Posted in Abrahamic Engagement, Jewish- Muslim Engagement, Middle East, RRC related story, Social Justice, tagged Multifaith Education, religious education, multifaith relations, RRC multifaith studies and initiatives, jewish muslim dialogue, jewish muslim relations, Abrahamic Engagement, civil rights activism, RRC rabbinical student on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Amy Loewenthal, RRC Student and Slifka Intern additional photos by Karen Greene 20 May, 2009 It seemed that the Pope wanted to go exactly where I had planned to take a group of Reconstructionist rabbinical students and rabbis on a multifaith tour on the Israel side the Green Line. Since the streets were blocked [...]
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by Amy Loewenthal, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Slifka Intern in Israel For Elana Rozenman*, “there could be no better birthday gift than to feel the power of women making the world better.” So, as the director of TRUST-Emun, an Israeli NGO building mutual trust and understanding among people in conflict areas, Elana invited Muslim, Christian, [...]
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Through the generosity of the Alan B. Slifka Foundation, an RRC student, Amy Loewenthal, is working with the Jerusalem Peacemakers this year, while she spends two semesters studying in Israel. Here is a brief report of a recent trip she made to the south of the country: On Wedneday, Feb 4 , I traveled to [...]
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.–Barack Obama, January 20, 2009 Less than a month ago, we heard the newly inaugurated President [...]
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Posted in Jewish-Christian Engagement, RRC related story, Social Justice, tagged civil rights activism, multifaith, multifaith relations, peace work, progressive evangelical Christianity, religious social activists, RRC multifaith studies and initiatives on February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This winter, the Department of Multifaith Studies and Initiatives at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College began a bi-monthly salon, Praying with Your Feet: Conversations with Spiritually Engaged Social Activists. We invite guests from different religious traditions to talk with students and faculty about their faith and their work in the world. We began with a Sufi [...]
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This is a good news story involving Jews, Palestinians and the Middle East. LendforPeace.org is a brand new not-for-profit Internet platform that allows individuals to make small loans to specific micro-entrepreneurs in the Palestinian Territories. Their mission is to use micro-lending to promote economic opportunity and political stability in the Middle East. At LendforPeace.org you [...]
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