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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 111,444 | 137,899 | 254,602 | 157,940 | 161,595 | 823,480 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 11,467 | 11,467 | ||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 122,911 | 137,899 | 254,602 | 157,940 | 161,595 | 834,947 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 43,000 | 47,151 | 78,600 | 31,825 | 45,565 | 246,141 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 43,000 | 47,151 | 78,600 | 31,825 | 45,565 | 246,141 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 588,806 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 122,911 | 137,899 | 254,602 | 157,940 | 161,595 | 834,947 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 122,911 | 137,899 | 254,611 | 157,941 | 161,595 | 834,957 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 118 OFFICE SUPPLIES 26 TRAVEL 15 BANK, WIRE, & CC FEES 1,159 COMPUTER AND INTERNET 3,523 FILING FEE 736 HOLY LAND PROGRAM COSTS 6,100 TOTAL 11,677 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 239 178 OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 0 TOTAL 239 178 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 2,575 186 DEFERRED REVENUE 2,000 0 FUNDS ADVANCED 4,508 0 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III | THE ABRAHAMIC REUNION WORKS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE PEACE WITH DIVERSE FAITH COMMUNITIES IN THE HOLY LAND. WE FOSTER HARMONY BY EXPLORING COMMON ABRAHAMIC VALUES IN ORDER TO CREATE DEEP AND LASTING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 | FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT - HOLY LAND PROJECTS - 117,116 - THE ABRAHAMIC REUNION PLANS AND COORDINATES PEACEBUILDING EVENTS AND PROJECTS IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. THESE ARE MULTI-FAITH GATHERINGS BRINGING TOGETHER JEWS, MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS AND DRUZE FAITH BELIEVERS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS; PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS AND ISRAELI CITIZENS. THESE EVENTS CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOUNTER THE OTHER THROUGH THEIR FAITHS, RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS AND TEXTS, DINNERS, VISITS TO RELIGIOUS SITES, AND DIALOGUE. THESE ACTIVITIES FACILITATE THE BUILDING OF TRUST AND CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER, FOSTERING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF CREATING HOPE, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION IN ORDER TO BUILD A SAFER AND MORE PEACEFUL HOLY LAND. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2020, ALMOST ALL THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS HAD TO TAKE PLACE ON-LINE, RATHER THAN HAVING PARTICIPANTS BE PHYSICALLY IN THE SAME LOCATION WITH EACH OTHER. WHILE THERE WAS OFTEN A LEARNING CURVE INVOLVING ZOOM AND OTHER ONLINE TOOLS, AND WHILE THERE WERE CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE STRENGTH/CONSISTENCY OF INTERNET ACCESS IN SOME AREAS, THE ABRAHAMIC REUNION DISCOVERED THAT THESE VIRTUAL MEETINGS ALSO FACILITATED SOME ENCOUNTERS E.G., CROSS-BORDER MEETINGS. A SAMPLE OF THESE EVENTS FOLLOWS: IN FEBRUARY: - ON FEBRUARY 27, ABOUT 96 PEOPLE--60 MUSLIMS AND 36 CHRISTIANS-30 MEN AND 66 WOMEN--PARTICIPATED IN A WORLDWIDE COORDINATED PRAYER FOR PEACE & UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HOLY LAND IN JENIN, PALESTINE. THEY WERE JOINED BY OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS ON ZOOM FROM ISRAEL, PALESTINE, AND AROUND THE WORLD. - ABOUT 63 PEOPLE-28 MUSLIMS, 10 CHRISTIANS, 10 JEWS, 15 DRUZE-28 MEN AND 35 WOMEN--ATTENDED A MULTI-FAITH JOURNEY IN NORTHERN ISRAEL. IN MARCH: - 25 YOUTH-15 MUSLIMS AND 10 CHRISTIANS-TOOK PART IN PAINTING AN OUTDOOR MURAL IN JERICHO, PALESTINE. -90 PEOPLE (26 FAMILIES)-15 MUSLIMS, 10 CHRISTIANS, AND 75 JEWS-ATTENDED A TASTING PEACE EVENT KIBBUTZ HARDUF, ISRAEL. IN APRIL: -USING ZOOM, THERE WERE 5 ONLINE UNITY PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY LAND. THE APRIL 29 UNITY PRAYER HAD OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS. SPEAKERS INCLUDED SHEIKH MOAFAQ TARIF, DEACON JIRIES MANSOUR, RABBI LEORA EZRACHI-VERED, SHEIKHA NAJAH KABAHA, RABBI YAKOV NAGEN, FATHER FIRAS DIAB, IHAB YOUSEF AL-SAMERI, FATHER JAMIL KHADIR, LINA GIRALDO, AND OTHERS. IN MAY: - AN ONLINE INTERFAITH IFTAR HAD A TOTAL OF 300 PARTICIPANTS. SPEAKERS AT THE IFTAR INCLUDED SHEIKH GHASSAN MANASRA, DAVID LESS, RABBI SHLOMO DOV ROSEN, SIHAM HALABI, DR. JACOB COHEN, FRANCESCA SCALINCI, ANAT LEV OR, SHEIKHA LAILA MANASRA, SHEIKH KHALID ABU RAS, FATHER FIRAS DIAB, IHAB YOUSEF AL-SAMERI, MOHAMAD JAMOUS, ABED AND ISRA MANASRA. "RAMADAN, AS A CHRISTIAN, MEANS A LOT FOR ME," SAID FATHER FIRAS DIAB, CATHOLIC PRIEST IN ZABABDEH, PALESTINE, "IT'S A MONTH FOR THE MERCY OF GOD, FOR ALL HUMAN BEINGS, RAMADAN MEANS TO ME TO CONTINUE TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN ALL THE HUMAN BEINGS IN PALESTINE, IN ISRAEL, AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. AS A CATHOLIC PRIEST, RAMADAN OPENS DOORS FOR ME TO LOVE THE MUSLIMS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. "WE WERE ALL BORN BABIES, CREATED IN THE SAME IMAGE, THE LIKENESS OF GOD. WHEN I FIRST DISCOVERED I WAS BORN A BABY, THE MUSLIM WAS BORN A BABY, THE JEW WAS BORN A BABY, THAT DISCOVERY OPENED DOORS FOR ME TO LOVE EVERY HUMAN BEING, AND MY CHRISTIANITY, MY COMPATRIOT JESUS CHRIST, ASKS ME TO CONTINUE BUILDING BRIDGES, NOT WALLS," SAID FR. FIRAS. - AN ONLINE UNITY PRAYER ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 135 PEOPLE. THE PRAYER LEADERS INCLUDED SHEIKH GHASSAN MANASRA, DAVID LESS, SHEIKH MOAFAQ TARIF, RABBI DAVID ROSEN, SHEIKH MUHAMMAD SALAH ISAID, FATHER ISSA THALJIEH, AND RABBI ARIELLA GRAETZ BARTUV. RABBI ROSEN'S PRAYER WAS REPRESENTATIVE: "OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WHO WE WOULD REFER TO AS THE MERCIFUL ONE, SEND A FULL RECOVERY TO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS, AND PROTECT US ALL FROM PLAGUE, THREAT, AND