Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman, who has devoted much of his career to inter-religious education, has teamed up with Dr. Hussein Rashid, an up-and-coming leader in New York’s Muslim community, to fight religious intolerance and ignorance with a unique educational program – held at a Christian church in Manhattan.
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NYC.gov. “There is no single reason why New York is the greatest city on earth, but chief among them is that the world’s hardest-working people come to achieve a better life for their families and simultaneously enrich and are enriched by their neighbors once here. The start of Ramadan marks the beginning of a time of fasting, prayer and reflection for New Yorkers in all Five Boroughs, and I want to extend my best wishes for this holiest month on the Muslim calendar. Ramadan Mubarak.”
Event: Lust in Islam, May 13
I am talking about Lust. As part of a lecture series at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, I’ll be giving a Muslim perspective on love and lust. The talk will be the sixth in series, and will happen on Wednesday, May 13 from 6-7:30PM. Details on the series can be found here.
NYC Speaking Event: Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem – Mar. 27, 2012
Media Contact : Rubenstein Associates, Melissa Mandel Kvitko, 212-843-8060, mmandel@rubenstein.com Fordham Law Presents Interfaith Speaker Series on Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem Fordham Law School’s Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work will host Part I of its Interfaith Speaker Series, titled “Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem,” on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at Fordham Law School in New York City. … McNally Amphitheatre Sponsor: The Fordham Law Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work Media contact: Melissa Mandel Kvitko, Rubenstein Associates, 212-843-8060, mmandel@rubenstein.com Additional contact: Ana Renata Dias Email: LawReligion@law.fordham.edu Telephone: 212-636-7699 Website: Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyer’s Work CLE information : www.law.fordham.edu/cle