Abrahamic Reunion

A Taste of Peacemaking in the Holy Land - Part 1: Male Peacemakers
2020-10-15 12:00 - 13:15 (America/Halifax)
“A Taste of Peacemaking in the Holy Land”
Stories, Interviews, & Perspectives: See through the eyes of multi-faith peacemakers in the Holy Land
Thursdays: October 15th, November 19th, and December 3rd
12:00pm EDT – 1:15pm EDT online via Zoom and Facebook Live

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To make peace in the Holy Land’s complex mixture of culture, history, politics, and religion, each peacemaker must navigate many nuances and subtle complexities every day to do the work of building bridges of hope, trust, and connection.

How did these men and women find themselves called to this work?
How do they avoid polarization in daily life amidst such a landscape?
How do these peacemakers view and speak to current and historical events in ways that build community?

Join us for three special programs where you’ll get to hear the personal stories and perspectives of Ordained, Female, and Youth Peacemakers of the Holy Land – Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Samaritan, and Druze – interviewed and hosted by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra and the Abrahamic Reunion.
More information to be announced soon.
Contact: chris@abrahamicreunion.org
Series Schedule:

October 15th: Religious Leaders of the Holy Land
November 19th: Female Peacemakers of the Holy Land
December 3rd: Youth Leaders of the Holy Land

BIOGRAPHIES:
Rabbi Roberto Arbib
Rabbi, Masorti Congregation of Neve Tzedek
Roberto Arbib is the educational director of Neve Schechter and rabbi of its synagogue. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University, and rabbinic ordination from Schechter. Since his ordination as a Masorti rabbi, Rabbi Arbib has served in numerous positions: Rabbi at Kehillat Sinai, founder of Midreshet Iyun for adult education, TALI school rabbi, co-founder of Derech Avraham interfaith group and facilitator in bibliodrama. He made aliya in 1959 from Italy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TGZpaUbYYw

Father (Abouna) Firas Diab
St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church of Zababdeh
Father Firas Diab is the Pastor of St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Zababdeh, a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, and is the grandson of St George’s previous pastor. He has degrees in Philosophy and Theology, and is often actively building connections either with Western Churches or for solidarity within the Palestinian nation. He is a very active peacemaker with Abrahamic Reunion and has been part of many events including as a leader in the Multifaith Peace March in Bethlehem in 2019.
Sheikh Kasem Bader
Sheikh Kassem Badr is a member of the Druze community, living in the north of Israel. He lives with his family in Horfeish village, located in the Upper Galilee region. He is the Chairman and Founder of the Universal Peace Council. Sheikh Bader’s passion for internal peace that leads to peace in the world brought him to found the UPC, an esteemed council to be a supportive and purposeful platform for the realization of truth, unification of nations, and the establishment of peace. He has been a leader at Abrahamic Reunion events in the past, traveling with the AR delegation to the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions in 2018.
Sheikh Khalid Abu Ras PhD
AL-IMAN Mosque, Kefar Eillut – Nazareth.
Sheikh Khalid Abu Ras serves as Imam of AL-IMAN Mosque at Kefar Eillut-Nazareth since 2005. He has worked in interfaith dialogue and relations for decades in the Holy Land with Yakar and YESODOT in Jerusalem, Herbew University, as a Co-Founder and Co-Director of Anwar Al-Salaam Lights of Peace Society in Nazareth, and in many programs with the Abrahamic Reunion, hosting the 2017 Multifaith Iftar Dinner. He teaches Arabic Language & Literature formerly at Beit Safafa High School, and currently at Kefar Eillut Secondary School.

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra: International Director
Ghassan Manasra
International Director & Representative

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, the International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion, is a global expert in interreligious dialogue and facilitation. He is a Fulbright Scholar fluent in Arabic, Hebrew and English who offers international presentations on Middle Eastern topics and issues. He was the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Leader in Interreligious Dialogue Award from Temple University. Ghassan is a trusted advisor to heads of state in the Middle East, Europe, and North America.

