“Making Masks and Unmasking Ourselves” – Women in Faith Zoom Report & News Coverage
April 29, 2020: The Women in Faith Fellowship, a program of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, in partnership with The New York Board of Rabbis, hosted, over Zoom, “Making Masks and Unmasking Ourselves” to connect and protect the communities we share. In the time of social distancing, over 45 men and women from various streams of Christianity, Judaism and Islam made needed masks and unmasked the stereotypes we have of the other. The gathering provided a unique opportunity to engage in dialogue, exploring how their faith and the faith of the other are addressing the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on our lives. In the words of one of the participants, “I know what my community is doing but to hear it multiplied through so many other communities was really inspiring.”
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WOMEN IN FAITH brings together women of different faiths and spiritual practices to discover commonalities and honor differences, building deep and sustained connections across cultures, ages, professions and social strata. Through the fellowship, participants come to understand each other and the role of faith in their lives, and hone skills for listening generously with open curiosity and speaking in ways that honor the inherent dignity of others, creating positive changes in our communities.
For more information, contact Program Director Rabbi Melinda Zalma.
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The Faculty Engagement Program and CERRU at Queens College held a special, live debrief on Monday April 27, 2020 at 12:00pm ET with Prof.Tamar Hermann and Dr. Khalil Shikaki.
Dr. Khalil Shikaki is a Professor of Political Science and Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah, Palestine and Senior Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University. Tamar S. Hermann is a Professor of Political Science at the Open University, Israel, and Academic Director of the Guttman Center for Surveys at the Israel Democracy Institute.
The two leading researchers analyzed current trends in Israeli and Palestinian public opinion as shown in recent polls, which reflect public opinion regarding Coronavirus and its effects on governments and leadership, public trust, and changes of perception of the other, due to on the ground enhanced cooperation between the sides.
This is the second in a series of webinars that the Faculty Engagement Program is holding that aims to continue the conversation around Israel-Palestine. While the world is changing, on ground realities in the Middle East are evolving as well. We hope you enjoyed our previous call and will join us on this and on future webinars.