David Less is a global teacher of meditation and interfaith dialog of over forty years. For over a decade he was the Global Dean of the Universal Worship, an organization in over thirty countries,that honors the commonality in all religions and appreciates and respects the differences. He started promoting understanding rather than blame as a path to peace in the Holy Land in 2000 and was one of the founders of the Abrahamic Reunion shortly thereafter. To contact, reach out to info@abrahamicreunion.org
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Unity Prayer For The Holy Land
July 29, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
With Sheikh Abukhalil Al-Tamimi, Najah Kabaha, and Siham Halabi
Hosted by David Less & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Wednesday July 29th, 11am EDT, 4pm London, 6pm Israel Time
Please Register (for free) in advance Registration / RSVP
Dear Friends,
For our upcoming Unity Prayers and Online Programs, we are asking you to register for free. That way we can send you the zoom link before the event, right to your email, without having to send so many times to our whole email list.
We will also continue to offer Facebook Livestreaming of our programs via the AR’s Facebook Page
THE CALL FOR UNITY PRAYER
The Holy Land is no stranger to all manner of suffering. In response to this particularly difficult time, the Abrahamic Reunion will be drawing together—virtually—those women and men who have dedicated their lives to creating peace and understanding in their homeland.
Even when group prayer is virtual, people who pray together have a powerful effect. This is true not only for Israel and Palestine, but throughout the world. Many people think there will never be peace in the Holy Land, just as many believe we will never have peace throughout the world. But communal prayer and meditation, with a focus on the common good, can create the shift in consciousness that we all seek.
At each Online Unity Prayer for the Holy Land, religious leaders and holy peacemakers in Israel and Palestine will join together on zoom and lead 30 minutes of prayer.
These meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in the Holy Land, which is 4 pm in London, and 11 am EDT.
David Less, AR Board Chairman, and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director, will virtually host on-site Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Druze prayer leaders as well as one spiritual musician in the Holy Land.
Please join us. The addition of your prayer energy will help build the change we all seek.
Peace, Salaam, Shalom
Registration / RSVP
Please RSVP at the link above with your name, email, location, religious/spiritual identification, and number of people attending.
Bios
Sheikh Abukhalil (Nasr) Al-Tamimi
A significant local leader, part of the authentic Arab leadership in Palestinian territories. He is a different and refreshing voice within the local leadership of the Palestinian Authority. Sheikh Tamimi serves as a coordinator of the Sha’ariya scholars and Imam’s court in the Palestinian territories and in Israel. Sheikh Tamimi is the president of International Movement for Peace and Coexistence IMPAC , a member of the board of directors of Interfaith encounter association, He was and still is participating in the activities of several joint Palestinian-Israeli organizations.. For the last decade, Al-Tamimi has been a leading activist for co-existence and in the fight against the violence and terrorism.
Siham Halabi
Siham Halabi is a Druze leader and the Director of the Women’s Program and Adult Education at the Daliat Al Carmel Community Center providing courses in women’s economic empowerment, home management, drivers education, Hebrew and Arabic languages, social activism, and interfaith understanding. She is a Coordinator of the TRUST WIN, a member of the Women’s Parliament and various orgaizations for dialogue and understanding between the cultures, and for the advancement of women and social issues affecting women. She is a Druze spokeswoman representing Druze women in national forums.
Umm Bra’a Najah Kabaha
Najah Kabaha is a leader in the Muslim community in Israel, working for interfaith connection for many years through the Qadri Sufi Peace Order. She teaches young children.
David Less
Abrahamic Reunion US Board Chair
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
Abrahamic Reunion International Director
Sheikh Ghassan Manasra was one of the Abrahamic Reunion’s Co-Coordinators in the Holy Land until moving to the US in 2015, and has been an active contributing Peacemaker with the AR for more than a decade. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Qadiri Sufi Order in the Holy Land, and son of Sheikh Abdel Salaam Manasra – head of the Qadiri Sufi Order in the Holy Land. He is the founder of Anwar-Il-Salaam, the Lights of Peace Center in Nazareth, and is Director, Islamic Cultural Center in Nazareth. Ghassan is an expert and lectures in Islam, Islamic history, Sufism, and contemporary Muslim issues in the Middle East, Europe, and the USA. Ghassan@abrahamicreunion.org