Abrahamic Reunion

Holy Days: Multi-Faith Iftar, Passover, Easter, & Nabi Shuayb - For Peace!
2023-04-12 11:00 - 12:30 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Online multi-cultural and inter-faith event celebrating Ramadan + Passover + Easter + Druze Holiday to support peace in Israel/Palestine

Wednesday, April 12th
11am – 12pm EDT / 6-7pm Holy Land
Hosted by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra & the Abrahamic Reunion Peacemakers!

Register (Free/Donation) on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holy-days-multi-faith-iftar-passover-easter-nabi-shuayb-for-peace-tickets-594140689797
Featuring:
Prayers, Reflection, Stories from the Multi-Faith Iftar in Jerusalem, Photos, and more from:

Sheikha Najah Kabaha, AR Israel Board
Rabbi David Zaslow, Havurah Shir Hadash, Ashland, OR
Rev. Cliff Cutler, St. Paul’s, Phil., Emeritus
Druze Sheikh Hasan Tarīf
Hanan Halabi, AR Druze Young Peacebuilder from Daliat al-Carmel
Shahed Bagdadi, AR Muslim Young Peacebuilder from Nazareth
Dvir Warshovsky, AR Jewish Young Peacebuilder from the Negev
Rabbi Leora Ezrachi-Vered, Nigun Halev
Roie Kleitman, AR Holy Land Administrative Assistant
Music from Abed Alsalam Manasra, AR Israeli Director
Mohamad Jamous, AR Palestinian Director
David Less, AR Co-Founder
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director & Sheikh in the Qadiri Order of Peace in the Holy Land
& More!

This coming Wednesday, join the Abrahamic Reunion’s peacemakers and spiritual, religious, youth, and peace leaders from the Holy Land and North America in celebrating the confluence of Holy Days in the different traditions during the month of April.

Come together across faith and cultural traditions to learn about the different traditions on fasting, and hear prayers and reflections on how the teachings of these Holy Days pertain to the current situation in the Holy Land.

You’ll also get to enjoy photos and stories from the 2023 Multi-Faith Celebration in Jerusalem (pictured above), held with the Hartman Institute, March 29th, which brought together 229 participants from across the Holy Land for peace during this time of conflict in the Holy Land.

The event will be facilitated by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director and Sheikh in the Qadiri Sufi Order of Peace in the Holy Land.

Register (Free/Donation) on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holy-days-multi-faith-iftar-passover-easter-nabi-shuayb-for-peace-tickets-594140689797

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, April 12th
Time: 11am – 12pm EDT
Location: Online via Zoom (Link sent upon registration)
Registration: Free / Donation via Eventbrite
Who: All peoples & faiths welcome who wish for peace in Israel/Palestine and in the world
Contact: Chris Miller, chris@abrahamicreunion.org, +1 (941) 993-9994
Website: https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/event/holy-days-multi-faith-iftar-passover-easter-nabi-shuayb-for-peace/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3499113393644672/

Please, Join Us in celebrating the diversity of Holy Days — For Peace in Isreal/Palestine, & the World!

Register (Free/Donation) on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holy-days-multi-faith-iftar-passover-easter-nabi-shuayb-for-peace-tickets-594140689797

Prayer Vigil for the Holy Land
2023-04-05 11:00 - 11:10, 2023-03-01 11:00 - 11:15 UTC | FL
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

1st & 3rd Wednesdays
11am

2023 Schedule:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the Month, 11am ET

We’re Adding a 2nd Time for the Prayer Vigil
To create space for more people to join us for the Prayer Vigil, we are adding a 2nd time — 8pm EST — so that those who can’t join earlier have the opportunity to be part of our peace prayer vigil. We’ll host the session live, play music as you enter, and show the morning’s prayer.
Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
Friends of the Vigil
Easton, MA, USA

Lake Worth
Interfaith Network
Lake Worth, FL

Havurah
Shir Hadash
A Jewish Renewal Community
in 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.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Email: info@abrahamicreunion.org for help joining

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

14-Day Prayer Vigil For Israel/Palestine
2023-04-04 11:00 - 2023-04-17 11:15 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Urgent Need for Prayers in the Holy Land
Daily Prayer Vigils, April 4 – 17
April 4th: David Less
Friends of Peace,

You may have been reading about the situation in the Holy Land in the news. There is very serious conflict, violence, and tragic loss of life each day. The Holy Land is in flames and in need of our prayers more than ever.

