Abstract
The present thesis will provide an overview of ecumenism as well as important information necessary for its proper historical contextualization; discuss the Second Vatican Council as well as elucidate the official documents associated with it; provide biographical sketches of Rabbis Moses Feinstein, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Joseph B. Soloveitchik; explicate the positions on interfaith dialogue advocated by these rabbinic personalities; delineate where such positions converge and diverge; and assess the contemporary implications of these positions for the future of interfaith dialogue and interactions involving both Jews and Christians.