FAMILY UPDATE
Last week, Samir Selmanovic's father passed away, unexpectedly. His mother was also admitted into the hospital a week ago. You can send condolences to PO Box 552, New York, NY 10028 or samir@faithhousemanhattan.org . Please keep this entire family in your prayers this week.
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
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OUR REGULAR PROGRAM
LIVING ROOM gatherings are every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 5:00-6:30 pm in Intersections located at 274 Fifth Ave (btw. 29th and 30th Street).
At least once a month we SERVE TOGETHER in the area of fighting poverty, working for social or environmental justice, sustainability, and community service. We also have a FAITH HOUSE TOUR BUS program, as we step out of our comfort zones and into a hospitable space of others to visit, participate, and learn from their services, lectures, rituals, concerts, and other events.
(all programs are free of charge - donations are welcome)
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UPCOMING LIVING ROOM GATHERINGS
(location: Intersections, 274 Fifth Ave, between 29th and 30th)
June 13, Sat 5 pm
The Song of Songs:
A Ritualized Reading of the Sexiest Book in the Bible
 (image: Marc Chagall - Song of Songs IV)The Song of Songs, often attributed to King Solomon (while others
claim it was written by a woman), is one of the most beautiful texts
in the Hebrew Bible. It has been read allegorically for
centuries as representing the relationship between God and Israel or
Christ and his Church. For this Living Room, we will read it ritually,
accompanied by stimulation of all five
senses. For a brief introduction, HERE is a column written by Bowie Snodgrass in
2006 for the Washington Window. FAITH HOUSE INVITES YOU TO LEARN ABOUT AND
FROM RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
June 8th, Mon 7:00 pmJewish Values, Human Rights, and the War in Gaza
Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Executive Director of Rabbis For Human Rights in Israel RABBI ARIK ASCHERMAN: Rabbi Arik Ascherman is the executive director of
Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel, the only rabbinic organization in
the country dedicated to human rights. Arik is a courageous and
visionary rabbi who has devoted his life to building a Jewish state
that embodies the Jewish values of justice, compassion and equality for
all. Rabbi Ascherman is receiving the Keter Shem Tov award from
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in June, 2009
RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Founded in 1988, Rabbis For Human Rights (RHR)
is the only organization of rabbis in Israel from all the streams of
Judaism that gives voice to the Jewish traditions of human rights and
develops educational resources on Judaism and human rights and teaches
them in Israeli schools and pre-army programs; lobbies for economic
justice in Israel; provides support for Palestinian families facing
home demolition, and protects Palestinian farmers' access to their
agricultural land. RHR received the Knesset's Award for Quality Of
Life and the 2006 Niwano Peace Prize. The work of RHR has been endorsed
by the North American Rabbinic Associations of the Conservative,
Reform, and Reconstructionist movements.
WHERE: Community Church NYC Assembly Hall 40 East 35th st. @ Park Ave.
ADMISSION: Free, Donations solicited for Rabbis For Human Rights
Light refreshments will be served. |