During previous spells of increased violence, the Abrahamic Reunion has convened daily Prayer Vigils to strengthen the community of peace, which has successfully kept hope and the work for peace alive. We come together once again in this time of difficulty and call upon you to help us bolster the field and community of peace through our collective prayer, thought, and concentration.

Thank you for being with us,

Peace, Salaam, Shalom

The Peacemakers of the Abrahamic

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

1st & 3rd Wednesdays
11am

2023 Schedule:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the Month, 11am ET

Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
Friends of the Vigil
Easton, MA, USA

Lake Worth
Interfaith Network
Lake Worth, FL

Havurah
Shir Hadash
A Jewish Renewal Community
in Ashland, OR

Durham, New Hampshire

Geneva, Switzerland

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.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Email: info@abrahamicreunion.org for help joining

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

2023-03-15 11:00 - 11:15 UTC | FL
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

1st & 3rd Wednesdays
11am

2023 Schedule:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the Month, 11am ET

We’re Adding a 2nd Time for the Prayer Vigil
To create space for more people to join us for the Prayer Vigil, we are adding a 2nd time — 8pm EST — so that those who can’t join earlier have the opportunity to be part of our peace prayer vigil. We’ll host the session live, play music as you enter, and show the morning’s prayer.
Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
Friends of the Vigil
Easton, MA, USA

Lake Worth
Interfaith Network
Lake Worth, FL

Havurah
Shir Hadash
A Jewish Renewal Community
in 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.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Email: info@abrahamicreunion.org for help joining

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

10-Day Peace Vigil For The Holy Land
2023-03-02 11:00 - 2023-03-11 17:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Urgent Need for Prayers in the Holy Land
Daily Prayer Vigils, March 1 – 11
Friends of Peace,

You may have been reading about the situation in the Holy Land in the news. There is very serious conflict, violence, and tragic loss of life each day. The Holy Land is in flames and in need of our prayers more than ever.

During previous spells of increased violence, the Abrahamic Reunion has convened daily Prayer Vigils to strengthen the community of peace, which has successfully kept hope and the work for peace alive. We come together once again in this time of difficulty and call upon you to help us bolster the field and community of peace through our collective prayer, thought, and concentration.

Thank you for being with us,

Peace, Salaam, Shalom

The Peacemakers of the Abrahamic

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

1st & 3rd Wednesdays
11am

2023 Schedule:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the Month, 11am ET

Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
Friends of the Vigil
Easton, MA, USA

Lake Worth
Interfaith Network
Lake Worth, FL

Havurah
Shir Hadash
A Jewish Renewal Community
in Ashland, OR

Durham, New Hampshire

Geneva, Switzerland

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.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Email: info@abrahamicreunion.org for help joining

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

Unity Prayer of Love
2023-02-15 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | FL
Featured Leaders TBA

& Hosted by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra & David Less

“Love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18)
“And My Mercy encompasses everything.” (Surah Al-A’raf, 7:156)
“God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” (1 John 4:16)

Please Register (for free) in advance if you are new to Abrahamic Reunion.
Click Here To Join the Zoom Meeting

Join the Abrahamic Reunion for an hour of connection with courageous peacebuilders and spiritual luminaries from Palestine and Israel, who will share prayers, inspiration, and reflections on the theme of giving and generosity.

Group prayer has a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. 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 45 minutes of prayer in the spirit of interconnection and peace.

David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director host each Unity Prayer’s Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze prayer leaders – women, men, and youth.

