Shimon Peres Gets Items on Islam

The deadline is in December, so do apply early. It’s a great opportunity. I have met with, and seen the work of some of the fellows. Please help spread the word. Faiths Act Fellowship Application | The Tony Blair Faith Foundation. The Faiths Act Fellowship is a year-long, paid international Fellowship that brings together exceptional future leaders inspired by faith to serve as interfaith ambassadors for the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  Faiths Act Fellows build partnerships across faith lines in their home countries to show the world how faith can be a positive global force in the 21st…

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…