Unity Prayer for the Holy Land
2020-09-30 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
September 30th, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time
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The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But 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 holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site 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

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Bios
Prayer Leaders TBA

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

Unity Prayer For The Holy Land
2020-07-29 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
With Sheikh Abukhalil Al-Tamimi, Najah Kabaha, and Siham Halabi

Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Wednesday July 29th, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time
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Dear Friends,
For our upcoming Unity Prayers and Online Programs, we are asking you to register for free. That way we can send you the zoom link before the event, right to your email, without having to send so many times to our whole email list.
We will also continue to offer Facebook Livestreaming of our programs via the AR’s Facebook Page
THE CALL FOR UNITY PRAYER
The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But 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 holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site 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

Registration / RSVP
Please RSVP at the link above with your name, email, location, religious/spiritual identification, and number of people attending.

Bios
Sheikh Abukhalil (Nasr) Al-Tamimi
A significant local leader, part of the authentic Arab leadership in Palestinian territories. He is a different and refreshing voice within the local leadership of the Palestinian Authority. Sheikh Tamimi serves as a coordinator of the Sha’ariya scholars and Imam’s court in the Palestinian territories and in Israel. Sheikh Tamimi is the president of International Movement for Peace and Coexistence IMPAC , a member of the board of directors of Interfaith encounter association, He was and still is participating in the activities of several joint Palestinian-Israeli organizations.. For the last decade, Al-Tamimi has been a leading activist for co-existence and in the fight against the violence and terrorism.

Siham Halabi
Siham Halabi is a Druze leader and the Director of the Women’s Program and Adult Education at the Daliat Al Carmel Community Center providing courses in women’s economic empowerment, home management, drivers education, Hebrew and Arabic languages, social activism, and interfaith understanding. She is a Coordinator of the TRUST WIN, a member of the Women’s Parliament and various orgaizations for dialogue and understanding between the cultures, and for the advancement of women and social issues affecting women. She is a Druze spokeswoman representing Druze women in national forums.

Umm Bra’a Najah Kabaha
Najah Kabaha is a leader in the Muslim community in Israel, working for interfaith connection for many years through the Qadri Sufi Peace Order. She teaches young children.

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

Unity Prayer from the Holy Land: World Unity Week
2020-06-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
A Part of World Unity Week

With Rabbi Dr. Doron Donino, Archimandrite Abdullah Julilie, Anat Lev Or, Sheikh Zuhair Dabei, and Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif

Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Thursday June 25th, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time
Please Register (for free) in advance Registration / RSVP

The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But 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 holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site 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

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Bios

Archimandrite Abdullah Julilie
Archimandrite Julilie was born in Italy and grew up in the Arab world, doing is undergraduate in Lebanon where he joined the Arab-identity Greek Melkite Catholic Church based in Damascus. He worked with the Palestinian Students’ Union in Italy, continuing to work under the Palestinian umbrella, before moving to Jordan, then to Italy as spokesmerson for the Palestinian community in the province of Tuscany. Six years ago he returned to Palestine and is currently the head of the Greek Catholic Patriacrhate of Jerusalem.

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif
Shaykh Mowafaq Tarīf is the current spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel. Tarif was born in 1963 in the city of Julis. Since 1753, his family has been leading the Druze community in Mandatory Palestine and then Israel. In 1993, he inherited the position of spiritual leader from his grandfather, Shaykh Amin Tarif.

Anat Lev Or
Anat Lev Or from Israel, is a mother and spiritual teacher and companion for over 30 years. Anat accompanies people in the process of growth and change, as well as businessmen through spiritual, practical, and business aspects. Anat has been Ghassan Manasra’s partner for 25 years in building projects that are shared by all religions, working as peacemakers and establishing study groups such as a program for teachers and school executives from all religions, Muslims, Christians, and Jews. She helps organized also family encounters so different religious groups can recognize one another and that their children will meet and recognize a different culture. She has taught groups the Sufi way through peace and love including poetry, philosophy, etc.

Rabbi Dr. Doron Donino
Rabbi Dr. Doron Danino, 50, is married to Hila and has four children. Born in Jaffa, now a resident of the Galilee, he is a researcher of Sephardic identity and North African Jewry. Rabbi Danino is a member of Rabbinical Council of Tzohar, a Member of the Committee, on behalf of Oxford Research, to examine the state of equality in Israeli society and is currently Senior Advisor for Herbert C Kelman Ins groups in the CAF.

Sheikh Zuhair Dabei
Sheikh Dabei is the Imam of Qawthar Mosque in Rafidia, Palestine. He’s a figure of enlightened thought, originality, and tradition who is an authentic cultural pillar with revolutionary thought and rhetoric. He is one of the greatest advocates of coexistence and peace, and has many articles and books on the topic.