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

Unity Prayer for New Beginnings
2022-12-31 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
New Years’ Eve Interfaith Unity Prayer
“The Prayer of New Beginning”
An Hour Of Prayer, Music, Song, Reflection, Intention, and Community for Peace in Palestine, Israel, Ourselves, and the World
Featured Interfaith Peace Leaders TBA
(Palestinian & Israeli, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Druze)

“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))

Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra

December 31st, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time

Register Via Eventbrite (Free/Donation!) for the Zoom Link Click Here

Let’s close 2022 with prayers, songs, reflections, and intentions for peace in 2023 by coming together with the Peacemakers of the Abrahamic Reunion for an hour of New Beginnings!

With Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze
Prayers, Songs, Music, Reflection, & More

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 45 minutes of prayer.
Register Via Eventbrite (Free/Donation!) for the Zoom Link Click Here

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.
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

Prayer Vigil for Peace in Palestine & Israel
2022-12-21 11:00 - 11:10, 2022-12-07 11:00 - 11:10, 2022-11-16 11:00 - 11:10, 2022-11-02 11:00 - 11:10, 2022-10-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-06 11:00 - 11:10, 2022-09-15 11:00 - 11:10, 2022-09-07 11:00 - 11:10 UTC and 3 more dates | FL
Featuring a different Palestinian or Israeli peace leader each Vigil.
All faiths and people welcome!

Hosted by: Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR Int’l Director

1st & 3rd Wednesdays
11am EDT

Email: info@abrahamicreunion.org for help joining

2022 Schedule:
Jan 19th ~ February 2nd & 16th ~ March 2nd ~ March 15th (Moved to Tuesday for Purim)
April 6th & 20th ~ May 4th (During Eid) & 18th ~ June 1st & 15th ~ July 6th & 20th
Autust 3rd & 17th ~ September 7th & 21st ~ October 6th (Moved to Thursday for Yom Kippur)
October 19th ~ November 2nd & 16th ~ December 7th & 21st

Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.

Friends of the Vigil
Easton, MA, USA

Lake Worth
Interfaith Network
Lake Worth, FL

Havurah
Shir Hadash
A Jewish Renewal Community
in 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.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Invitation from David Less, US Board Chairman
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

Sacred Music of the Holy Land - Giving Tuesday Special Event
2022-11-29 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Featuring Musicians of the Holy Land:
Rabbi Leora Ezrachi-Vered
Abed Manasra
Malkon Marizian
Rabbi David Zaslow
Nobar Voskerijan
Rimon Sabbah
Hosted by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra & David Less
ZOOM LINK CLICK HERE

Make a Donation to the AR’s FacebookGivingTuesday Campaign

Gift to the AR’s Giving Tuesday Campaign via our Website

Join David Less, Ghassan Manasra, and the Abrahamic Reunion Peacemakers for an hour of live music, inspiration, and connection for peace on #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving, generosity, and philanthropy!

GivingTuesday is the global day of generosity, following after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

We hope that you’ll remember the AR in your Giving Tuesday donations as we kick off our year-end fundraiser with a Facebook Matching Gift Campaign, and a live-music event hosted by the peacemakers!

All donations given exactly at 8:00am EST will be matched by Facebook!

It is highly competitive, but thanks to AR’s dedicated supporters last year, we received hundreds of dollars in matching funds last year from Facebook!

Set an alarm – save the date – and you can donate at any time on Giving Tuesday through our website, checks, and more.

More information coming soon.

This hour of music and gathering is a fundraiser event for the Peacemakers of the Holy Land — please donate on our Giving Tuesday Facebook Page, Campaign Page, or during the program to receive for free an Abrahamic Reunion Lapel Pin or Bumper Sticker, or other gifts!

Click to go to the AR’s Facebook
GivingTuesday Campaign

(Sample designs pictured left.)

Featured Musicians

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.

