Abrahamic Reunion

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 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

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

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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.

Interfaith Shabbat and Vigil at ArtServe
2018-11-16 19:15 - 21:00 UTC
Please join us for this Special Interfaith vigil and Shabbat service. In addition to inviting in Shabbat, and basking in the light of the candles, Rabbi Marc, through TAO, is inviting JAM & ALL friends Imam Kamruz Hosein, Father Michel Pugin, and Peacemakers of Abrahamic Reunion. Also joining us will be Ted Brownstein of the Lake Worth Interfaith Network.
The Abrahamic Reunion is a team of religious and spiritual leaders – men, women, Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze – dedicated to uplifting human consciousness and building peace in the Holy Land by opening hearts to the love and wisdom of all spiritual traditions. Its founding precepts include:
– To share the belief in one God by understanding one another’s religious customs, spiritual practices, prayers and values.
– To use religion as a force for peace.
– To infuse our efforts with prayer, meditation, and spiritual practice.
– To relate to all as though they are our own family.
Abrahamic Reunion has its USA headquarters in Sarasota, Florida and brought several members from the Holy Land to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, November 1 – 7, 2018. Their work concentration is on non-political, person to person seed peace building. They will bring a short video and speak briefly of their efforts. Music will also be shared.
Donations to help their work and travel will be gratefully accepted and can be given to Yona McWilliam, the coordinator of this event, to the TAO office earmarked for Abrahamic Reunion, or sent directly to the group.
Thank you, and looking forward to celebrating this very special and meaningful event together!

Giving Voice: An Interfaith Thanksgiving Potluck
2018-11-15 18:30 - 20:30 UTC
The Abrahamic Reunion has been invited to speak at Interfaith Tampa Bay’s annual Interfaith Thanksgiving event:
Join Interfaith Tampa Bay for their annual Interfaith Thanksgiving event. This year, we will again focus on the art of storytelling and feature some amazing storytellers presenting on the theme of gratitude and community.
New this year will be a potluck dinner, where guests are encouraged to bring a dish to share (as well as a tablecloth) that represents their family or community.
2018 featured storytellers:
* Shulamit Fagan (Aleph, Multifaith Storytelling Institute)
* Rev. Dr. Doral Pulley (Unity Temple of Truth Church)
* Sheikh Ghassan Manasra (Abrahamic Reunion)
* More TBD
Music by:
* Joran Oppelt (Integral Church, President Interfaith Tampa Bay)
* Sheikh Abed and Isra Manasra
Note: This event is free and open to the public. A collection will be taken for Interfaith Tampa Bay and UUSP.
Please RSVP with how many are attending to joranslane@gmail.com

Panel Discussion & Reception: Healing the Heart of the Holy Land
2018-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us at Unity of Sarasota for an evening of multi-faith peacebuilding, featuring:
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra – International Director & Representative
Sheikh Abed Manasra – Israel Projects Manager
Mohamad Jamous – Palestinian Director
Rabbi Michael Werbow – Temple Beth-Sholom in Sarasota
Rev. Chris Miller – Executive Administrator, Minister of the Universal Worship at Rising Tide International
Rev. Dr. Suzi Schadle – Unity of Sarasota
Rev. Amy Zehe – Unity of Sarasota
Musicians – Elaine Silver, Sheikh Abed Manasra, and Israa Manasra

A Conversation with On the Ground Peacemakers from the Holy Land
2018-11-13 18:30 - 21:00 UTC
Part of Holy Trinity’s “Interfaith Dinner and Conversation” in West Palm Beach
Holy Trinity is pleased to open their season of Interfaith Conversations with a delegation of speakers from the Holy Land who are attending the Parliament of Religions in Toronto with the Abrahamic Reunion. They will describe their front line solidarity work of building bridges between Israelis, Palestinians, Druze, Muslims, and Christians; we will hear about their efforts to bring families together in the Holy Land.
Speakers will include:
– Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Abrahamic Reunion International Director, a Sufi Sheikh and Interfaith Facilitator
– Deacon Jiries Mansour, Co-Founder of the Abrahamic Reunion, Principal of the St. Anthony’s School in Rame, Israel
– Sheikh Abed Manasra, Abrahamic Reunion Israel Projects Director
– Mohammad Jammous, Palestinian Project Director
Dinner is at 6:30 pm and conversation at 7:00 pm
Meet in the Parish Hall
We welcome donations of soup, salad and dessert!
For information contact Beatty Cramer: 561-657-8202

A Conversation with On the Ground Peacemakers from the Holy Land
2018-11-12 18:30 - 20:30 UTC
The Abrahamic Reunion is excited to attend St. James in Port Charlotte for an evening of interfaith conversation on November 12th. Our delegation of speakers from the Holy Land are coming from the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto. They will describe their front line solidarity work, building bridges between Israelis, Palestinians, Druze, Christians, Muslims, and Jews. They will share about their efforts to bring families together in the Holy Land. We hope that this will encourage efforts to promote local interfaith conversations.
Speakers will include:
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra – International Director & Representative; Sufi Sheikh and Interfaith Facilitator
Sheikh Abed Manasra – Israel Projects Director from Nazareth
Mohamad Jamous – Palestinian Director from Jericho
Rev. Arthur Lee – St. James Episcopal Church of Port Charlotte
Rev Chris Miller – Executive Administrator, Minister of Universal Worship

6:30 pm – Sweets & Socializing
7:00 pm – Interfaith Presentation & Conversation
Meet in the Parish Hall
We welcome donations of sweets as a dessert potluck! RSVP to Rev. Lee
For event information, contact Rev. Arthur Lee, (941) 223-6556, arlee34224@gmail.com

Resting in the Words of the Divine at the Abode
2018-11-10 09:00 - 12:00 UTC
Join Sheikh Ghassan and Rabbi Mordechai to contemplate, study, and discuss religious texts from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian tradition. In the spirit of Shabbat, we’ll come together to take refuge and rest in the words of the divine and the presence of friends we know and friends we’ll make. This is a meeting of knowing each other, knowing the scriptures more deeply, sharing practices to explore the teachings more deeply, and by knowing one another, and each others’ traditions and religions, knowing ourselves more deeply. This can help weave the fabric of peace throughout our community and our lives.
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Sheikh Ghassan Manasra is the International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion. He is an internationally recognized expert in interreligious dialogue and has been a front-line peacemaker in the Holy Land for over 30 years. He’s an ordained Sheikh in the Qadriyya Tariqat As-Salaam of the Holy Land.
Rabbi Mordechai Zeller is a UK Trustee for the Abrahamic Reunion. An Israeli Rabbi, Mordechai is currently at Cambridge University in the UK as a campus Chaplain, and is a longtime peacemaker at AR events.
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Tickets for this event are $15 and are contributed to the Abrahamic Reunion. Additional donations welcome.
More information and tickets available at theabode.org/programs/623
