People have always said:
"There are so many Palestinians and Jews in Detroit, Michigan. Has
Dialogue begun there yet?"
Yes, it has! We learned this by e-mail from a
participant there, Brenda Rosenberg (BrendaStyle@aol.com).
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Brenda is part of the newborn Arab-Jewish "MIDDLE
EAST PEACE CIRCLE" that meets every Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, facilitated
by Arab businesswoman Georgia Nadhir (Georgia@masterpiece-gallery.com).
Jewish and Arab participants are gaining a deep
understanding of each other's issues, emotions, fears, hopes and visions of the
future.
Speaking to her Beth El congregants, Brenda called her
community to "a powerful partnership for peace."
"You were chosen to be part of this time and
place."
"We are the ones with the power, the answers, the
ability to change the world," she added. "We do not have to wait for
our leaders. We are the miracle the world needs."
So read the Editor's Notebook in the Detroit Jewish
News, 19 July 2002.
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"INTERFAITH PARTNERS" is another group of
Muslim, Jewish and Christian clerics and lay leaders that came together after
9/11 to "create a new calendar."
The mission of the group is to unify congregants from
all the faith based groups by creating compassionate listening focus
groups, spiritual dialogue, and social action.
Tonight, September 10, 2002, they are hosting a
Candlelight Remembrance Service and Supper called "Creating Partnerships
to Serve Humanity."
At a Habitat for Humanity construction site over 50
diverse religious, ethnic and cultural groups will be gathering at the end of
the work day, to remember 9/11 by praying together and sharing food from our
diverse cultural backgrounds. They will be coming together to support more than
the construction of a house -- to build new relationships in their community.
For more information please contact :
Victor Begg: 248-334-9225 -- GBegg786@cs.com
Brenda Rosenberg: 248-594-1545 -- Brendastyle@aol.com