Abed Manasra
Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra is the Israeli Programs Director for the Abrahamic Reunion. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Tariqat Qadriyya As-Salaam (Qadiri Sufi Order Of Peace in the Holy Land), in which his father is also a Sheikh, and his Grandfather, Abdelsalam Manasra, is the Head Sheikh. He is a musician, performing classical Arabic and Sufi music and hymns with his wife, and works with young adults and youth to organize interfaith dialogue and gatherings in and around Nazareth. Abed@abrahamicreunion.org

Malkon Marizian
Is an Armenian Christian youth peacebuilder from East Jerusalem, who helps the AR as a translator for many events, and is a longtime participant in the Abrahamic Reunion. Studied for an MSc in Human Rights from London School of Economics and Political Sciences, and has worked in projects helping Palestinian and Syrian refugees

Rabbi David Zaslow
Serves as Rabbi of Havurah Shir Hadash in Ashland, Oregon, where he has hosted Sheikh Ghassan Manasra of the Abrahamic Reunion. Rabbi David Zaslow was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He was ordained in 1995 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi under the supervision and mentorship of Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield. In the summer of 1996 he became spiritual leader of the Havurah, which was founded in June 1985. In 2003 he completed his term as a Spiritual Advisor to ALEPH, the umbrella organization of the Jewish Renewal movement. He is a longstanding interfaith advocate and leader.
Nobar Voskerijan
Nobar Voskerjian, a music artist from Bethlehem, holds a Master’s in Music Education from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is a professor of music at the Armenian School in Jerusalem and Dar al-Kalima School in Bethlehem. He also work as a music therapist for people with special needs.

Rimon Sabbagh
Rimon is a Christian Palestinian from Ramallah. He is graduated from Bir Zeit University studying Political Science and International Relations, and is one of the members and founders of the Greek Catholic Youth Movement in Ramallah. He is engaged in the peace and cultural activities movements, is a part of the Abrahamic Reunion’s Cultural Leaders in Peace Training (Youth Cohort) and is a musician.

HOSTS:

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion, oversees programming in the Holy Land and Internationally since 2015. He was one of the Abrahamic Reunion’s Co-Coordinators in the Holy Land from 2014-2015, before moving to the US with his family, 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 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.

Unity Prayer for Forgiveness
2022-10-26 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | FL
“Do not hate your brother in your heart.” (Leviticus 19:17)
“Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37)
“Verily, He is One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful.” (Quran, Sura 2 (Al-Baqara), ayah 37)

Featuring Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze Prayers
Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra

JOIN ZOOM MEETING CLICK HERE

Join the Abrahamic Reunion for an hour of connection with courageous peacebuilders and spiritual luminaries from Palestine and Israel, who will share prayers, inspiration, and reflections on the theme of giving and generosity.

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 45 minutes of prayer.

David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will host Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze prayer leaders in the Holy Land.

Please join us. The addition of your prayer energy will help build the change we all seek.

Peace, Salaam, Shalom

Bedouin Peacemaker in Sarasota! (+ Zoom) The Power of The Peace
2022-09-17 19:30 - 20:30 UTC | FL
The Power Of Peace
Bedouin Peacemaker in Sarasota! (This Saturday, 7:30-8:30pm)

Rising Tide International, 5102 Swift Rd, Sarasota FL 34231 (Click for Directions)
Donations benefit the Abrahamic Reunion (Click Here)
Join Online – Zoom Link Click Here

One of the AR Co-Founders, Bedouin Spokesman Khalil Albaz, is here in Sarasota this week. We are hosting him and he is going to be giving a talk this week at Rising Tide International (5102 Swift Rd, Sarasota 34231) this Saturday about the Abrahamic Reunion, Peacemaking, and he will share his story and about the Bedouin peoples of the Holy Land.

Khalil is a voice and force for peace, the manager and Muezzein of the first Bedouin Mosque in Israel, the Spokesman for his community, and has traveled to multiple Parliament of the World’s Religions (Barcelona, Salt Lake, Toronto). He was stabbed 7 times last year, and has been threatened and attacked for peacemaking and standing for peace.