VIOLENCE. AS WE PRAY NOW TOGETHER, ON THE EVE OF A WORLD DAY OF PRAYER IN THE FACE OF THIS PANDEMIC, SEEKING PROTECTION AND FRATERNITY, AMONG RELIGIONS AND PEOPLES, WE ASK YOU TO SEND YOUR GUIDANCE TO THE LEADERS OF THE WORLD'S NATIONS, THAT THEY MAY WALK IN JUSTICE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, KINDNESS, AND MERCY, SO THAT WE MAY ALL BEHAVE WITH LOVE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER, ADVANCE PEACE BETWEEN PEOPLES AND NATIONS. MAY YOU FULFILL OUR PRAYERS FOR BLESSING, AND FOR GOOD, AMEN." IN JUNE: - ON JUNE 3, AN ONLINE WOMEN'S UNITY PRAYER WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 150 PEOPLE LED BY RABBI DAHLIA SHAKHAM, ZEYNAB KHATIB, RABANIT SURALE ROSE, SIHAM HALABI, DORIS THIAB, HANAN SHAHAN, AND SHEIKHA LAILA MANASRA. THE SPIRIT OF THE EVENT WAS CAPTURED BY SIHAM HALABI'S OBSERVATION THAT SHE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE GATHERED, ESPECIALLY THE PALESTINIAN WOMEN SHE HADN'T MET BEFORE, AND INVITED THEM TO CREATE MEETINGS TO COME TOGETHER AND MEET FACE TO FACE. SHE SAID, "IT REMINDS ME OF 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE BEGAN TO WORK IN THE ABRAHAMIC REUNION, THE BIG FEAR WE HAD, WILL THE PEOPLE COME TO BE TOGETHER OR NOT, WILL WE HAVE MEETINGS SUCCESSFUL OR NOT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU NOW AFTER 20 YEARS OF MEETINGS, TODAY WE HAVE 1000 WOMEN WORKING ON THIS FIELD TO BRING ALL THE PEOPLE TOGETHER." - ON JUNE 24, THE FIRST ONLINE CROSS-BORDER YOUTH PEACE PROGRAM WAS HELD, WITH 21 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATING-6 MUSLIMS, 5 CHRISTIANS, AND 10 JEWS-11 MEN AND 10 WOMEN. IN SHARING WHY THEY CAME TO THIS EVENT, SOME SAID, "WE ARE HERE FOR OUR FAITH,- AND OTHERS, "TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTI-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUES." SOME YOUTH CAME BECAUSE, THEY SAID, "WE ARE SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE MEETINGS TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF PALESTINIAN YOUTH IN THE PEACE-MAKING PROCESS,- AND OTHERS ADDED THAT "IT IS A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS WHILE BUILDING BRIDGES FOR PEACE, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE IN PALESTINE." IN JULY: - AN ONLINE CROSS-BORDER INTERFAITH YOUTH PROGRAM (ISRAEL AND PALESTINE) HAD 44 PARTICIPANTS-12 MUSLIMS, 5 CHRISTIANS, AND 27 JEWS-35 MEN AND 9 WOMEN. THE PROGRAM WAS LED BY SHEIKH GHASSAN MANASRA AND RABBI YAKOV NAGEN. - ON JULY 29TH, 2020, AMIDST THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT HAS SICKENED MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD, JEWISH, MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN, SUFI, AND DRUZE FAITH LEADERS FROM THE HOLY LAND JOINED TOGETHER ON ZOOM TO PRAY FOR THE PEACE, HEALTH, CONNECTION, AND SAFETY OF ALL IN THE WORLD. SPEAKERS INCLUDED RABBI OR ZOHAR, SHEIKH ABUKHALIL AL-TAMIMI, SIHAM HALABI, NAJAH KABAHA AND DEACON JIRIES MANSOUR. IN AUGUST: - ON AUGUST 25, AN ONLINE CROSS-BORDER INTERFAITH YOUTH MEETING HAD 45 PARTICIPANTS-20 MUSLIMS, 9 CHRISTIANS, AND 16 JEWS. SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING INCLUDED SHEIKH GHASSAN MANASRA, RABBI YAKOV NAGEN AND RABBINIT HADASSA FROMAN. THE STORY OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH AS TOLD IN THE TORAH AND THE QUR'AN WAS REVIEWED; THE MANY LESSONS AND TEACHINGS TO BE FOUND IN THIS STORY WERE DISCUSSED. - AN ONLINE JEWISH-MUSLIM HIGH CLERGY TEXT STUDY HAD 8 PARTICIPANTS. IN SEPTEMBER: - AN ONLINE CROSS-BORDER INTERFAITH YOUTH MEETING HAD 50 PARTICIPANTS--23 MUSLIMS, 10 CHRISTIANS, 17 JEWS-30 MEN AND 20 WOMEN. SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING INCLUDED SHEIKH GHASSAN MANASRA, RABBI YAKOV NAGEN AND RABBINIT HADASSA FROMAN. - AN ONLINE WOMEN LEADERS MEETING HAD 17 PARTICIPANTS-5 MUSLIMS, 4 CHRISTIANS, 5 JEWS AND 3 DRUZE. SPEAKERS INCLUDED RABBI LEORA EZRACH, SIHAM HALABI, MARIAM HALON AND NAJAH KABAHA. IN OCTOBER: - ON OCTOBER 28, AN ONLINE CROSS-BORDER INTERFAITH YOUTH MEETING HAD 35 PARTICIPANTS--15 MUSLIMS, 11 CHRISTIANS, 9 JEWS-23 MEN AND 12 WOMEN. SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING INCLUDED SHEIKH GHASSAN MANASRA AND RABBI YAKOV NAGEN. THIS MEETING TODAY FOCUSED ON THE STORY OF MOSES IN THE TORAH AND IN THE QUR'AN. ONE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE PRESENT, A PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANT FROM JERUSALEM, SPOKE ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES IN MOST RELIGIOUS STORIES AND SAID THIS SHOULD TEACH US THAT THE HEAVENLY RELIGIONS ARE RELIGIONS OF TOLERANCE, LOVE AND CLOSENESS TO GOD ALMIGHTY. - ON OCTOBER 15, THE FIRST ONLINE PROGRAM CALLED A TASTE OF PEACEMAKING IN THE HOLY LAND HIGHLIGHTED MEN'S PERSPECTIVES. SPEAKERS INCLUDED RABBI ROBERTO ARBIB, FATHER FIRAS DIAB, AND DR. SHEIKH KHALED ABU RAS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SPEAKERS WAS, "HOW DID YOU COME TO THIS PATHWAY OF MAKING PEACE?" FATHER DIAB'S RESPONSE WAS, "SO, MY CHURCH WAS CLOSED IN 1982, THE FIRST INTIFADA WAS VERY BAD BECAUSE THERE WAS VIOLENCE AND THE SECOND INTIFADA WAS IN 2002, ALSO VIOLENCE. IN 2002 14 DECEMBER 2002, I WAS ORDAINED, AND I WANT TO REBUILD MY CHURCH SO I ASK A FAVOR FOR MY FRIENDS TO REBUILD MY CHURCH. YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ZABABDEH WHO COME TO HELP ME TO REBUILD MY CHURCH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS. THEY HELPED ME TO REBUILD THE CHURCH TO RENEW IT, SO IT BECOMES A HOUSE OF GOD FOR EVERYONE. SO, FROM THE BEGINNING I REBUILT THE CHURCH NOT TO BE EXCLUSIVE FOR THE CHRISTIANS BUT TO BE FOR EVERYONE WHO WANT TO WORSHIP GOD, AND WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE IN GOD'S EYES THERE IS NO MUSLIM OR CHRISTIAN OR JEWISH. WE ARE ALL A HUMAN BEING, AND WE ARE ALL INVITED TO WORSHIP GOD." - ON OCTOBER 7, AN ONLINE SUCCOTH GATHERING OF C |
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| DAVID LESS | |
| ANNA LESS | |
| TIMOTHY GARLAND | |
| TED BROWNSTEIN | |
| HERMIONE GARLAND | |
| LINDA HALL | |
| NEIL ROTHENBERG | |
| MICHAEL MACY |