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

Unity Prayer for the Holy Land (Online) - All Female Prayer Leaders
2020-06-03 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Halifax)
Unity Prayer Online
with Female Peacemakers of the Holy Land
Featuring prayer and moderation from: Siham Halabi, Sheikha Laila Muhammad Hashem Baghdadi Manasra, Rabbanit Surale Rosen, Hanan Shahan, Doris Hani Thiab, Zeynab Manasra Khatib, and Rabbi Dalia Shakham
Wednesday June 3rd, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time

The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But 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 holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site 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

Siham Halabi
AR Co-Founder, Israel Board Member.
Siham Halabi is a Druze leader and the Director of the Women’s Program and Adult Education at the Daliat Al Carmel Community Center providing courses in women’s economic empowerment, home management, drivers education, Hebrew and Arabic languages, social activism, and interfaith understanding. She is a Coordinator of the TRUST WIN, a member of the Women’s Parliament and various orgaizations for dialogue and understanding between the cultures, and for the advancement of women and social issues affecting women. She is a Druze spokeswoman representing Druze women in national forums.

Sheikha Laila Muhammad Hashem Manasra
Shaikha Laila is of a very high level of spiritual knowledge. She is the Daughter of the Grand Shaikh, Muhammad Hashem Albaghdadi, and grew up immersed in the teachings, with many who come to her now for teachings. She is the wife of Ghassan Manasra, She has two daughters, three Sons, and two granddaughters.

Rabbanit Surale Rosen
Rabbanit Surale Rosen runs an Online Jewish Law Response for women, answering questions in all fields of Jewish Law (Halakha). She’s a graduate of the departments of Talmud and English Literature and lectures in various institutions of advanced studies of Judaism. Surale lives in Jerusalem and is a mother of six.

Hanan Shahan
Hanan Shahan is from Rafidia in Nablus. She graduated from Alrawda College, and has helped with and attended many activities of the Abrahamic Reunion in Palestine.

Doris Hani Thiab
Doris Hani Thiab leads women’s Bible study groups, organizes connections between churches in the Holy Land with churches in the USA and Europe, and helps bring groups to Palestine in support of the Palestinian nation, in order to create friendship with them.

Zeynab Manasra Khatib
Zainab Manasra is an Abrahamic Reunion Youth Leader from Nazareth, Israel. She is Muslim and grew up steeped in a culture of peacemaking, multi-faith dialogue, and bridge-building across cultures, identities, and religions, participating in the programs of her father Sheikh Ghassan Manasra and learning the art of facilitation from him from an early age. She has been part of programs through her High School, The Sulha Project, Jerusalem Peacemakers, Lights of Peace Society of Nazareth, Abrahamic Reunion, and other multifaith projects for the last ten years. She is passionate about working with other youth and young adults, and has traveled with the AR to speak at events and presentations in the UK, Germany, Israel, and the US.

Rabbi Dahlia Shaham,
Rabbi Dahlia Shaham born and raised in Haifa, has grown with Hebrew, Arabic and English intertwined in her blood, mind and heart. Graduate of Hebrew University Law School and the Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy, Dahlia has worked in policy research, strategic planning and programming for civil society organizations working to promote a shared, peaceful society in Israel and the Middle East. The understanding that music and spirituality are as important to peace as justice and agreements has guided her to the rabbinic path. She was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 2019 and serves as Rabbi for the Or Hadash (New Light) Congregation in Haifa.

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Annual Interfaith Iftar -- This Year online on Zoom!
2020-05-20 11:45 - 12:40 (America/Halifax)
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The Abrahamic Reunion’s Annual Multifaith Ramadan Iftar
This Year on Zoom!
Wednesday, May 20th
at 11:45am EDT / 4:45pm London / 5:45pm Berlin / 6:45pm Holy Land

Dear friends,
Every year for over a decade the Abrahamic Reunion has hosted an Interfaith Iftar dinner, the meal to break the daily Ramadan fast, with invited guests from all four of the major faiths of the Holy Land.
We look forward to this meal, all year long, and this year for the first time it will be digital rather than physical, which we’re able to invite everyone from around the world to join us. There will be wonderful women and men offering prayers on Zoom and a group breaking of the fast — bring your own Dates and Soup to break the fast together over Zoom.
What a joy it gives me to think of our friends and supporters all over the world joining together to pray for peace and understanding. Many blessings to all the peacemakers on this planet.
David Less
AR Co-Founder & US Chairman of the Board

