By Amy Loewenthal, RRC student and Multifaith Studies Intern in Israel 13 July 2009 Walking with a friend from the Damascus Gate to the Western Wall, I stopped to photograph sights in the Muslim Quarter, including archways and a beautiful display of pastries. I photographed some graffiti on a wall because its colors and nice [...]
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Arabic Graffitti near the Damascus Gate
Posted in Jewish- Muslim Engagement, Middle East, RRC related story, tagged interreligious engagement, jewish muslim dialogue, jewish muslim relations, Multifaith Education, multifaith relations, RRC multifaith studies and initiatives, RRC rabbinical student on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
LEARNING ABOUT “BLOGISTAN”
Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, RRC related story, Religion in America, tagged jewish muslim dialogue, Muslims in America; ISNA; on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending the 46th Annual Convention of the Islamic Society of North America in Washington, D.C.’s Convention Center. This is a huge community gathering, part conference/part celebration that attracts tens of thousands of Muslim Americans from illustrious scholars of Islam to national and local communal leaders, from singles [...]
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#February 18, "Finding God in the Other," Samir Selmonovic, Faith House Manhattan, 11:05 a.m. at RRC (for RRC community) #March 19th, "The Big Questions in Science and Religion," Keith Ward, University of Oxford, open to the public, more info at www.metanexus.net #April 1, "Jewish Education and Neuroscience," Adi Flesher, 12:30 p.m. (open to the public with reservations, email mheller@rrc.edu) #April 26, "Sacred Texts Trialogue," Lutheran Theological Seminary(open to the public, see www.Ltsp.edu/trialogue for more information) #May 6, Salon conversation, "Praying with Your Feet," Kristyn Komarnicki, editor of Prism: Evangelicals for Social Action (for RRC community)