Calendar Archive
January 2008
NewGround Presentation at the Thousand Oaks Public Library
Sponsored by Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters
7 p.m. - Jan. 30 - the Thousand Oaks Library - 1401 E. Janss Road.
Aziza Hasan, a Muslim, and Malka Fenyvesi, a Jew, co-directors of "NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change," will discuss constructive interaction between Jews and Muslims at a public meeting this month.NewGround is a joint endeavor of the Muslim Public Affairs Council and the Progressive Jewish Alliance.
For more information contact:(805)498-9401 or e-mail at GlobalExchangeVCS@yahoo.com.
Religion & Violence: Untangling the Roots of Conflict
38th Trinity Institute Conference
January 21-23, 2008 - New York, New York
“A panel of prominent Christian, Jewish, and Muslim theologians will explore the deeply rooted, seemingly inexorable union of religion and violence, illuminating the resources within each tradition for living together in peace, without losing the unique identities of each faith.” Featuring James Carroll, James H. Cone, Susannah Herschel, and Tariq Ramadan.
For more information, visit: http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/
Jewish-Muslim Text Study
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Thursday, January 24 - 6:00pm
Bourgeois Pig Cafe - 738 W. Fullerton Pkwy., Chicago
JCUA's Jewish-Muslim Community-Building Initiative holds its first Jewish-Muslim text-study session, promoting an exchange of ideas and stories from both faith traditions. If you'd like to attend this event you can RSVP online.
February 2008
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEWGROUND LA: A MUSLIM-JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR CHANGE!
NewGround, a joint partnership of MPAC and the Progressive Jewish Alliance, is an innovative long-term program geared towards building meaningful relationships and fostering a strong sense of civic engagement amongst diverse groups of Muslims and Jews. The program engages participants in a multi-stage process of education, reflection, skills-building, and community organizing. Apply for NEWGROUND 2008 (pdf)
For more information, contact NewGround Co-Directors Aziza Hasan at aziza@mpac.org and 213-383-3443 or Malka Fenyvesi at mfenyvesi@pjalliance.org and (323) 761-8350.
“If There is Only One God, Why Are There So Many Monotheisms?” (pdf)
Temple Emanu-El’s Thirteenth Annual ROBERT M. GARDNER MEMORIAL SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE WEEKEND
With Guest Scholar Reuven Firestone (Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam at HUC-JIR, Los Angeles)
February 22 - 24, 2008
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2111 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH, San Diego
TORAH STUDY 9:00 A.M.
Dr. Firestone will lead the discussion of our weekly Torah portion.
He will examine the Torah text in light of Muslim tradition.
Pastries, juice and coffee will be served.
WINE & CHEESE 7:30 P.M.
Who Is the Real “Chosen” People?: Through the Lens of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Begin with a wine and cheese social followed by Dr. Firestone’s lecture and a question & answer session. Next, a delicious dessert reception and Havdalah Service to end the evening.
We will be joined by members of First United Methodist Church.
“The Life of Prophet Muhammad”
A Lecture By Dr. Hassan Hathout
Sunday, February 24, 2008
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Saint John's Episcopal Church St.
514 West Adams /Cross Street Figueroa
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Annual Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue: "The Role of Women in Religious Leadership"
The Religious Studies Program at the University of Toledo
Tuesday, February 12th - 7-8:30 PM - the Doermann Theatre
Keynote: Dr. Lori Lefkovitz, professor of Gender and Judaism at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, will be giving the keynote address, with responses from Bishop Judith Craig, representing the Christian tradition, and Ms. Cherrefe Kadri, representing the Muslim tradition.
Contact Dr. Richard Gaillardetz for further information: richard.gaillardetz@utoledo.edu, (419) 530-2055
Lecture by Professor Tariq Ramadan - "The Nature of God"
Centre for Muslim-Jewish Relations
Monday, February 25th - 2 - 3:30pm - Woolf Institute - Cambridge, UK
Named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Swiss Muslim academic and theologian with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims.