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Speakers & Bios (+More to be announced soon…)

Rabbi Leora Ezrachi-Vered
Rabbi Leora Ezrachi-Vered is third generation interfaith leader. Born in Jerusalem, she serves the community of Nigun Halev in the Jezreel Valley. She is committed to promoting dialogue, friendship and respect in the Holy Land. Rabbi Leora is married to Amit and has three sons

Siham Halabi
AR Co-Founder, Israel Board Member

Siham Halabi is a Druze leader and the Director of the Women’s Program and Adult Education at the Daliat Al Carmel Community Center providing courses in women’s economic empowerment, home management, drivers education, Hebrew and Arabic languages, social activism, and interfaith understanding. She is a Coordinator of the TRUST WIN, a member of the Women’s Parliament and various orgaizations for dialogue and understanding between the cultures, and for the advancement of women and social issues affecting women. She is a Druze spokeswoman representing Druze women in national forums.

Father Firas Diab
Father Firas Diab is the Roman Catholic Parish Priest in Zababdi village in the West Bank. He has degrees in Philosophy and Theology, and is always very actively building connection with the Western Churches and for the solidarity with the Palestinian nation. He is a very active peacemaker with Abrahamic Reunion and has been part of many AR events.

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Dov Rosen
Rabbi Rosen heads the Yakar Institute in Jerusalem, and is the communal rabbi of the Yakar synagogue. He is also an associate fellow at the Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace. His doctoral dissertation was on the metaphysical and theological foundations of social justice theory. He has taught for many years in religious institutions, done interfaith work, lectured widely in Philosophy, and published in scholarly journals.

Najah Kabaha
Najah Kabaha is a leader in the Muslim community in Israel, working for interfaith connection for many years through the Qadri Sufi Peace Order. She teaches young children.

Jacob Cohen
Jacob Cohen is President of the Samaritan Legend Association and participant in many multi-religious gatherings in Palestine and abroad.

Francesca Scalinci
Raised Mormon, Francesca became Muslim four years ago. She has a phd in postcolonial studies and in her academic work she has researched about intercultural and inter-religious dialogue. She is also a poet.

Ihab Youssef Al-Sameri
Ihab is the Secretary of the Samaritan community around Mt Grizim in the West Bank of Palestine, and is the Director of the Bridges Association in Nablus. He’s been part of the Abrahamic Reunion for over 7 years, hosting international and local multifaith peace groups.

Rabbi Dr. Doron Danino
Rabbi Dr. Doron Danino, 50, is married to Hila and has four children. Born in Jaffa, now a resident of the Galilee, he is a researcher of Sephardic identity and North African Jewry. Rabbi Danino is a member of Rabbinical Council of Tzohar, a Member of the Committee, on behalf of Oxford Research, to examine the state of equality in Israeli society and is currently Senior Advisor for Herbert C Kelman Ins groups in the CAF.

Sheikha Laila Muhammad Hashem Manasra
Shaikha Laila is of a very high level of spiritual knowledge. She is the Daughter of the Grand Shaikh, Muhammad Hashem Albaghdadi, and grew up immersed in the teachings, with many who come to her now for teachings. She is the wife of Ghassan Manasra, She has two daughters, three Sons, and two granddaughters.

Anat Lev Or
Anat Lev Or from Israel, is a mother and spiritual teacher and companion for over 30 years. Anat accompanies people in the process of growth and change, as well as businessmen through spiritual, practical, and business aspects. Anat has been Ghassan Manasra’s partner for 25 years in building projects that are shared by all religions, working as peacemakers and establishing study groups such as a program for teachers and school executives from all religions, Muslims, Christians, and Jews. She helps organized also family encounters so different religious groups can recognize one another and that their children will meet and recognize a different culture. She has taught groups the Sufi way through peace and love including poetry, philosophy, etc.