We hope that you’ll join us — all donations for the event will go to the Abrahamic Reunion!
(And a bit to Rising Tide for hosting the event)

Khalil will be in Ft. Lauderdale area next week as well, and is looking forward to meeting with religious leaders and hopefully making a presentation as well.

Let us know if you’re interested in meeting or inviting Khalil!

Here is a recent articles about Khalil from the Abrahamic Reunion:
https://www.abrahamicreunion.org/ar-co-founder-bedouin-leader-khalil-albaz-takes-respite-in-us/

Khalil Albaz
AR Co-Founder, Former Israeli Board Co-Chair

Khalil Albaz is the Manager & Muezzein of the central mosque and spokesperson for the Bedouin town, and regional council of Tel Sheva, frequently delivering Sermons to his mosque of 600. He is a frequent commentator on Bedouin and Islamic affairs in the Israeli and the Arab media and a former TV, Radio, and News Journalist. His commitment to peace and justice have led him to participate in regular interfaith meetings throughout the Holy Land. Khalil took part in the annual Bearing Witness retreat in Auschwitz. He is a co-founder of the Abrahamic Reunion with his late wife, Sana Albaz, and has been a passionate voice for peace in the Negev and Holy Land for decades.

Meet the New Israeli Board!
2022-09-14 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Meet the New Israeli Board!
Wednesday, Sept 14th
11am – 12pm EDT / 6-7pm Holy Land
In 2021, the AR registered as an Amutah, an NGO in Israel. The new Board of Directors has been energizing growth in programs on the ground, including holding 3 Iftars and now 3 Cultural Leaders In Peace training groups.
Join us to learn about each of the new Directors, hear why they are working with the AR for peace, and a chance for some Q&A to hear their perspectives. Hosted by Sheikh Ghassan Manasra.
Click here for the Zoom Link
Amutah Organization & Board of Directors
(Amutah is the name for a Nonprofit in Israel)
Anat Lev Or, Tel Aviv, Co-Chair

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.
Sheikha Najah Kabaha, Nazareth, Co-Chair

Sheikha Umm Bra’a Najah Kabaha is a leader in the Muslim community who lives in the city of Nazareth, the largest Arab city in Israel. She has worked for interfaith understanding and dialogue through the Qadiri Tariqat as-Salaam, the Lights of Peace Society, and the Abrahamic Reunion for many years. She also teaches children and early childhood.

Imam Dr. Khalid Abu Ras, Ilut

Dr. Khalid is the Imam of Al-IMAN Mosque in Ilut, outside Nazareth, in the North of Israel, an educator, Arabic Language and Literature teacher in High Schools and Secondary Schools, and has worked for YESODOT Center for Torah & Democracy in Jerusalem, Anwar al-Salaam the Lights of Peace Association Founder & Co-Director in Nazareth, Yakar Center in Jerusalem, and many other interfaith and intercultural initiatives over the last 25 years. He has his PhD in Arabic Studies from Bar-Ilan University.
Dvora Haitsook-Shani, Givatayim
Dvora is a fierce believer in narrowing political, national, and religious tensions through cross-religious meetings, discussions, and cultural activity. She is a photographer, curator, and professor and teacher of photography at such places as the College of Geographical Photography, Tel-Aviv Artists House, Tel-Aviv Museum Art School, Beit Ekstein Ramat Gan, Ort Hermelin College, and others. She is happily married and the mother of three children.

Fr. Nael Abu Rahmoun, Nazareth

Fr. Nael is the Vicar of Nazareth for St. George’s Episcopal Church. He completed his theological studies in Rome At Angelicum/Pontifical University of Thomas Aquinas, and has served churches in Zababdeh (West Bank), East Jerusalem, and Ramallah before returning to his hometown of Nazareth. He has been part of the Abrahamic Reunion for over 10 years, and loves to remind the world that, “God is inclusive!”

