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Swords into Ploughshares — Interfaith Wisdom Class on Torah & Quranic Scriptures against War
July 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Interfaith Wisdom Class with Ted Brownstein & Sheikh Ghassan Manasra
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Live Music from Abed Manasra
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Steps Toward Peacemaking: Anti-War Textures in Torah and Qu’ran
Wednesday, July 19th, 7:30pm ET
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Ted Brownstein, TAO and AR Board Member, will be joined by Abed and Ghassan Manasra for Temple Adath Or’s Wednesday Wisdom Class online, a 90-minute interactive meeting featuring music, lecture, and discussion.
TOPIC: Both the Torah and the Qur’an authorize war under certain circumstances. But there are plenty of signs that G-d / Allah was not One who took pleasure in war. The text creates many limitations and warnings. For example, in this week’s Torah portion, the Israelites fight the Midianite. Yet when the Israelite soldiers come back victorious to the camp, they are “unclean.” Instead of the nation holding a big victory celebration for them, those who took part in the killing must stay outside the camp for seven days to purify themselves and then must bath before then can re-enter society. This is a sign that war and killing in war were not pure in the eyes of G-d, even in ancient times.
The future that the Prophets foresee is a time of peace. Swords will be beaten into plows and the meek (not the strongest fighters) will inherit the earth. Hoping that Sheikh Ghassan will have similar examples anti-war sentiments Qur’an or tradition.
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Join Zoom Meeting
(Please Note: Password Needed For Entry)
Meeting ID: 831 8155 8604
Passcode: 8887799
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Ted Brownstein, AR Board, TAO Member, Lake Worth Interfaith Network
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Ted is a Jewish-Christian-Baha’i living in Lake Worth with his wife, Chris. He holds a Master’s Degree in Biblical Hebrew from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Currently, Ted serves on the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Lake Worth and teaches courses on Judaism, Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue at the Wilmette Institute. He is also the compiler of The Interfaith Prayer Book and author of Kinship of the Bible and Qur’an.
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Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, AR International Director
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Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, International Director since 2018, has been an active contributing Peacemaker with the AR since 2006. 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
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Abed Manasra, AR Israeli Director
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Abed Alsalam Manasra is the Israeli Programs Director for the Abrahamic Reunion. He is an ordained Sheikh in the Tariqat Qadriyya As-Salaam (Qadiri Sufi Order Of Peace in the Holy Land), in which his father is also a Sheikh, and his Grandfather, Abdelsalam Manasra, is the Head Sheikh. He is a musician, performing classical Arabic and Sufi music and hymns with his wife, and works with young adults and youth to organize interfaith dialogue and gatherings in and around Nazareth. Abed@abrahamicreunion.org
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Based in South Florida, Rabbi Marc Labowitz and Temple Adath Or have partnered to host the Abrahamic Reunion Peacemakers on several occasions, featuring lively discussion, music, collaborations, and warm welcome. https://www.taocenter.net/
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