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

Mohamad Jamous
Palestinian Director

Mohamad Jamous is a young Peacemaker living in Jericho, Palestine, coordinating programs, interfaith events, peace journeys, and intra-Palestine peacemaking events to build the movement for peace. He is one of the great emerging multi-faith peacemaking leaders in the Holy Land. mohamad@abrahamicreunion.org

Abed Alsalam Manasra
Israel Programs Manager

Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra is the son of Sheikh Ghassan Manasra. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Tariqat Qadriyya As-Salaam (Qadiri Sufi Order Of Peace). He is a musician and works with young adults and youth to organize interfaith dialogue and gatherings in and around Nazareth. Abed@abrahamicreunion.org

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Unity Prayer for the Holy Land (Online)
2020-05-13 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Halifax)
Featured Prayer Leaders:
Sheikh Muhammad Salah Isaid, Father Issa Thaljieh, Rabbi David Rosen, Rabbi Ariella Graetz Bartuv, and Sheikh Mowafaq Tareef

Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Wednesday May 13th, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time
+ Wednesday May 27th
The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But 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 holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site 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

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Topic: Unity Prayer for the Holy Land
Time: Apr 16, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Apr 29, 2020 11:00 AM
May 13, 2020 11:00 AM
May 27, 2020 11:00 AM
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Bios

Rabbi David Rosen
Rabbi David Rosen is the former Chief Rabbi of Ireland. He is International Director of Interreligious Affairs for the AJC (American Jewish Committee), and is a member of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s Committee for Interreligious Dialogue.
He is an International President of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (www.religionsforpeace.org), Honorary President of the International Council of Christians and Jews(www.iccj.org), and the only Jewish member of the Board of Directors of the King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (www.kaiciid.org) , established in 2012 by the King of Saudi Arabia together with the governments of Austria and Spain with the support of the Holy See.
In 2005, Rabbi Rosen received a knighthood from the Pope in recognition of his contribution to promoting Catholic-Jewish reconciliation and in 2010 he was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2016 He was awarded the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation.

Sheikh Muhammad Salah Isaid
Sheikh Isaid is the Mufti of the Palestinian Security Forces. He holds an MA in Interpretation from the University of Khartoum, is a member of the Palestinian Higher Fatwa Council, and a member of the Supreme National Committee to Combat Violence Against Women. He has previously participated in several Abrahamic Reunion events, including AR Palestine’s Second Annual Interfaith Iftar in Jericho (July 2019) and the Interfaith March for Peace & Justice in Bethlehem (October 2019).
Father Issa Thaljieh
Father Issa is a Prist of the Greek Orthodox Parish in Bethlehem and Vice President of the Orthodox Association in Bethlehem. He is known as a model of love, peace, and generosity in Palestine in general, and Bethlehem in particular, and has participated in multiple Abrahamic Reunion Palestine events including “Religions Under Fire” in Bethlehem last June of 2019, and both AR Palestine Interfaith Christmas Celebrations (2018, 2019 in Bethlehem).

Rabbi Ariella Graetz Bartuv
Rabbi Ariella Graetz Bartuv was ordained at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, in the Israeli rabbinical program.
Rabbi Ariella leads the Emmet VeShalom Reform congregation in Nahariya, bringing alternative liberal Judaism to Israel’s periphery, and she is involved with other rabbinical, educational and communal projects in conjunction with her leadership – serving hundreds of families in the area each year.
Rabbi Ariella was born in Israel, she is married to Menashe and has 3 children (son 23, son 20, and daughter 15). She is the daughter of a Conservative rabbi; her parents are some of the founders of Conservative Judaism in Israel. Rabbi Ariella defines herself as an Israeli product of liberal Judaism. Rabbi Ariella strives for connections among Jews and Arabs in Israel and in the galilee in particular.
Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif
Shaykh Mowafaq Tarīf is the current spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel. Tarif was born in 1963 in the city of Julis. Since 1753, his family has been leading the Druze community in Mandatory Palestine and then Israel. In 1993, he inherited the position of spiritual leader from his grandfather, Shaykh Amin Tarif.

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

Unity Prayer for the Holy Land (Online)
2020-04-29 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Halifax)
Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
w/ Rabbi Yakov Nagen, Fr. Jamil Khadir, Ihab Youssef Al-Sameri, Najah Kabaha & Sheikh Moafaq Tarif
Wednesday April 29th, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time
+ Wednesday May 13th & Wednesday May 27th
The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But 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 holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site 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

Click here to download Zoom video conferencing software for free
Click here to join the Zoom Meeting
Zoom Link and Call-in Information:
Abrahamic Reunion is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Unity Prayer for the Holy Land
Time: Apr 16, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every 2 weeks on Thu, 4 occurrence(s)
Apr 16, 2020 11:00 AM
Apr 29, 2020 11:00 AM
May 13, 2020 11:00 AM
May 27, 2020 11:00 AM
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Bios