Siham Halabi, Daliat al-Carmel

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.
Abed Alsalam Manasra
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, performing with his wife Israa, and family, and works with youth and young adults to organize interfaith dialogue and gatherings in the Holy Land. Abed@abrahamicreunion.org

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Nazareth / Florida

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, International Director of the Abrahamic Reunion, oversees programming in the Holy Land and Internationally since 2015. He was one of the Abrahamic Reunion’s Co-Coordinators in the Holy Land from 2014-2015, before moving to the US with his family, and has been an active contributing Peacemaker with the AR for more than a decade, and in the Holy Land in many organizations for over 35 years.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

Peacebuilding with the Samaritans
2022-08-24 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States
Zoom Link Click Here
Join us for an hour with Dr. Jacob Cohen, President of the Samaritan Legends Association, to talk about the peacebuilding efforts that the Abrahamic Reunion and the Samaritans community have been engaging in lately.
In this meeting we will:
Discuss the impact of The Samaritan Conference for our peacebuilding efforts,
Learn about the Samaritan Community, one of the smallest ethno-religious groups in the world (only 850 members presently),
Hear about the similarities and differences with Judaism (they speak an ancient form of Hebrew),
Understand better their complex place in the cultural topography of the Holy Land (they live in the West Bank, are often confused with Jews, and largely consider themselves Palestinians),
Show footage and photos from the 2021 Samaritans Conference in Nablus which the Abrahamic Reunion and the Samaritan Legends Association sponsored and organized, with support from the Topol Family Foundation,
Feature discussion between Dr. Cohen and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, and possibly other Abrahamic Reunion peacebuilders and leaders, and
Take Live Q & A.
2021 Samaritan Conference Report:

Graphic Version Click Here
With Video Embeds on Canva Click Here
Text Version Click Here

Dr. Jacob Cohen
Samaritan Spokesman and Leader from Mt. Grizim, Dr. Cohen is the West Bank Founder of the Samaritan Legend Association, which facilitates workshops and lectures around the world teaching about the Samaritan community and using it as an example of coexistence and peace. He founded the Samaritan Youth Club. Jacob is the speaker on behalf of his father, The High Priest of the Samaritan community, and is considered a representative of the community outside the country. He has been featured in Forbes magazine as the manager of Har Bracha Tahini, and been a speaker at the Parliament of the World’s Religions and numerous Abrahamic Reunion peacebuilding events.

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra is the Abrahamic Reunion’s International Director, and has worked in interfaith peacemaking in the Holy Land, and around the world, for more than 38 years. He is a second-generation peacemaker following in the footsteps of his father, the scholar and Sufi Sheikh, Abdelsalam Manasra.
He is an ordained Sheikh in the Qadiri Sufi Order of Peace in the Holy Land, the founder of Anwar-Il-Salaam, the Lights of Peace Center in Nazareth, and was a founder and the Director of the Islamic Cultural Center in Nazareth.
Ghassan is able to build bridges and re-connect peoples because he feels himself to be part of every people, and family with every human being. He looks forward to the time when all human beings will share in this feeling and live in peace together, one with the other, sharing in the beauty of the diversity of this world.

Unity Prayer for Giving
2022-08-10 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | FL
The Prayer of Giving
Unity Prayer from the Holy Land
w/ Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, David Less, & Peace Leaders from Israel & Palestine (TBA)

Wednesday, August 10th
11am – 12pm EDT / 6-7pm Holy Land

Zoom Link Click Here

1 hour of multifaith prayer, reflection, and contemplation on the theme of giving and generosity.