Places must be reserved in advance, Contact: 01223 742406 or cmjrenquiries@woolfinstitute.cam.ac
March 2008
The Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation Presents
A Sunday Lecture Series
"From al-Andalus to Early Spain: Land of Three Faiths"
Al-Andalus: Three Faiths, Three Fates
Sunday March 9, 2008
Presenter - Munir A. Shaikh - PhD Candidate, UCLA (Islamic Studies)
Moriscos and Conversos: The Reconstruction of their Identity in Early Modern Spain
Sunday March 16, 2008
Presenter - Mariam Saada, PhD Candidate, UCLA (department of Hispanic
Languages and Literatures)
MORISCOS: THEIR STORIES, AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR US
LIVING IN THE WORLD OF TODAY
Sunday March 23, 2008
Presenter - Dr Mary Elizabeth Perry - Dr. Perry has just retired as Adjunct Professor of History at Occidental College, and is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and also Research Associate at the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
All lectures will take place from 1:30 -3:00pm
Location:
Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation
1025 W. Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
THE MUJU UPSTARTS FESTIVAL:Cutting-edge Muslim and Jewish artists working together...
Sunday, March 2, 2008
1:00pm - 8:00pm
The Tricycle Theatre and Cinema - 269 Kilburn High Road - London, United Kingdom
This festival is a whole day of entertainment including, films, theatre, video installations, live mural-making, multi-cultural music, fashion, comedy, food, performance poetry, photography, kid’s activities, discussion groups and more; All produced by Muslim and Jewish artists working together.
Abraham: The First Jew...or Christian...or Muslim? (pdf)
Judaism, Christianity and Islam in Dialogue and Dissent
With Professors Reuven Firestone, Efrain Agosto and Ingrid Mattson
Presented by Hartford Seminary
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Hartford Seminary, 77 Sherman Street, Hartford, CT
When Jews, Christians and Muslims sit together and engage in dialogue, one thing that they can all agree on despite many differences is a deep sense of unity as "Abrahamic religions." Each looks to Abraham as a primary model of relationship with God. But when they engage in serious conversation about their common Abrahamic role model, a closer look will reveal that their vision of Abraham is not really a shared vision. The Abraham of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur'an is not the same person. This session will explore the images and meanings of Abraham in three scriptures and will open up discussion about "Abraham and Authenticity" in interreligious discourse.
Women and Gender in Islam and Judaism: A Conversation with Susannah Heschel and Amina Wadud
An evening of interfaith dialogue and discussion
Moderated by Reverend Hal Taussig
March 12 - 7:30 pm - The Center for Jewish Womens and Gender Studies
Germantown Jewish Centre, 400 West Ellet Street, Philadelphia (Mt. Airy)
Co-sponsored by RRC Department of Religious Studies, Kolot, and Germantown Jewish Centre
Susannah Heschel holds the Eli Black Chair in Jewish Studies in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. She has written extensively on feminism and Judaism. Amina Wadud is a professor of Islamic Studies, currently visiting scholar at the Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley, CA. She has specialized in Islam, gender and Qur'anic Studies since her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1988.
For more Information contact: (215) 576-0800 x149 or kolot@rrc.edu
A Shabbaton on Judaism & Islam
With Rabbi Reuven Firestone
March 14-15th
Sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth
2309 Packard Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 2008
Canterbury Tales, Rashemon and the Telling of History: Official Corruption in the Late Ottoman Empire
Donald Quataert (SUNY, Binghamton)
Sponsored by The Program in Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies at Washington University in St. Louis
Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 4:00 PM - Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall - Washington University in St. Louis
Reception to follow
Sufism: The Formative Period
by Ahmet T. Karamustafa - Professor of History
Sponsored by The Program in Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies at Washington University in St. Louis
Friday, April 4, 2008 - 3:00 PM - Eads 216 - Washington University in St. Louis
Comments by Prof. Martin Jacobs & Prof. Asad Ahmed - Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies
Prof. Karamustafa's book marks a breakthrough in understanding one of the most important aspects of Islam. JINES celebrates his accomplishment with this discussion led by his colleagues.
Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II:The Unknown Story
Norman H. Gershman in Conversation with Jason Williams
Mon, Apr 14, 2008, 8:15pm - New York, New York
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Since 2003, photographer Norman H. Gershman has chronicled the stories of Albanian and Kosovar Muslims who risked their lives, their families and sometimes their entire villages to that save hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Jews during the Nazi occupation of Albania. Gershman and award-winning filmmaker Jason Williams present Gershman’s astounding photographs and discuss this nearly forgotten story.
Islamist Movements in the 21st Century: How to Cope with Religious Extremism (Flier.Doc)
A Luncheon Lecture by famed Egyptian Sociologist and Political Activist
DR. SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM
Co-Sponsored by the Omar Center for the Study of Civilization and USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture
Monday April 14th
11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation
1025 W. Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Courtesy of RSVP requested by Friday April 11th - call 310-364-2091 or email omarevents@ca.rr.com
A Muslim-Jewish Seder
Saturday April 26, 2008 - 6:00 PM - Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Temple Campus - 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010 - 213-388-2401
Reservations Required: Click here to R.S.V.P.
Every year this event is “Standing Room Only” as we celebrate Pesach with an extraordinary haggadah, great music, and the friendship of like-minded Muslim families – don’t be left out!
"Will Europe Become Religious Again?"
A Lecture by Dr. Ismail Bardhi, Dean, Faculty, Islamic Studies, Skopje, Macedonia
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement and the Center for Religious Inquiry at Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., $10 per person
The Temple Campus, 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90010 - 213-388-2401
RSVP Required
May 2008
Big Sunday '08
May 3rd and 4th
BIG SUNDAY is an annual volunteer week-end. Volunteers come from neighborhoods all over the greater Los Angeles area – and volunteer in neighborhoods all over the greater Los Angeles area. CMJE will be participating with a team of Muslim and Jewish volunteers in various projects such as sorting clothes and collecting luggage for foster children and will be going out to project sites throughout downtown. We will also be having a multi-ethnic potluck on Sunday May 4th.
To Sign-up on-line:
Just go to www.bigsunday.org and click ‘Get Involved’ from the top menu. Then click ‘Project Sign-up’ and click ‘Refine your Search’. Type in project number 0266 in the search menu and ‘search’. Our activity will show up at the bottom of the page. Click on the project title and sign-up.
We will also be collecting donations of various goods throughout the month, so if you cannot volunteer your time, donate some goods to worthy causes. Click here for a list of needed items and drop-off locations: Big Sunday Collection Drive(word.doc)
"Islam and the West: Is there a Clash of Civilizations?"
A Discussion with Professor Reuven Firestone and Dr. Ismail Bardhi, Visiting Islamic Scholar (Macedonia)
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement and Temple Judea
Sunday May 4th, 2008 - 4:00 – 6:00 pm
RSVP Now
Self-Criticism in the American Muslim and Jewish Communities
Featuring: Reza Aslan, Rabbi Eliyahu Stern, Moushumi Khan and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, and Ari Alexander, moderator
Mon, May 12, 2008, 8:15pm - New York, New York
Click Here for Directions
Leading American Muslims and Jews look in the mirror and critique their own communities. They point out where leadership falls short in its efforts to create dialogue between the two communities and explore factors that contribute to hostility and suspicion between the two groups.
June 2008
Conference - Judaism and Islam: Dialectics of a Veiled Courtship
An Exploration of Jewish-Muslim Intellectual Interactions; 9th-13th Centuries
Sponsored by: The Joseph interfaith Foundation in association with the Dept. of Religions and Theology: The University of Manchester and the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies: The University of Exeter
Tuesday 3rd June 2008, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG
Islamic Society of Orange County & Alliance for Christian, Jewish and Islamic Studies Presents a 4-week class series focusing on:
Judaism and Islam: Sacred Texts and Sacred Persons
Tuesday Evenings: June 3-24, 2008 from 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM
Class presented by: Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi & Rabbi Michael Mayersohn
This course will cover important concepts and personalities in the Jewish and Islamic faiths such as Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jesus, Moses, & Mohammed (Peace be Upon Them All).
Registration: Please send registration in advance to ACJIS, P.O 6141, Garden Grove, 92846.
For more information, write to redsrav@aol.com or call 714-336-0904
Course Fee: $65 per person/ seating is limited
Location: Islamic Society of Orange County/9752 W. 13th St Garden Grove, CA 92844
August 2008
Psychosemitic Balagan Boogaloo (Islamic-Hebraic Hiphop Fest)
A multi-lingual fest of fresh beats and rhymes steeped in ancient wisdom...
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 7:30pm
Cargo - 83 Rivington Street - London, United Kingdom
Contact Email: psychosemitic@gmail.com
Introducing a night of Islamic and Hebraic hiphop from some of the world's best, including: New York's multi-lingual Y-Love, who performs in English, Aramaic and Hebrew re-appropriated from the sacred texts of the Jewish tradition, and brand new Muslim-Jewish hiphop super-group Lines of Faith. Lines of Faith is a brand new collaboration put together by Mohammed Yahya and Daniel Silverstein (aka Anomaly MC). Both artists are committed practitioners of their respective religions – Mohammed is a Muslim and Daniel is Jewish and is a fusion of Islamic and Jewish words and music with jazz, blues, reggae, funk and hip hop.
September 2008
Masar Wa Nisae – the Woman's Path
The music of Northern Morocco's Arab, Jewish and Berber women
Sponsored in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and part of the Festival of Sacred Music
Monday, September 15 ~ 8pm
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tickets & Info: $26
http://www.itsmyseat.com/wfsm
Whether gathered in the interior courtyards of the houses in the Jewish quarter kneading the dough for Passover matzah, or in the Rif mountains, where Berber women gather the grains at harvest time, women accompany their quotidian tasks with song. They share the joys and sorrows of their lives in the richly varied traditional repertoire explored in this joint concert by Vanessa Paloma (voice, medieval harp) and Samira Kadiri (voice), accompanied by Nabil Akbib (violin, oud, percussion), David Martinelli (percussion) and Romeo Guzman (nay).
Seeker of Truth
An evening of Sufi music from Turkey and Pakistan with
The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Najwa Gibran and Whirling Dervish Aziz with special guest Qawwali master vocalist Sukhawat Ali Khan
Produced by the Skirball Cultural Center and part of the Festival of Sacred Music
Thursday, September 25 ~ 8pm
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tickets: $25 General, $20 Skirball Members, $15 Students
http://www.skirball.org
Led by Oscar-winning Israeli composer Yuval Ron, and featuring his ensemble of outstanding Jewish, Christian, and Arab musicians, the Yuval Ron Ensemble presents a concert of ecstatic music, poetry, and dance from the mystical Sufi tradition. The concert will feature the magnificent vocals of Najwa Gibran—acknowledged as one of the finest female Arabic singers living in the West—and special guest Sukhawat Ali Khan, a master qawwali (devotional) singer from Pakistan. Dervish Aziz, a member of the Mevlana Sufi order, makes a special appearance performing the trance-inducing whirling dance of the dervishes of Konya. Dedicated to building bridges of harmony and reconciliation, and underscoring the common humanity that unites us all, this concert will resound with the echoes of paradise - that place where we remember that we are all one.
October 2008
JEWISH/MUSLIM INTERFAITH PANEL
Santa Clara University
Sponsored by the Islamic Networks Group and the Department of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
To supplement an "Encounters of Religion" university course, ING will be hosting an Interfaith Speakers Bureau panel that will provide an overview of the Jewish and Muslim religions and their commonalities as well as key differences. Speakers include: Maha ElGenaidi, CEO and President of ING; and Richard (Dick) Heiman, Board Member of Peninsula Temple Beth El, San Mateo
October 17, 2008
500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA
1:00 - 2:15pm
For more information about this invite-only event contact Dr. Philip Riley at priley@scu.edu.
November 2008
Muslim Student Union and Hillel Jewish Center Present
Islam and Judaism: Misconceptions and Truths
Co-Sponsored by: USC's Interfaith Council, Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, and USC's Office of Religious Life
November 3, 2008
6:00 - 7:30pm
Fishbowl Interfaith Chapel
Discussion led by Imam Jihad Turk and Rabbi Reuven Firestone
November 2008
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Sephardic Studies Conference
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies: Research and Practice
November 16-18, 2008
In the last few decades the study of Sephardi and Mizrachi culture has increased significantly but Judaic Studies as a field has not integrated a wider perspective on the diversity of Jewish experiences in the Modern Period. This conference will review the current state of Sephardic Studies and provide research from scholars and offer models of integration for teachers. Public programs will feature scholars and members of the Los Angeles Jewish community.
Click here to view the Sephardic Studies Conference Brochure
For more information, email sephardicconference@huc.edu.
This conference is also made possible by a generous grant from the Maurice Amado Foundation to support the integration of Sephardic Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
The following organizations are co-sponsors:
* Center for Jewish Studies, University of California Los Angeles
* The Casden Institute for the Study of Jews in American Life, University of Southern California
* Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
Confronting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism Together
Monday, November 17, 2008
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
The Beginning of a Dialogue between Temple Emmanuel of Beverly Hills and the King Fahad Mosque of Culver City
Temple Emanuel Sanctuary
8844 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
info@tebh.org
310-288-3737
Doors Open at 6:30 PM, Please arrive early to leave time for security
The evening will include brief presentations from Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America, an opportunity to witness each other’s prayer traditions with Isha’a, the Muslim evening prayer, and for Ma’ariv, the Jewish evening prayer, and a conversation between Aziza Hasan and Malka Haya Fenyvesi, interfaith coordinators of NewGround, a Muslim- Jewish partnership-for-change that trains young professionals in a fellowship program sponsored by Progressive Jewish Alliance and the Muslim Public Affairs Council which will be facilitated by Brie Loskota of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture and a founder in the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement. (And, of course, the opportunity to socialize over dessert!)
Combining the Stars: Confronting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism Together
A Weekend Devoted to Bringing Together Muslims and Jews to Combat Hatred and Bigotry
Friday November 21 – Sunday November 23, 2008
Co-Sponsored By: MSU-USC, Hillel-USC, Chabad-USC, Salaam-Shalom Floor USC, Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, USC Office of Religious Life, and the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
Friday, November 21
Getting to Know the “Other”
Observing Muslim Prayer at the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Meet at
Parkside Apartments USC (PKS)
3730 S. MCCLINTOCK AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA 90007
Meeting the ‘Other’: Introductions
5:30pm
Hillel Jewish Center
3300 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Observing Shabbat Services
6:00pm
Hillel Jewish Center
Dinner Provided
Reflections: Dean Varun Soni
7:30pm
Hillel Jewish Center
Saturday November 22
Confronting Hate
Chabad House-USC
2713 Severance Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Islamophobia and Antisemitism: A Panel Discussion
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Snacks and Light Refreshments will be provided
Featuring: Brian Levin of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, Edina Lekovic of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Edward Dunbar associate clinical professor at UCLA
**Panel will be conducted with respect to those observing the Sabbath.
Observing the Sabbath: Havdallah Services
5:30 pm
Hookah and Hang-out
7:00 pm
Sunday November 23
Reflections, Reactions and Resolutions
the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation
1025 W. Exposition blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Closing Activities
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Snack and Light Refreshments Provided
To download the flier: Click Here.pdf
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding presents
A Weekend of Twinning: Combating Islamophobia and Antisemitism Together
In a historic event aimed at strengthening Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States and Canada, more than 40 mosques and more than 40 synagogues across the continent will link up for a Weekend of Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues Across North America on November 21-23, 2008. The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding will play the chief coordinating role in the Weekend of Twinning in consultation with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). In Los Angeles, the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement will be participating as consultants to Mosques, Synagogues, and USC student groups participating in the weekends events.
For more information about this event contact: cmje@usc.edu
2008 Women in Religion Conference
November 10-12 - The Interchurch Center - New York, New York
“The theme of the conference ‘Women in Religion in the 21st Century’ highlights the important and evolving roles that women play in different religions and how those roles will continue to change in the future. This is meant to be a positive voice to deepen understanding and respect, to promote collaboration and connectivity among religious organizations of all kinds and to provide a unique opportunity for networking among all women in all religions.”
For more information, visit: http://www.womeninreligion2006.org/
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding presents
A Weekend of Twinning: Combating Islamophobia and Antisemitism Together
Nation-Wide
November 21 - 23, 2008
In a historic event aimed at strengthening Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States and Canada, more than 40 mosques and more than 40 synagogues across the continent will link up for a Weekend of Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues Across North America on November 21-23, 2008. The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding will play the chief coordinating role in the Weekend of Twinning in consultation with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). In Los Angeles, the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement will be participating as consultants to Mosques, Synagogues, and USC student groups participating in the weekends events.
For more information about this event contact: cmje@usc.edu
January 2009
Now Accepting Applications: The Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program: Dialogue & Social Entrepreneurship
About the Program
An initiative of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, the Ariane de
Rothschild Fellows Program: Dialogue & Social Entrepreneurship is a new, innovative
program designed for social entrepreneurs with an interest in fostering a
culture of mutual respect and dialogue among Jewish and Muslim communities.
Delivered in partnership with Columbia Business School and Cambridge
University, this 2-week program blends three educational components:
- an innovative and action-driven social entrepreneurship program
- training in cross-cultural dialogue and leadership
- exposure to state-of-the-art scholarship
Please visit: www.adrfellowprogram.com for detailed information on eligibility, program curriculum and the application process. While on the Website, be sure to sign up to receive regular updates.
JCRC AND ING SPEAKER SERIES
Common Rituals in Our Traditions: Islam and Judaism
Oakland, California
December 11, 2008 - 7:00 - 9:00pm
Speakers: Rabbi Judah Dardick, Beth Jacob Congregation and Imam Faheem Shuaibe, Resident Scholar, Waratheen Mosque and Director, Clara Mohammad School
Location: Beth Jacob Congregation, 3778 Park Blvd,. Oakland
The East Bay Jewish Community Relations Council and ING will be co-hosting a speaker series program this upcoming Fall and Winter as a joint interfaith effort to foster a better understanding and improved relations between Muslims, Jews and people of other faiths in the Bay Area.
All programs are free of charge. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact Myrna David at JCRC East Bay at myrna@jfed.org or Grace Fong at ING at grace@ing.org.
January 2009
JCRC AND ING SPEAKER SERIES
Impact of the Presidential Election on American Muslims and Jews
Fremont, California
January 15, 2009 - 7:00 - 9:00pm
Speakers: Rabbi Doug Khan, Executive Director, Jewish Community Relations Council; and Farid Senzai, Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Santa Clara University
Location: Fremont Community Teen Center, 40000 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont
The East Bay Jewish Community Relations Council and ING will be co-hosting a speaker series program this upcoming Fall and Winter as a joint interfaith effort to foster a better understanding and improved relations between Muslims, Jews and people of other faiths in the Bay Area.
All programs are free of charge. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact Myrna David at JCRC East Bay at myrna@jfed.org or Grace Fong at ING at grace@ing.org.
April 2009
The Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement Presents:
“Beyond Politics: The Coexistence Trust and Public Diplomacy in Muslim and Jewish Engagement”
April 22, 2009
4:00 – 6:00 pm
USC Doheny Intellectual Commons
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
University Park Campus
Los Angeles CA 90089-0185
Founded in 2005, the purpose of the Coexistence Trust - comprised of Muslim and Jewish Peers and Members of Parliament in the U.K. - is to promote and further dialogue, co-operation and good relations between Muslim and Jewish communities internationally.
Join us for a seminar with Lord Parry Mitchell, Baroness Kishwer Falkner, and Samuel Klein, Director of the Coexistence Trust, as they discuss their work in the United Kingdom with Steven Lamy, Vice Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of International Relations at USC. Discussion will center around lessons learned, implications for public diplomacy, a comparison of Muslim-Jewish relations in the US and UK, and the role of religion in governance and policy-making today.
To view the flier for this event please use this link: Beyond Politics.pdf
Doheny Library is located in the center of campus, adjacent to Alumni Park and across from Bovard Auditorium, on Trousdale Avenue. The closest parking available is at Gate #2 which has an entrance on Exposition Boulevard at Pardee Way. For more information regarding parking on campus, visit the Parking Services Website.
Co-sponsored by: Religion, Identity, and Global Governance (RIGG) Project, and the USC Office of Religious Life.May 2009
Was Islam Good for the Jews: Muslim-Jewish Encounters from Fez to Baghdad: A Lecture by Daniel Schroeter
Sponsored By: Center for Jewish Studies, Hillel: the Jewish Student Center, the University of Minnesota
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room Adath Jeshurun, 10500 Hillside Lane W, Minnetonka
Contact: Center for Jewish Studies - 612-624-4914; jwst@umn.edu
This lecture explores the Jewish experience in the Muslim world, from the rise and expansion of Islam in the 7th century to the present. This rich and varied experience-of coexistence and conflict-has been the battleground of contesting narratives that debate the question: was Islam good or bad for the Jews? While addressing the terms of the debate, I propose to move beyond this question by exploring the many ways in which Jews and Judaism were shaped by the encounter with Muslims-from Fez to Baghdad-that continue to affect the Jewish world today.
Daniel J. Schroeter is the Amos S. Denard Memorial Chair in Modern Jewish History in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, where he is also a core member of the Center for Jewish Studies.
THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE
Invites You To Join Them On A Spiritual Music Journey to MOROCCO
May 23 - June 3 2009
Invited by the Kind of Morocco to perform at the 2009 world famous "Sacred Music Festival of Fez", the Yuval Ron Ensemble is inviting all to experience the mystical music and dance of the "Blue Men" of the nomadic Tuareg tribes, the trance music of the Berber and Sufi orders of Morocco and the Andalusi music of the sephardi-Jewish musicians still living in Morocco.
Please read itinerary for complete details of all tour's activities, locations, and events
Email your registration forms attached to: hamid1a@erols.com
For more info and questions: Please Call 1-800-267-0036 or 703-619-0777
Forms:
Morocco Tour Flyer.pdf
Moroccan Tour Terms & Prices.pdf
Morocco Tour Itinerary.pdf
Registration forms for Moroccan Tour.pdf
Big Sunday
Sunday May 3rd, 2009
For the second year in a row, the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement will be participating in Big Sunday in a Big way.
Big Sunday, the largest annual citywide community service event in America, will take place May 2-3, 2009. It’s a time for community building — when volunteers of every age and from every walk of life — work together to help others. Big Sunday is driven by the belief that everyone has something to give—no matter who you are, what you do, how much money you have, where you live or what ethnicity or religion you happen to be. Everything about Big Sunday is non-denominational and apolitical. All anyone is asked for is his or her time and talent.
The Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, in cooperation with Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation will be:
- Running a collection drive from Tuesday April 21 until Sunday May 2
- Operating a Hub site on Sunday May 3, 2009.
Get involved by donating goods and/or giving some of your time to sorting collected goods for distribution at local homeless shelters, group homes, and organizations working with underprivileged youth and foster children.
To donate goods, click here for a list of needed items and drop-off locations: Big Sunday Collection Drive(word.doc)
To volunteer some of your time, just go to www.bigsunday.org and click ‘Get Involved’ from the top menu. Then click ‘Project Sign-up’ and continue on to the search page. Once there, simply type in ‘Omar’ as the keyword and click on project #370 and finally click ‘Sign-up’. All ages are welcome to participate so make it a day for the family to give back!
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