On Sunday, May 15, a diverse group of 150 New Yorkers met for the 9th Annual Dialogue Project “Interfaith Teach-In,” held at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. The program, “Approaching the 10th Anniversary of 9/11,” began with Christian, Jewish and Muslim songs performed by the Peace of Heart choir, which formed in response to [...]
The tenth anniversary of September 11 is in just four months. Plans for commemorative ceremonies, gatherings, and memorial services are underway. But how we understand 9/11 is still far from certain ten years later.
Fears and pain remain; two (or, arguably three) wars are still underway; misconceptions and generalizations about Islam remain pervasive. We also [...]
“My student just sent 500 of his closest friends and me an e-mail that says Obama is a radical Muslim only pretending to be a Christian. He wrote that if Obama becomes president, our country will be run by a terrorist. How should I respond to his e-mail?” This was the last question — the [...]
Judaism is an action-oriented religion. We have, according to the Talmud, 613 Commandments — not just a top-10 list. In rabbinic courts, your actions can be praised or punished. Faith is a means to achieve just ends, prayer as a way of connecting to the Source of Creation so that we can better [...]
Inter-religious conferences should go beyond issues linked to the decades-old crisis in the Middle East, says a Jewish scholar attending a meeting being hosted by the Doha International Center for Inter-Faith Dialogue.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 8th Doha Conference on Inter-Faith Dialogue at the Doha Sheraton Hotel yesterday, 24-year-old Joshua Stanton said [...]
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