David Less
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
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

Worldwide Coordinated Prayer for Peace & Understanding for the Holy Land
2020-02-27 11:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Worldwide Coordinated Prayer for Peace & Understanding for the Holy Land
Abrahamic Reunion organizing online & Holy Land prayer gatherings Thursday, Feb. 27th

On Thursday, February 27 the Abrahamic Reunion is organizing a coordinated Prayer for Peace and Understanding for the Holy Land at 6:30 p.m. (Middle East), 11:30 a.m. EDT.
Gatherings will take place in several locations in the Holy Land, and online via Zoom, a free online and conference-call meeting platform. The online prayers will be led by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra and David Less.

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Click here to join the meeting at 11:30am EDT on the 27th
Click here for international call-in numbers to join the prayer call by phone using our Meeting ID: 417 948 852
To join the Coordinated Prayer in Israel, contact Abdelsalam Manasra, +972 54 924 7795
To join in Palestine, contact Mohamad Jamous
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We hope that you will join us. If you are able to join us, please reply to this email completing the following statement.
I (We), _________________ (Name of Individual/Organization) commit to join in the communal Prayer for Peace and Understanding in the Holy Land on February 27, 2020. We will be participating from ________________ (location), and ____ people will pray.

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Join by Phone: +1 646 876 9923 USA
Join by Phone International Numbers: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?u=8c1osvhFjG17QMz6WwPt_n4W-WZHh-aRoj3AIVhxuXk
Contact Abdelsalam Manasra for Israel Meeting Info: +972 54 924 7795
Contact Mohamad Jamous for Palestine Meeting Info: mohamad@abrahamicreunion.org

Biographies

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
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

David Less
US Board Chair

David Less is a global teacher of meditation, conflict resolution and inter-faith dialog of over forty years. For over a decade he has been 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.

Mohamad Jamous
Palestinian Director

Mohamad Jamous is a young Peacemaker living in Jericho, Palestine, coordinating programs, interfaith events, peace journeys, and intra-Palestine peacemaking events to build the movement for peace. He is one of the great emerging multi-faith peacemaking leaders in the Holy Land. mohamad@abrahamicreunion.org

Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra
Israel Programs Manager

Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra is the son of Sheikh Ghassan Manasra. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Tariqat Qadriyya As-Salaam (Qadiri Sufi Order Of Peace). He is a musician and works with young adults and youth to organize interfaith dialogue and gatherings in and around Nazareth. Abed@abrahamicreunion.org

March Sarasota Text Study
2019-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
This month’s text study will be on the topic “What We Can Share with the Other”

The Abrahamic Reunion is a global organization, made up of leaders and lay-people of different spiritual and religious traditions, who are doing the work of peacebuilding through nonviolent interfaith dialogue, prayer, and solidarity efforts.

Interfaith Text Study Meetings in Sarasota have been ongoing since 2015. They feature religious leaders sharing and speaking on texts and scriptures from their tradition on a common theme. This is followed by small group discussions of the texts, with snacks and beverages provided. It’s a great way to connect with people of other faiths and communities, learn about one another, and get to know each other through the common lens of faith.

This meeting will include teachings with Sheikh Ghassan Manasra (Muslim), Rev. Suzi Schadle & Rev Amy Zehe (Unity), Mary Homola (Catholic), Chaplain Bob Griffiths (Episcopal), Rev. Chris Miller (Sufi), and others.

Contact: Chris Miller, chris@abrahamicreunion.org (941) 993-9994

Mystical Peacemaking: An Evening with Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
2019-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, of the Qadriyya-As-Salaam Sufi Order of Jerusalem, and International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion, for an experiential, spiritual evening of conversation, chanting, and dialogue on making peace both within oneself and the world.
The event consists of three parts, followed by a Q&A session with Sheikh Ghassan:

The 99 Names: Making Peace Within – Explore Sufi esoteric teachings and philosophy about Salaam (Peace)
Zikr: Remembering Our Connection with Peace – Sacred chanting in Arabic to enter into Divine remembrance, led my Sheikh Ghassan
The Abrahamic Reunion: Making Peace in the World – Stories & presentation of the AR’s front-line interfaith dialogue, spiritual activities, and peacebuilding in Israel & Palestine.

