to Face

Gidon Ariel,
Root Source

25 March 2026, 20:00 IST
​(14:00 EST; 19:00 CET) via ZOOM

Gidon Ariel is the founder and CEO of Root Source, an organization dedicated to promoting respectful relations between pro-Israel Christians and Jews. Root Source's flagship program brings knowledgeable, authentic Israeli teachers and curious Christians together to study the Jewish texts and concepts that are foundational to their faith. Gidon has given presentations to churches, public gatherings, classrooms, and university settings which build bridges of understanding and cooperation between the Jewish and Christian communities both in the United States and in Israel.

Gidon made Aliyah from Queens, NY when he was fourteen. He spent close to a decade in advanced Jewish studies institutes (Yeshivas) and the Israeli Army. After twenty years in the Tank Corps, today he is a reserve officer in the Spokesperson’s Office.  A pioneer in Jewish-Christian relations, Gidon is a seasoned Hebrew and Judaism instructor and public speaker.
Gidon is a delegate to the Central Committee (the Merkaz) of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud Party. He lives in Maale Hever, a suburb of Hebron in the West Bank, where he moved with his family in 2012, and served as his community’s representative on the regional council.  Gidon is married with five children and ten grandchildren.
 
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ETRFI
​60th Anniversary Celebration

In view of the uncertain security situation, the Ecumenical Fraternity has decided to 

POSTPONE
UNTIL
FURTHER
NOTICE
the celebration that was planned to take place on
​May 17, 2026.

We regret any inconvenience that this may cause.