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September 2021
Tabla for Two
Rumi Forum and FocusMusic are delighted to present "Tabla For Two": a unique duo consisting of Masood Omari and Abigail Adams Greenway. Tabla for Two performs traditional and classical music from Afghanistan and India, old Bollywood favorites, as well as Omari’s original compositions, which blend classical Eastern beats with Western-style beats - a fusion of East and West that is mirrored in their own partnership. This special performance will feature select poems from Rumi, the great 13th-century mystic, poet, and jurist whose message of…
Find out more »Celebrating Sukkot Outside and Together
The Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society of Washington (JIDS) presents: Celebrating Sukkot Outdoors and Together Where: Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, 13300 Arctic Ave., Rockville, MD 20853 When: Sunday, Sept. 26th, 1:00-3:30 p.m. For the past year and a half, the JIDS community has come together on a monthly basis for Zoom events. Now, finally, we are going to take advantage of what will hopefully be beautiful fall weather and meet face-to-face to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. We will be…
Find out more »WTS 49th Annual Faculties’ Convocation Virtual Event
Theological Education as Justice Formation with Dr. Willie Jennings Monday, September 27, 7:00-9:00 pm (includes meeting of Faculty Area Groups) Join us for this Virtual Event! Theological Education involves the preparation of religious leaders to engage public life, which includes ongoing issues of social justice. But the traditions of theological education themselves also need critical examination around issues of justice, racial equity, and cultural-inclusivity of the growing diversity of God’s Church. Join one of the accomplished and challenging leaders in…
Find out more »October 2021
The Gift of Forgiveness
With “The Gift of Forgiveness”, we are welcoming back Deborah Briggs, instructor and author of one of the Charter’s most successful courses, Growing Whole, Not Old - Aging in the Pandemic Age (Formerly "Awakening the Sage Within"). In that course she introduced hundreds to the concept of Sage-ing®. During this 4 - week workshop, we will delve into ‘forgiveness’: one of the core concepts of the Sage-ing® Movement. We will develop greater compassion for ourselves as we begin to free…
Find out more »Reigniting the Muslim-Jewish Alliance
JAMAAT is made up of Jews, Muslims and Allies of all faith traditions working to make this a better world focusing on, "Tikkun Olam" and "Islah" ( Hebrew and Arabic for healing the world.) We are sponsoring a General Assembly on Sunday, October 10th ( 2-3:30pm) particularly to rekindle and strengthen the ties of friendship between the Muslim and Jewish communities and discuss how Muslims, Jews and Allies of all faiths can work together to come to the aid of the…
Find out more »From the DC Peace Team: Youth Bystander Intervention Event on How to Stop Harm
Join the DC Peace Team for a practice session on Sunday, Oct 10, 2021 from 5-7pm EST to carry out peace building responses to conflict, harm, and violence using restorative justice, bystander intervention and de-escalation techniques. We welcome all interested youth to share, learn and practice ways we can make a difference in those difficult moments. Click Here to Register
Find out more »Interfaith Teach-in for Global Vaccine Justice
"Interfaith Teach-in for Global Vaccine Justice: Saturday October 16th, 1-2:30pm At the current pace, millions of people in the Global South will not get access to a covid vaccine for years. This is not only a human rights crisis, it’s also a threat to the safety of Global North residents and the entire global economy. The Delta Variant that has led to an 80% increase in deaths in Africa and causing devastating surges in the Global North, is just the…
Find out more »Public Open House: Wolf Trap Meeting House of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recently completed building a new church meetinghouse in the Tysons Corner, VA area. There will be a public open house on Saturday, October 16, from 2-5 pm. The address is 1632 Crowell Road, Vienna, VA.
Find out more »The Islamic World Today: Issues and Perspectives
Brigham Young University is sponsoring a program on Islam next week. It is entitled, “The Islamic World Today: Issues and Perspectives.” The TED talk-like event will be held in Utah and also live-streamed on 18-19 October 2021. Each session will include distinguished scholars discussing keys aspects of Islam. A detailed schedule can be found at https://islamconf.byu.edu/.
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