Shimon Peres Gets Items on Islam

I am fascinated by the role of new media in the world of multifaith relations. Take the events of yesterday morning… Rabbi Ira Stone At 9 a.m. I received an email from my colleague Rabbi Shai Gluskin that informed me that my teacher, Rabbi Ira Stone, was now posting about the Mishnah on Twitter. Not yet Twitter literate myself, I repaired to Facebook where I posted a “status update” announcing this news. An hour later, I received an email from Hussein Rashid, a scholar of Islam in New York City, who will be teaching for RRC next spring. He indicated…

Amongst all the cultural loss, I’m glad to see that all the focus isn’t just on the Muslim community, but on the entirety of the Afghan community. Synagogue restoration in Herat. Afghanistan

The Ariane de Rothschild (AdR) Fellowship program (www.adrfellowship.com) to be held at Columbia Business School in partnership with University of Cambridge, UK, starting July 4 – July 16, 2010. Last date to receive applications is January 22, 2010. This is an intercultural and interfaith initiative which aims to define new paradigm of dialogue between Muslims and Jews from UK, USA and France. The Fellowship aims to develop a network of entrepreneurs with a demonstrated interest in social change and cross cultural dialogue. It is an endeavor to create a new brand of both dialogue and social entrepreneurship that allows for…