Monthly Archives: January 2007

JCM-Partners in Dialogue

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Gabor

I received an email today reminding me that the JCM is happening this spring again. I attended this annual Jewish-Christian-Muslim student conference in Germany three times in the 1990’s and then in 2003 again. It was very meaningful for me. … Continue reading →

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Halachah and Shari’ah

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Gabor

This Washington Jewish Week’s article is mostly a summary of comments of organizers and participants made about a Sunday evening Jewish-Muslim gathering, organized by Tifereth Israel Congregation. The focus seemed to be comparison of halachah and shari’ah, halal kosher rules, … Continue reading →

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Me on YouTube

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Gabor

Finally I joined the video revolution, although somewhat halfheartedly. I posted a few videos on YouTube. They are all from rock or at least music concerts. The sound (and video) quality varies from terrible to acceptable. But they are all … Continue reading →

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Sim Shalom, global religion, fundraising

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Gabor

I wrote a paper two years ago for my Global Religion class at UCSB on Sim Shalom, the first Jewish Reform community in Hungary, where I was active until I moved to the US. That paper was intended to show … Continue reading →

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Clerics to Rice for Peace

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Gabor

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency shared a short note only but the Federal News Service posted the full transcript about the urging of clerics of the Abrahimc faith to Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice for peace, before her visit to the … Continue reading →

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Monkeybars, middle school, multifaith

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Gabor

It’s never too early to start building bridges, or climb them together. Children from three private middle schools are doing just that, as the Orlando Sentinel from Florida noted. Demonstrating through participation that teamwork is essential on an obstacle course … Continue reading →

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Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Gabor

As I learned from SomethingJewish.co.uk the Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations is opening its doors in Cambridge, UK. It is supported by Prince Hassan of Jordan and Prime Minister Tony Blair amongst others. Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks … Continue reading →

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First Muslim in the Israeli government

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Gabor

I know that there are lots of perspectives on this but I chose to consider it a positive sign. The Washington Post is just one of many news organizations that reported that “Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved the first Arab … Continue reading →

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A College Professor’s Dictionary

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Gabor

I had to write an evaluative review of a reference book for school and cover the value of the work in terms Authority, Scope and Range, Organization and Indexing, Treatment and Format. Here is my entry (for which I got … Continue reading →

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Multifaith Ugandan Coffee

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Gabor

I read on the Media With Conscience site about an Ugandan cooperative bringing together Muslim, Jewish and Christina coffee farmers. The organization is called “Mirembe Kawomera (mir´em bay cow o mare´a) meaning ‘delicious peace’ in the Ugandan language Luganda. They … Continue reading →

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