Suggested Donation: $15-30 (No one turned away. All donations go to the Abrahamic Reunion)
Contact: seattle@abrahamicreunion.org

Three Day Seattle Peacemaker Training with Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
2019-02-22 14:00 - 2019-02-24 17:00 UTC
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, the International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion, will be offering a three day interactive training in Seattle for people who want to learn how to:
• Bring together a multi-faith community and become a peacemaker
• Facilitate discussions in large and small groups of different cultures and faiths
• Build a group for comparative text study and dialogue

Tuition: $250
Deposit of $100 due upon registration
Location available upon registration or inquiry
Contact: Judith Allen seattle@abrahamicreunion.org
www.abrahamicreunion.org

Who We Are: The Abrahamic Reunion is an organization dedicated to building bridges and generating connection and understanding between people from diverse religious and cultural communities. Its unique methods are used in prisons, schools, community centers, religious institutions, and even by people in their own homes to bring together children, youth, adults, and families from different communities, to know one another and create bonds of empathy.
Bio: Ghassan Manasra is an Arab Israeli who is a globally recognized and respected expert in Interreligious Dialogue and Facilitation. He is a Fulbright Scholar, and an Arabic and Hebrew scholar who offers international presentations on Middle Eastern topics and issues. He was the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Leader in Interreligious Dialogue Award from Temple University (USA). He is also a trusted advisor to heads of state in the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Ghassan has worked with individuals, communities, and governments in times of crisis and in times of peace. His methods have been honed over the last 30 years to the point where he now uses his experience to train others.

PAYMENT & REGISTRATION
Checks can be mailed to 2372 Arden Drive, Sarasota, FL 34232, made out to the Abrahamic Reunion.
Please RSVP as there are limited places available, to seattle@abrahamicreunion.org

Connection Beyond Conflict -- Presentation by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
2019-02-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Connection Beyond Conflict
Interfaith Solidarity & Peacemaking in the Holy Land & Beyond
with Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, International Director, Abrahamic Reunion
Thursday, Feb 21st, 7:00pm
For the past 15 years, The Abrahamic Reunion has been working steadily to create harmony among the four faiths of the Holy Land in Israel and Palestine, even—and often especially—in the midst of conflict and tension. Their successes are only just now becoming known and recognized.
Hear stories from Sheikh Ghassan’s many years of front-line engagement with inter-religious dialogue, interfaith spiritual activism, and multi-faith peacebuilding in Israel, Palestine, and around the world.
NORTHLAKE UUC 308 4TH AVE S., KIRKLAND WA 98033
Contact: seattle@abrahamicreunion.org www.abrahamicreunion.org

What We Can Learn from the Other - Interfaith Text Study
2019-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Dear Friends,
We’re happy to let you know that in 2019 we’ll be resuming our interfaith text study meetings in Sarasota!
This month’s topic is “What We Can Learn from the Other”
The meeting will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday January 21st, from 7-9 pm, at Rising Tide International. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. we will celebrate togetherness by learning from each other.
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. Please bring a friend and invite friends from your congregation to join us for this meeting! We look forward to being together in dialogue, connection, openness, friendship, and peace.
We hope to see you there!

One Day Peacemaker Training with Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
2018-12-09 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, the International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion, will be offering a one day, interactive training for people who want to learn how to:
• Bring together a multi-faith community and become a peacemaker
• Facilitate discussions in large and small groups of different cultures and faiths
• Build a group for comparative text study and dialogue
Venue: 2A Prebend St, Islington London, N1 8PT
Cost: £65. Concessions available
December 9th, 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: Amanda Kenton, england@abrahamicreunion.org
www.abrahamicreunionengland.org
Space is strictly limited; prior booking required

Who We Are: The Abrahamic Reunion is an organisation dedicated to building bridges and generating connection and understanding between people from diverse religious and cultural communities. Its unique methods are used in prisons, schools, community centers, religious institutions, and even by people in their own homes to bring together children, youth, adults, and families from different communities, to know one another and create bonds of empathy.
Bio: Ghassan Manasra is an Arab Israeli who is a globally recognized and respected expert in Interreligious Dialogue and Facilitation. He is a Fulbright Scholar, and an Arabic and Hebrew scholar who offers international presentations on Middle Eastern topics and issues. He was the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Leader in Interreligious Dialogue Award from Temple University (USA). He is also a trusted advisor to heads of state in the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Ghassan has worked with individuals, communities, and governments in times of crisis and in times of peace. His methods have been honed over the last 30 years to the point where he now uses his experience to train others.
