Peace of Abraham, Hagar, & Sarah: Sacred Seasons, Fall 2006-07

3 Abrahamic Leaders Share Festivals, Address Global Scorching -- Phila Oct 8

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MAJOR JEWISH, CHRISTIAN, & MUSLIM LEADERS
JOIN IN PHILADELPHIA OCTOBER 8
TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS &
CELEBRATE FESTIVALS TOGETHER

Further Information:
Call 215/844-8494

Major leaders of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will speak together on October 8 in Philadelphia at a joint celebration of the Muslim month of Ramadan and the Jewish festival of Sukkot.

The Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches and a former Pennsylvania Congressman; Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America; and Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, director of the Pennsylvania region of the Union for Reform Judaism, will join the emcee of the gathering, Rabbi Arthur Waskow of The Shalom Center, to address the question:

How to Buy "The Tent of Abraham" Book at Discount

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Photo of "The Tent of Abraham" book cover

"The Tent of Abraham" by Sister Joan Chittister, Murshid Saadi Shakur Chisti, & Rabbi Arthur Waskow is available to Shalom Center members and readers by special arrangement with Beacon Press. You will receive a 10% discount and free shipping on this (and any other Beacon title). The Shalom Center will receive 4% of the proceeds from Beacon.

To buy this book, visit Beacon’s web site at:

http://www.beacon.org/tentofabraham

Just enter “tent” in the discount code box on the shopping cart to receive the discount.

"The Tent of Abraham" by Waskow, Chittister, & Chisti: Book Review by Claire Gorfinkel

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The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians and Muslims (Beacon Press, 2006). By Joan Chittister, OSB; Murshid Saadi Shakur Chisti; & Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Foreword by Karen Armstrong. *

Reviewed by Claire Gorfinkel *

For some time now, I have longed for a study group that would consider common themes in Jewish, Muslim and Christian texts. But as is so often the case, in my longing I have created a set of expectations that are virtually impossible to fulfill.

The Peace of Abraham, Hagar, and Sarah: Sharing Sacred Seasons, Fall 2007

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THE PEACE OF ABRAHAM, HAGAR, & SARAH:
SHARING SACRED SEASONS, 2007

Shalom, salaam, peace! --

In the fall of 2007, several sacred seasons of the Abrahamic faiths will come together. At a moment of history when religious conflict and violence have reemerged bearing lethal dangers for each other and our planet, God has given our spiritual and religious traditions an unusual gift of sacred time.

Let us celebrate this rare confluence of THE PEACE OF ABRAHAM, HAGAR, & SARAH by praying and learning with each other and by acting together to –-

SEEK PEACE, PURSUE JUSTICE,

What is the Deepest Sacrifice? Muslims Observe Eid al-Adha

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow 1/21/2005

Asalaam aleikum, eid mubarak! Peace be with you, may the festival Muslims are now celebrating be one of blessing!

As Muslims celebrate Eid al Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice, we can all learn from this commemoration of Abraham's (Ibrahim's) willingness to obey God's demand that he make an offering of what was most precious to him. The story begins (but does not end) with the understanding that the offering should be Ibrahim's son — Ishmael, in Muslim tradition.

"Tent of Abraham" Retreat, September 9-12, 2004

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Jews, Christians, Muslims at Shalom Center event, 1/13/2005

REPORT OF ABRAHAMIC RETREAT SPONSORED BY THE SHALOM CENTER,
HELD JANUARY 9-12, 2004, AT GARRISON INSTITUTE

I. Spiritual/Faith Activities

We journeyed through four fairly distinct paths: sharing our spiritual journeys, sharing our forms of prayer and mediitations, sharing our thoughts about inter-religious connection, and beginning to plan for multireligious action to heal the world.

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