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Rabies For Obama
Last week, a group of Rabbis came together and formed "Rabbis For Obama".
Today, a group of rabies has endorsed Senator Obama. Last week, a group of Rabbis came together and formed "Rabbis For Obama". ... more -
Ethiopian Jews are not allowed to practice as Rabbis in the state of Israel. Why?
With 47% of All Ethiopian Jews Are Unemployed, 72% Of All Children Living Below The Poverty Line, And Only 32% Of EthiopianStudents Passing The Matriculation Test,One Must Wonder What The Plight Is For Ethiopian Jew In Israel. With 47% of All Ethiopian Jews Are Unemployed, 72% Of All Children Living Below The Poverty Line, And Only 32% Of EthiopianStudents Pa... more
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Imam speaks at interfaith dinner
On May 4th Imam Hamid Slimi made history as the first imam to speak at a Neighbourhood Interfaith Group dinner.
The annual dinner was hosted by Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Beauchamp, who is an Anglican, said he encourages people of all the different faiths to sit together on the same table to encourage dialogue.
The Moroccon-born imam spoke about Islam and its beliefs:
“Islam is very simple. There’s one God in heaven and God is merciful,” he said. “There is this unfavourable thinking of Islam and Muslims. I can’t deny that there are extreme thoughts – it happens in every religion.”
The imam dispelled the myth that all Muslims are taught to hate the Jewish people:
“Everyone is loved by God,” he said. “I grew up in a district where we had Jews and Christians. We were never taught to hate [them.] The prophet said that [Muslims] can marry Jews and Christians, who are the people of the Book.”
Rabbi Schild reminded them all their have something in common:
“We’re all citizens of Canada...In Canada, people with different ethnicities and religions can live together in harmony.” On May 4th Imam Hamid Slimi made history as the first imam to speak at a Neighbourhood Interfaith Group dinner. ... more -
Interfaith dialogue opens in Doha, Qatar
The sixth Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue opened on 13th may with Muslim leaders, Rabbis (incl. 2 from Israel) and Christian leaders coming together from across the globe in Qatar.
The conference was titled "Religious values: Perspective on peace and respect for life," and was organised jointly by the Qatar University, the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Opening the conference at the Doha Sheraton, H E Faisal bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, said, "We all see from the theme of this conference and its discussions a clear evidence of the success it achieved in terms of interfaith dialogue as well as the goals we wanted to achieve through the previous conferences. In addition to this, there is the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, which is a real achievement of the previous recommendations."
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter religious Dialogue (Vatican City) said:
"I noted with satisfaction that the Qatari people are courageous and maintain their promises. For example, they promised to widen the conference to include Jews and to create an international structure for dialogue- both promises have been maintained."
"As religious leaders let us promote a sound pedagogy of peace, which is taught in the family, in the mosques, in the synagogues, in the churches, in our schools, in our universities. Religions do not make war, unfortunately- as history teaches us-their followers sometimes make war," said Tauran. The sixth Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue opened on 13th may with Muslim leaders, Rabbis (incl. 2 from Israel) and Christian le... more -
New York imam forges close ties with city's Jews
The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's influential Jewish community. Mohammad Shamsi Ali is the Mosque's Indonesian born-imam.
Rabbis who've spoken there call it an open and welcoming community. The Jewish Theological Seminary and the ICC are planning a joint soup kitchen for the homeless. The mosque is organizing an inter-religious studies program for teenagers.
"What I heard Shamsi Ali preach was as fine a sermon on brotherhood as has ever been preached," said Visotzky, professor of midrash (scriptural interpretation) and inter-faith studies across town at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke at the ICC last year and invited the imam to speak in his Synagogue last month:
"It was impressive when he spoke to the congregation about Israel's territorial integrity and how suicide bombings are a perversion of the Koran and Islam."
The imam has taken part in the prayer at an inter-faith memorial service in Yankee Stadium two weeks after the September 11 attacks. Ali has also been active in larger inter-faith initiatives such as the National Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics and Imams and Rabbis conferences in the United States and abroad. The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's influential Jewish community. Mohammad Shamsi Ali is the M... more -
Russian Muslims and Jews: Aliens do exist
A few days after the the Pope saying Aliens may exists, the Jews and Muslims of Russia have also confirmed their beliefs in Aliens.
The Muftis’ Council of Russia representative stated:
“According to the Holy Koran, the Almighty speaks about creation of various worlds. We know the world of people, jinns, plants and animals. Perhaps, we don’t know everything. The Creator can create anything. Other creatures may inhabit the worlds out of our reach,”
He then went on to recite the chapter from the Quran saying “Praise Allah, the Lord of the worlds!” and noted that thus the holy Muslim Book confirmed “that other civilizations may exist.”
Rabbi Zinovy Kogan said that “the Lord is the first cause for everything existing in micro and macro worlds.”
“It couldn’t be excluded that other creatures similar to man exist in other worlds,” he stressed. A few days after the the Pope saying Aliens may exists, the Jews and Muslims of Russia have also confirmed their beliefs in Aliens. ... more -
Israeli rabbis: Bush not welcome
A group of senior Israeli rabbis have condemned the United States' President George W. Bush's visit to Israel, planned for next week. A group of senior Israeli rabbis have condemned the United States' President George W. Bush's visit to Israel, planned for ... more
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Pray Ball!
As part of Jewish Heritage Night, The Giants handed out these bobblehead Rally Rabbi dolls at the game yesterday. The dolls are modeled after San Francisco's Rabbi Yosef Langer a local Rabbi and proud member of the Orange & Black Attack. I didn't get to go to the game but just won one on eBay (at a very good price I might add). Some other hilarious bobble-heads after the warp. As part of Jewish Heritage Night, The Giants handed out these bobblehead Rally Rabbi dolls at the game yesterday. The dolls are model... more
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