New & Noteworthy

Religious leaders country wide are gearing up for immigration reform in the months ahead.  Locally, the Interfaith Center of NY is a founding member of the New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, and we are planning a Convocation for Immigration Reform, to be … [Read more...] about A Moral Voice on the Immigration Debate

The Open Society recently published its extensive study of the experiences of Muslim communities in11 European Cities.  Read more at the link below and watch a clip on the Soros website. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/home … [Read more...] about Muslims in Europe-At Home?

On December 9, a day before International Human Rights Day, a small group of religious leaders visited Elizabeth Detention Center.  We'll be meeting soon to debrief the visit, but Jeremy White of the Columbia Journalism School interviewed some of us last week at a rally held in … [Read more...] about Visit to Elizabeth Detention Center

Partnering with the Episcopal-Muslim Relations Committee and The Episcopal-Jewish Relations Committee, The Interfaith Center of New York hosted a lunch with The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem earlier this month.  The Right Reverend Suheil Dawani presides over the … [Read more...] about The 14th Anglican Bishop of Jersusalem

Aharon Soudry writes us from Scotland about how he helped organize an interfaith Sukkot experience for Glaswegians. Sukkot, (or Succot, as in the British English spelling) also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is originally an agricultural festival of thanksgiving for the … [Read more...] about Glasgow’s Interfaith Sukkot