Tag: Interfaith Dialogue
LA county’s district attorney launches interfaith advisory board
The office of LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced on March 14 the formation of its first Interfaith Advisory Board, which includes five rabbis.
The participants include Rabbi Sharon Brous, senior and founding rabbi at IKAR...
Religion essential to British communities, founder of new research institute says
Jake Scott, an Anglican Christian, and Rakib Ehsan, a Sunni Muslim, launched the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life in London in November, shortly after Hamas terrorists killed some 1,200 people in...
How intersectional myths killed the black-Jewish alliance
For the 1,000 black pastors who have joined a movement to pressure President Joe Biden to force a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the issue is solidarity with the “oppressed.” This...
Family in Reserves
A basic aspect of life in Israel is the requirement that every adult, whether male or female, must serve in the IDF for a few years upon reaching the age of 18. While serving...
Iranian delegation walks out of Danon address in Morocco
Knesset member Danny Danon, speaking in Morocco this week, called on parliaments worldwide to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
The former ambassador to the U.N. spoke at the Parliamentary Conference on...
Religious leaders urge interfaith dialogue in Jerusalem
Scores of religious leaders representing the world’s major faiths gathered in Jerusalem on Tuesday, seeking to promote dialogue and cooperation in the Holy Land.
The morning-long session at the Religious Leaders Unite for Peace conference...
Step back into biblical times at the Magdala Center
Eco-tourism, yes. Spiri-tourism? Yes to that too.
This is the idea behind the Magdala Center on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It’s a place where tourists can stay in the brand-new Magdala Hotel, swim in the...
Interfaith Iftar participants decry terror attacks in Israel
Participants at an interfaith event, co-hosted by the American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, the Mukhayriq Initiative and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), spoke out against the Arab terrorist attacks in Israel that...
American Jewish Committee gives $50,000 to initiatives for battling anti-Semitism
The American Jewish Committee announced the five winners of its new “Disrupt Antisemitism” initiative.
A panel comprised of AJC staff members, journalists and business leaders reviewed nearly 70 submissions, and on Monday revealed the five projects that...
Ambassadors from US, UAE, Bahrain to jointly celebrate Lag B’Omer/Iftar
Jewish communities in the Gulf will hold a joint virtual Lag B’Omer/Iftar celebration hosted by the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries...