Abrahamic Reunion

ILLAHI Benefit Concert for the Abrahamic Reunion ~ Zoom + In-Person
2023-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
Join the Abrahamic Reunion LIVE ON ZOOM for an evening of Palestinian, Arabic, and Sufi music for peace!
Suggested donation, $11, $18, $33, or $99 or at your generous discretion, no-one turned away!
Click to donate and receive tickets.

ILLAHI is a band from Nazareth, Israel, made up of:

Israa Manasra (Lead Vocals)
Abed Manasra (Oud)
Hashem Manasra (Kanoun)
Muhyi al Bagdady (Percussion)
Shahed Bagdady (Vocals)

with Special Guest: Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Hosted by Chris Miller
Join us on Zoom, or in person at Rising Tide International, in Sarasota, FL, where there will be Palestinian/Arab-Israeli foods, and hand-made jewelry for sale as well.
Funds go to support the Abrahamic Reunion’s peace work in the Holy Land during this critical time.
Zoom Link Click Here

Solstice of Peace
2023-12-21 19:30 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
ZOOM LINK

Info about Solstice of Peace, or Register an event for the Solstice of Peace!

Join Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, David Less, and the Abrahamic Reunion for a special peace event, as part of the Solstice of Peace, a global night of peace.

MEDITATION ~ CHANTING ~ PRAYER ~ CONTEMPLATION

The Solstice Peace Project is calling for events around the world during the Solstice, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and shortest night in the Global South.
INFO: https://solsticepeace.org/
CONTACT: Chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Solstice Prayer Project

To celebrate peace on the Dec. 22, the Winter Solstice, the day that heralds the return of the light in the Northern Hemisphere. The project would use the solstice to prompt linked actions worldwide that encourage peace.
There is a heaviness touching the hearts of people worldwide. It not just the wars in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It’s because we are connected on so many different levels and feel each other’s distress deeply. This is why we can lighten the world’s burden by praying for peace and performing actions – both symbolic and substantial in their hopefulness – to promote peace. We can emphasize the power of peace by focusing on peace and amplifying its impact by coming together to call for peace.

The Roots

The Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is traditionally a time for welcoming back the light. Winter Solstice: honoring the Return of Light.
It is also a time of specific observances in various religious traditions, including Hannukah (Dec. 7-15 2023), Christmas (Dec. 25, 2023), Bodhi Day (Dec. 8, 2023) and Yalda Night (Dec. 20-21) in Iran and other parts of Central Asia.

Action Needed

These actions would focus only on peace, eschewing politics and the taking of sides.

1

To reach out to religious community leaders to ask for their support. To request religious leaders to encourage their congregations to hold services for peace on Dec. 22, 2023. As it is a Friday, mosques and synagogues will be holding services anyway. We would encourage the addition of a special Friday service for Christians and the holding of special services in Hindu and Buddhist temples and Sikh gurdwaras.

2

To invite communities worldwide to hold an event promoting peace on Dec. 22, the day that heralds the return of the light in the Northern Hemisphere. The event could take be in any form – a religious service, a concert, a reading, a moment of communal silence,

3

To encourage people to place a candle in their window to promote peace on the night of Dec. 21-21 as a symbol of the presence of peace and to encourage the promotion of peace.

The Goal

To ignite the light of peace in the hearts of participants and to encourage the spread of peace at a time of increasing conflict and violence.

The Prayer of New Beginnings -- New Years' Eve Unity Prayer
2023-12-31 11:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom, FL, United States
Join Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, David Less, and the Abrahamic Reunion for a Year-End and Year-Beginning Unity Prayer — The Prayer of New Beginnings.
Sunday, December 31st, 11am EST – 12pm EST on Zoom
Featured Prayer Leaders:

Dr. Khalid Abu Ras, AR Holy Land Board
Dana Ghadbaan, Druze Young Peacebuilder
Rev. David Grishaw-Jones, Community Church of Durham, NH
Prof. Avraham Elqayam, Bar-Ilan University, The Way of Abraham
Lana Shuha Nseir, Greek Melkite Church, AR Women’s Peacebuilding Circle, Nazareth
Zeynab Manasra, Toronto, AR Young Peacebuilder
Music from Abed Manasra, AR Israeli Programs Manager
& More!

Hosts

David Less, US Board Chair
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director

Click to Register on Eventbrite

More speakers, special guests, and prayer leaders TBA in the coming days…
As the war continues, the Abrahamic Reunion continues to work for ceasefire and safety for all people in the Holy Land, and is constantly working behind the scenes, and with the peacebuilders in the Holy Land, to create spiritual bulwarks against the violence, animosity, and division.
Join us for prayers, music, reflections, and a time to set the intention for 2024 for peace, safety, and compassion in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank!
PEACE — SALAAM — SHALOM
Peace Is Possible
The Abrahamic Reunion
Presenters:

Sheikh Ghaassan Manasra, International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion and Israeli-Arab Sufi Sheikh in the Qadiri Tariqa as-Salaam
David Less, US Chair and Co-Founder of the Abrahamic Reunion, International Meditation Teacher
Arsalaan Fay playing Harp Music, Arsalaan lives in Klamath Falls, OR.
Abed Manasra, Abrahamic Reunion Israeli Programs Manager, from Nazareth, Israel
More Presenters TBA

PEACE PRAYER VIGIL
2024-02-29 11:00 - 2024-03-09 11:30 UTC
Dear Friends, Join us in prayer for peace and safety for all people in the Holy Land amidst the outbreak of war between Israel & Hamas!

Maintaining a space of prayer and gathering that holds all people in the Holy Land in prayer for safety is extremely rare and deeply needed right now at this time of polarization and blame. Help us support the peacemakers:
DONATE TO SUPPORT PEACE CLICK HERE
WAYS TO SUPPORT PEACE RIGHT NOW
DONATE to support the peacemakers: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/abrahamic-reunion/website-donations-copy
INTERNATIONAL DONATION LINK: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E352158&id=1
Choose a US State (required by our processor) but we will remove that later) Thank you for supporting!!
PAYPAL to theabrahamicreunion@gmail.com
SHARE the Prayer Vigil on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abrahamicreunion/videos/296759009788504 or Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxpEzMx6h-4&list=PLiAKDww1drNcCBTowcsEdf4S7AlM1CKpk (New Vigils Uploaded Daily)
INVITE Friends to the Prayer Vigil to be together: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/event/11-day-peace-prayer-vigil/
SUBSCRIBE to the AR Newsletter: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/
PRAY Keep peace, the Israelies, Palestinians, Gazans, and especially the peacemakers in your daily prayers, for peace, protection, and safety. And join us for the Prayer Vigil – Zoom Join Link Click Below

Past Vigils:

10 Minutes of Prayer for Peace & Compassion
Featuring a different Palestinian or Israeli peace leader each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra

18th Annual Multifaith Ramadan Iftar Dinner for Peace in the Holy Land
2024-03-26 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
18th Annual Multifaith Ramadan Iftar Dinner for Peace in the Holy Land
“Breaking The Fast of Separation for Peace in the Holy Land”
CORRECTION: Tuesday, March 26th, 11:00am EST – 12:15pm EST on Zoom
(Exact time might alter, slightly)
Register via Eventbrite (FREE! / Donation)
Join the Abrahamic Reunion and Shalom Hartman Institute for a livestreamed Ramadan Iftar Dinner for Peace and Safety in the Holy Land!
We are gathering hundreds of peacebuilders in Jerusalem for a powerful prayer and living statement for peace amidst the continuing horrors of the war.

Register via Eventbrite (FREE! / Donation)
Donate to the Iftar Fundraiser – Sponsor the event! (International Donations Click Here)
What is the AR Multifaith Iftar and why does it matter? Learn more
Live Blog and Photos from 2023 Iftar with Hartman Institute

We will livestream the Iftar Program over Zoom with Live Translation and Commentary.
Program Highlights:

Peace Prayers & Statements from Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze Religious, Cultural, and Peace Leaders from across Holy Land Society
Multi-faith Text Study session
Jewish & Sufi Music Performance
Symbolic Breaking of the Fast Together: You are invited to fast up to 16hrs prior to the breaking of the fast in the Holy Land, which will be at 5:59pm Jerusalem / 10:59am EST (Of course those Muslims living outside the Holy Land will not join in the symbolic breaking of the fast)

CONTACT: Chris@abrahamicreunion.org
Message from AR Presenting Sponsors, Abrahamic Reunion Germany:

Online Iftar: "Breaking the Fast For Peace"
2024-04-02 08:00 - 2024-04-08 17:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Sunday, April 7th
11:15am EDT – 12:15pm EDT (6:15pm – 7:15pm Holy Land Time)

Online Iftar Featuring the Peacemakers, a Multifaith Discussion of Fasting, Ramadan, the AR’s Iftar Events, and Fasting together in Solidarity

With:

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
David Less
Abdelsalam Manasra
Chris Miller
Religious Leaders from all 3 faiths discussing Fasting (Speakers TBA)
Photos & stories from the AR’s 2024 Multifaith Iftar Events in the Holy Land!
Breaking the Fast together — bring dates & water

Breaking the Fast of Separation — Fasting
We invite you to join in fasting – for however long is right for you. Fasting is a sacred practice in the Abrahamic Faith traditions, which will be explored and discussed at our online program. In the Holy Land, the Ramadan fast is 14 hrs long, so, after dinner in the US, if you refrain from eating or drinking, and skip breakfast, you can break the fast with us having fasted about the same amount of time.

Ramadan Fast Times:

Jerusalem: 4:51am – 7:10pm (14hrs, 19min)
Sarasota: 6:07am – 7:52pm (13hrs, 45min)
14hrs prior to 12:10pm EDT = 10:10pm EDT.

What to bring: Dates & Water
Whether or not you are fasting, you are invited to bring water and dried dates for the symbolic breaking of the fast, together. Dates and water are commonly the first items consumed to break the fast in the Holy Land, providing much needed hydration, and a burst of sugars to reanimate the organs of the body.
Fasting is a way to be in connection with the Abrahamic connections to fasting, and to be in connection with those who don’t have enough food to eat, who are fasting because of famine, starvation, lack of aid, etc, as in Gaza and in many places around the world.
The practice of fasting is traditionally seen as a way of becoming closer to God, to the spirit, and further from materiality, corporeality. It is a practice seen in many traditions outside the Abrahamic Faiths as well, a a means of purification of body, mind, and heart.
(Muslims outside the Holy Land – we will be symbolically breaking the fast at the Iftar time in the Holy Land, so of course, we understand you won’t break fast with us together.)

Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Holy Land
2024-10-07 11:00 - 11:30 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
3-Day Prayer Vigil for Peace
October 7, 8, 9
11am EDT
Remembering all the lives lost, those wounded, injured, taken hostage, and the horrific destruction caused on October 7th, the war in Gaza which started October 9th, and across the Holy Land over the last year. We pray to end the cycle of violence, for peace, healing, and an end to all the killing, violence, and bloodshed, and peace.
Prayer for Peace & Compassion
Featuring different Palestinian and/or Israeli peace leaders each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Rising Tide International’s Interfaith Lecturer Abed Manasra, and US Chair David Less

Prayer vigil for peace in Israel/Palestine, Featuring different Palestinian and/or Israeli peace leaders each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
We join our hearts, minds, and spirits across the world in connection for the manifestation of The Day After The War, for peace and safety for all people in the Holy Land, an end to the killing and bloodshed, and healing.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Rising Tide International’s Abed Manasra, and Co-Founder David Less
Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
SUPPORT PEACE CLICK HERE
WAYS TO SUPPORT PEACE RIGHT NOW
DONATE to support the peacemakers: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/abrahamic-reunion/website-donations-copy
INTERNATIONAL DONATION LINK: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E352158&id=1
Thank you for supporting!!
PAYPAL to theabrahamicreunion@gmail.com
CONNECT on Instagram and Facebook and share posts to help spread the word.
INVITE Friends to the Prayer Vigil to be together: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/event/
SUBSCRIBE to the AR Newsletter: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/
PRAY Keep peace, the Israelies, Palestinians, Gazans, and especially the peacemakers in your daily prayers, for peace, protection, and safety. And join us for the Prayer Vigil – Zoom Join Link Click Below

Friends of the Vigil

Havurah Shir Hadash, Ashland, OR

Become Friend of the Vigil:

Have your Congregation or Organization’s Logo listed on the Prayer Vigil Announcements & Website.
Forward this email and future vigil announcements to your congregation / organization / group, post to social media, and/or post on your website.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Sponsor a Vigil:

Have your Congregation or Organization’s Logo listed on the Prayer Vigil Announcements & Website with special featuring and mention for the vigil that you sponsor.
Forward this email and future vigil announcements to your congregation / organization / group, post to social media, and/or post on your website.
Donation of $2,000 USD.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org. Call 941-993-9994 for details.

Dear Friends of Peace,
The conflict in the Holy Land is breaking so many hearts right now, and no eye can be dry when aware of the level of pain, suffering, and destruction occurring in this sacred place.
It is incumbent on those who are in any way connected with the Abrahamic Reunion to use our most powerful force, which is praying together for peace and compassion.
We have continually affirmed that religions, coming together in the name of peace, are a most potent force in awakening us to our connection with each other.
It is time for us to unite and use the power of prayer to reawaken the sleeping consciousness of those who are calling for more pain and more destruction and ask them, through the power of peaceful prayer, to cease hostilities and affirm the relationship of all human beings in the family of humanity.
Towards that end we are initiating a prayer vigil every day to connect people of conscience with each other and magnetize the prayer for peace in unison with the will of God to create a truly holy and peaceful land.
We are all witnessing the powerful destruction and pain unleashed by human beings responding to emotional upheaval with violence.
The peace we are praying for is the power that can shift the balance in the Holy Land towards a gentle, humane, and just settlement amongst all aggrieved parties.
Please come and pray with us.

Thank you,

David Less
Chairman of the Board
Abrahamic Reunion USA dance

Interfaith Peace Concert in Tel Aviv
2024-10-09
Interfaith Peace Concert in Tel Aviv
Next month, on the 9th of October, we have a very important meeting in Tel Aviv, in Neve Schechter, with the Conservative Jewish groups. We will have all the people together – Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Druze. They will come together for a “Melody Meeting.”
We will have very professional people with us, to help heal the people, to help the people be very aware and very clean people, how to connect with “the other”.
We need to break the ice between the people because the fear stops them. The fear is the very hard barrier between the people. We need to break the ice and to bring them together.
This meeting will be spiritual songs, and singers, lecturers, psychologists, sociologists, cultural people, they will come together.

Revisit the Interfaith Music Event from September 2023, similar to the upcoming October event.
(Event Photos or Click on the Video)

From Sheikh Ghassan:
“The Program of the Melody: Smile, Listen, and Meet Again”
This will be a meeting to break the ice, because the situation is very difficult all the time. Professor Avi and Ghassan spoke with the people and convinced them come together after a big break in the connection. The problems are not only between the Arabs and the Jews – it’s between the Arabs inside the Arab Society, and the Jews within the Jewish Society.
Then we will bring these people together. We will use the spiritual melodies to move their inner sides for soften them, and soften their hearts, and after that, they will come to meet and talk, and remember that they know one another, they met before, and still they are together on the same land, area, land, the same tent, the tent of Abraham.
The leaders will talk and share prayers also, and give directions to the people about how to stay in connection after this meeting. This meeting will be the gate for the future, the gate for the Day After The War. This is the beginning of what will happen later, and how can we use ourselves as tools to stop the war, to try to stop the war. We know there is craziness in the air, in the field, but when we have some craziness we need to get our responsibility to heal the situation. The situation needs some healing, but we need to work with that. It’s not easy for all the people.
By the way Anat Lev Or, Sheikh Khalid Abu Ras, Rabbi Roberto Arbib, Siham Halabi (AR Israel Board Members) many will be with us – also many people who lost part of their families will be there, because they believe in peace, and they tried to create a different situation, not to go to the clash, the clash will not bring any peace, clash will bring clash, but peace will bring peace.
The event will cost the Abrahamic Reunion more than $5,000 just for our part (hard costs), Neve Schechter will cover part as cosponsor. To eat one shawarma sandwich today, in Tel Aviv, it will cost you $20. And we hope we will have 200 people with us, 50 people from East Jerusalem will be with us. I will fly to be part of this important event and others. We need your support.
Thank you, peace, salam, shalom.
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
AR International Director
ghassan@abrahamicreunion.org

Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Holy Land
2024-10-09 11:00 - 11:30 UTC
3-Day Prayer Vigil for Peace
October 7, 8, 9
11am EDT
Prayer for Peace & Compassion
Featuring different Palestinian and/or Israeli peace leaders each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Rising Tide International’s Interfaith Lecturer Abed Manasra, and US Chair David Less

Prayer vigil for peace in Israel/Palestine, Featuring different Palestinian and/or Israeli peace leaders each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
We join our hearts, minds, and spirits across the world in connection for the manifestation of The Day After The War, for peace and safety for all people in the Holy Land, an end to the killing and bloodshed, and healing.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Rising Tide International’s Abed Manasra, and Co-Founder David Less
Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
SUPPORT PEACE CLICK HERE
WAYS TO SUPPORT PEACE RIGHT NOW
DONATE to support the peacemakers: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/abrahamic-reunion/website-donations-copy
INTERNATIONAL DONATION LINK: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E352158&id=1
Thank you for supporting!!
PAYPAL to theabrahamicreunion@gmail.com
CONNECT on Instagram and Facebook and share posts to help spread the word.
INVITE Friends to the Prayer Vigil to be together: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/event/
SUBSCRIBE to the AR Newsletter: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/
PRAY Keep peace, the Israelies, Palestinians, Gazans, and especially the peacemakers in your daily prayers, for peace, protection, and safety. And join us for the Prayer Vigil – Zoom Join Link Click Below

Friends of the Vigil

Havurah Shir Hadash, Ashland, OR

Become Friend of the Vigil:

Have your Congregation or Organization’s Logo listed on the Prayer Vigil Announcements & Website.
Forward this email and future vigil announcements to your congregation / organization / group, post to social media, and/or post on your website.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Sponsor a Vigil:

Have your Congregation or Organization’s Logo listed on the Prayer Vigil Announcements & Website with special featuring and mention for the vigil that you sponsor.
Forward this email and future vigil announcements to your congregation / organization / group, post to social media, and/or post on your website.
Donation of $2,000 USD.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org. Call 941-993-9994 for details.

Dear Friends of Peace,
The conflict in the Holy Land is breaking so many hearts right now, and no eye can be dry when aware of the level of pain, suffering, and destruction occurring in this sacred place.
It is incumbent on those who are in any way connected with the Abrahamic Reunion to use our most powerful force, which is praying together for peace and compassion.
We have continually affirmed that religions, coming together in the name of peace, are a most potent force in awakening us to our connection with each other.
It is time for us to unite and use the power of prayer to reawaken the sleeping consciousness of those who are calling for more pain and more destruction and ask them, through the power of peaceful prayer, to cease hostilities and affirm the relationship of all human beings in the family of humanity.
Towards that end we are initiating a prayer vigil every day to connect people of conscience with each other and magnetize the prayer for peace in unison with the will of God to create a truly holy and peaceful land.
We are all witnessing the powerful destruction and pain unleashed by human beings responding to emotional upheaval with violence.
The peace we are praying for is the power that can shift the balance in the Holy Land towards a gentle, humane, and just settlement amongst all aggrieved parties.
Please come and pray with us.

Thank you,

David Less
Chairman of the Board
Abrahamic Reunion USA danceInterfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Holy Land

New Years' Eve Unity Prayer for the Holy Land
2024-12-31 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Unity Prayer — “The Prayer of New Beginning”
Note new time: 10am EST, December 31st
Featured Interfaith Peace Leaders TBA
(Palestinian & Israeli, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Druze)
Hosted by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra & David Less
December 31st, 10am EST, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time – Online via Zoom
Followed directly by the Annual AR Supporter’s Gathering
Click to RSVP / Register via Eventbrite (Free/Donation)

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43: 18-19)
“Therefore if any man ​be​ in Christ, ​he is​ a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV))

“Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure. . .” (Sūratun Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 97)

“And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 11:19 (KJV))

Let’s close 2024 with prayers, songs, reflections, and setting the intention for peace in 2025 by coming together with the Peacemakers of the Abrahamic Reunion for an hour of New Beginnings.
Join us to remember our vision of the future of a Holy Land shared by all. Peacemakers will be gathering in Tel Aviv for a New Years’ Event and we hope to have photos and stories to share.
All Welcome! Featuring Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze Prayers, Songs, Music, Reflection, & More
ABOUT THE ABRAHAMIC REUNION’S UNITY PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY LAND:
Communal prayer and meditation, with a focus on the common good, can create the shift in consciousness that we all seek.
At each Online Unity Prayer for the Holy Land, religious leaders and peacebuilders in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 45-60 minutes of prayer, reflection, and contemplation.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will Zoom-host Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze prayer leaders as well as one spiritual musician in the Holy Land.
Please join us. The addition of your prayer energy will help build the change we all seek.
Peace, Salaam, Shalom
BIOS

David Less
Abrahamic Reunion US Board Chair
David Less is a global teacher of meditation and interfaith dialog of over forty years. For over a decade he was the Global Dean of the Universal Worship, an organization in over thirty countries,that honors the commonality in all religions and appreciates and respects the differences. He started promoting understanding rather than blame as a path to peace in the Holy Land in 2000 and was one of the founders of the Abrahamic Reunion shortly thereafter. To contact, reach out to info@abrahamicreunion.org

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Abrahamic Reunion International Director
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra was one of the Abrahamic Reunion’s Co-Coordinators in the Holy Land until moving to the US in 2015, and has been an active contributing Peacemaker with the AR for more than a decade. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Qadiri Sufi Order in the Holy Land, and son of Sheikh Abdel Salaam Manasra – head of the Qadiri Sufi Order in the Holy Land. He is the founder of Anwar-Il-Salaam, the Lights of Peace Center in Nazareth, and is Director, Islamic Cultural Center in Nazareth. Ghassan is an expert and lectures in Islam, Islamic history, Sufism, and contemporary Muslim issues in the Middle East, Europe, and the USA. Ghassan@abrahamicreunion.org

Multi-Faith Ramadan Peace Dinner in Sarasota, FL
2025-03-06 05:00 - 19:30 UTC
Live Music ~ Palestinian / Middle Eastern Food ~ Interfaith Dialogue, Prayer, and Words of Peace ~ Meet people from other faiths.

Thursday, March 6th, 5pm EST at Rising Tide International

Please click here to RSVP!

Dear Friends,

The Abrahamic Reunion is beginning to hold interfaith, intercultural peace programs in Sarasota again. We are blessed to have been based in Sarasota since inception, and our two primary staff directors, International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, and Israeli Programs Director Abed Manasra, both live in Sarasota part-time.

Please join us for an incredible and powerful event to bring people together, share wisdom, words, and prayers for peace, listen to spiritual music, and eat delicious food together.

Please click here to RSVP!

Details below.

Thanks, peace, and blessings to you all~

Chris Miller, Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Abed Mansra, and the AR

…

Save the date!!
Multi-faith Ramadan Iftar Peace Dinner at Rising Tide hosted by the Abrahamic Reunion.

Thursday, March 6th, 5 -7:30 or 8pm EST.

RSVP required via this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScY-teOBjdx9ENb4IPE8XLg27tYsPH4AGNLr1a8iO5lM9u2SA/viewform?usp=dialog

DETAILS:
All welcome to gather and celebrate the breaking of the fast with our Muslim brothers and sisters, featuring prayers for peace, music, and interfaith connection.

Attendance is free, donations accepted for building peace between faiths and communities in Israel-Palestine and Sarasota.

Please bring a dish of cookies, dates, dessert, salad, or food to share for the breaking-the-fast feast (halal)— there will be traditional Palestinian and Middle Eastern food prepared as well by the Manasra Family.

CONTACT: Chris Miller, chris@abrahamicreunion.org, 941-993-9994
TIME: 5pm EST, Thursday, March 6th, 2025

4-Day Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Holy Land
2025-09-11 11:00 - 2025-09-14 12:00 UTC
4-Day Prayer Vigil for Peace
Sept 11-14, 2025
11am EDT
Prayer for Peace & Compassion
Featuring different Palestinian and/or Israeli peace leaders each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Rising Tide International’s Interfaith Lecturer Abed Manasra, and US Chair David Less

Prayer vigil for peace in Israel/Palestine, Featuring different Palestinian and/or Israeli peace leaders each Vigil – all faiths and people welcome.
We join our hearts, minds, and spirits across the world in connection for the manifestation of The Day After The War, for peace and safety for all people in the Holy Land, an end to the killing and bloodshed, and healing.
Hosted by International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Rising Tide International’s Abed Manasra, and Co-Founder David Less
Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
SUPPORT PEACE CLICK HERE
WAYS TO SUPPORT PEACE RIGHT NOW
DONATE to support the peacemakers: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/abrahamic-reunion/website-donations-copy
INTERNATIONAL DONATION LINK: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E352158&id=1
Thank you for supporting!!
PAYPAL to theabrahamicreunion@gmail.com
CONNECT on Instagram and Facebook and share posts to help spread the word.
INVITE Friends to the Prayer Vigil to be together: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/event/
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Dear Friends of Peace,
The conflict in the Holy Land is breaking so many hearts right now, and no eye can be dry when aware of the level of pain, suffering, and destruction occurring in this sacred place.
It is incumbent on those who are in any way connected with the Abrahamic Reunion to use our most powerful force, which is praying together for peace and compassion.
We have continually affirmed that religions, coming together in the name of peace, are a most potent force in awakening us to our connection with each other.
It is time for us to unite and use the power of prayer to reawaken the sleeping consciousness of those who are calling for more pain and more destruction and ask them, through the power of peaceful prayer, to cease hostilities and affirm the relationship of all human beings in the family of humanity.
Towards that end we are initiating a prayer vigil every day to connect people of conscience with each other and magnetize the prayer for peace in unison with the will of God to create a truly holy and peaceful land.
We are all witnessing the powerful destruction and pain unleashed by human beings responding to emotional upheaval with violence.
The peace we are praying for is the power that can shift the balance in the Holy Land towards a gentle, humane, and just settlement amongst all aggrieved parties.
Please come and pray with us.

Thank you,

David Less
Chairman of the Board
Abrahamic Reunion USA danceInterfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Holy Land

Knowing Each Other -- Interfaith Text Study, "Joseph & His Brothers, Healing the Hate"
2025-11-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Sacred Storytelling:
Joseph and his Brothers – Healing the Hate (Part 3)
Jewish, Muslim, Christian, & Baha’i Insights
Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 at 7:00pm EDT.
With Sheikh Abd Alsalam Manasra of Rising Tide International, Ted Brownstein of Lake Worth Interfaith Network, Zuleikha Storydancer, The Abrahamic Reunion, and Friends
Contact: chris@abrahamicreunion.org
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