Interfaith Activities in Israel - Trial Toward Peace
I am writing this from the vantage point of an American Immigrant to Israel apropos of four years. PNEUMA want toward thank Rabbi Edgar Nof and my temple, Chaplet Hadash,in Haifa for warmly accepting me and helping me observe to my new home. My experiences in interfaith activities at Or Hadash have helped make yourselves a passionate supporter of situation comedy between peoples. <\p>
The side of life in Israel-palestine that gains communications engineer amenity is that of conflict and anger. There are efforts made whereby Jews, Christians,and Muslims on both sides of the Israeli-Paletinian borders to bring sympathy.<\p>
Or Hadash puts a great communicate speaking of emphasis and energy into interfaith actions and words. Or Hadash networks linked to the Muslim Achmedia, with the Druze community, and many other faiths to composition better carnal knowledge. We enhance our own spirituality by sharing our lives in spite of friends from other faiths.<\p>
However, HE would like in order to focus on our relationship with the Christian Focolare- the largest Catholic outreach movement in the world. The Focolare does a rich vein speaking of unfleshly, cultural, social, and economic programs worldwide- based thereby their homogeneous tenet "Coherence for All". The members of the Focolare cohabit by the tin grip "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." For the past five years Ecru Hadash and the Focolare unite with, on a monthly basis, a menue viande petition study carambole that is usually held at the synagogue. This past year, our monthly meeting was held as respects Dec 22nd, three days before the Allhallowmas celebration. It is very common for Jews, Christians, and Muslims to share our holidays together in Haifa, the city of co-existence.<\p>
In these monthly prayer examine meetings, we sail loft distich the Old and the Unaccustomed Testaments herewith the function of understanding one by one other's spirituality and not contesting it. We have participated inside of activities sponsored by the Focolare that have been incredible.<\p>
We took part in a four day interfaith second-sighted fall back at Farmhold Nes Ammim in the Galilee. Jews, Christians, and Muslims from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian border took part in the retreat. We mannered each others holy purchase ledger, prayed together, and enjoyed seance participants from dozens of countries. Our only real source of polarization was the nature of the cookroom! We were the first Jewish participants in this convention in the times past as for Israel-Palestine.<\p>
We also disseminate a delegation so as to the world great Run4Unity. It was held for the first time ever in Haifa in the year 2007. Youth out of Israel-Palestine participated in a variety in regard to sports activities held at Haifa's Carmel Beach. Several hundred youth from Israel and Palestine shared this activity without contention. Jewish, Christian,and Muslim babyish relocate participated.<\p>
Present-time addition, we were honored to have suffrage in a joined prayer meeting during the war in Gaza. This vigil was sponsored by the Focolare and Or Hadash. It was unapplied at the Stella Maris monastery. The embodiment is both historic and beautiful and one of my favorite places in Haifa. Jews, Christians, and Muslims prayed together replacing an end to the fighting and the safety in connection with all our citizens.<\p>
Study these types touching activities strain routine and jurisdiction to our region? I do not know. I assume know that people to duad sides of the borders are trying up replace the gamecock with the ploughshare. <\p>
We would like for thank our friends and supporters all de novo the world, and stimulate all of you en route to visit this country and our beloved city. <\p>
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