“The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.” (Psalm 33:5)
“And truly the Lord your Guardian will give to you so that you will be content.” (Surah 93:5)
” ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” (Acts 20:35)

Join the Abrahamic Reunion for an hour of connection with courageous peacebuilders and spiritual luminaries from Palestine and Israel, who will share prayers, inspiration, and reflections on the theme of giving and generosity.
Group prayer has a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. 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 45 minutes of prayer in the spirit of interconnection and peace.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director host each Unity Prayer’s Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze prayer leaders – women, men, and youth
Please join us. The addition of your prayer energy will help build the change we all seek.
Peace, Salaam, Shalom

Experiences From The Holy Land: June Peacebuilding Tour Highlights
2022-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | FL
Experiences From The Holy Land:
June Peacebuilding Tour Highlights
w/ David Less, Peaceuilders, Tour Participants
July 27th, 11am EDT / 6pm Holy Land
This spring, 22 peace-supporters traveled to the Holy Land with US Board Chairman David Less, to experience the layers of the Holy Land and meet the peacemakers of the Abrahamic Reunion. Participants said it was the journey of a lifetime that continues to move their hearts and spirits.

Join us for their stories, reflections, professional video footage, and photos.

Zoom Link

Prayer Vigil for Peace in Palestine & Israel
2022-07-06 11:00 - 11:10 UTC | Zoom, FL, United States

"To Build Peace Together, We #IftarTogether" 2022 Iftar Event Review! Video Photos Live Discussion & Stories
2022-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Live review of our Ramadan Multifaith Iftar Events with Peacemakers from Israel and Palestine including video, photos, stories, more!

2022 IFTAR REVIEW EVENT LIVE ON ZOOM
With Anat Lev Or, David Less, Abed Manasra, Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, Mohamad Jamous, and Chris Miller
Photos, Video, Stories, and Takeaways
Click to watch the 1-Minute Trailer

Zoom Link to be Posted by our Email List — click here to subscribe to our Email List

About this event

The Abrahamic Reunion brought together 600 Muslims, Jews, Christians, Druze, Samaritans, Sufis — men, women, children, leaders, community figures, clergy — amidst a Holy Month of Ramadan that was simmering with conflict and tension.
From the Gaza Border to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to cities across the West Bank and Israel, violence seemed on the verge of engulfing the region — but from across all of Israel and Palestine, interfaith peacebuilders and believers in peace came together in shows of connection, community-building, and the desire for nonviolent means of achieving peace.
In this program we will show video and photo highlights from the 3 Iftar Events we held in the Holy Land, talk about the 1 cancelled event, and recount the bridges built and new opportunities made.

April 20th: 300+ attend Daliat al-Carmel Multifaith Iftar Dinner with speeches and discussion
April 26th: 200+ attend Nazareth Multifaith Iftar Dinner with speeches, discussion, Iftar, Zoom livestream, and high-level peacemakers and leaders in attendance
April 28th: 102 attend Jericho Multifaith Iftar Dinner in Palestine with speeches, discussion, and Iftar

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Prayer Vigil for Peace in Palestine & Israel
2022-05-18 20:00 - 20:10, 2022-05-18 11:00 - 11:10 (America/New_York) | FL
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

1st & 3rd Wednesdays
11am + 8pm EST

2022 Schedule:
Jan 19th ~ February 2nd & 16th ~ March 2nd ~ March 15th (Moved to Tuesday for Purim)
April 6th & 20th ~ May 4th (During Eid) & 18th ~ June 1st & 15th ~ July 6th & 20th
Autust 3rd & 17th ~ September 7th & 21st ~ October 6th (Moved to Thursday for Yom Kippur)
October 19th ~ November 2nd & 16th ~ December 7th & 21st

We’re Adding a 2nd Time for the Prayer Vigil
To create space for more people to join us for the Prayer Vigil, we are adding a 2nd time — 8pm EST — so that those who can’t join earlier have the opportunity to be part of our peace prayer vigil. We’ll host the session live, play music as you enter, and show the morning’s prayer.
Recordings
The Vigils will continue to be uploaded to our YouTube Channel as well.
Friends of the Vigil
Easton, MA, USA

Lake Worth
Interfaith Network
Lake Worth, FL

Havurah
Shir Hadash
A Jewish Renewal Community
in 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.
Confirm and send your logo to chris@abrahamicreunion.org

Email: info@abrahamicreunion.org for help joining

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
