Host (and guest) Maggi Van Dorn Our Guest: This time on "Interfaith Matters," host Maggi Van Dorn is our guest! ICNY's Director of Programs, Dr. Henry Goldschmidt, talks with Maggi about her Catholic faith background, as they reflect on two seasons of podcasting, highlighting … [Read more...] about “The Most Visual Medium”: Maggi Van Dorn Reflects on Two Seasons of Interfaith Podcasting
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Dec. 6 Retreat Speaker Rabbi David Rosenn on Faith-Based Lending and Economic Empowerment
"Enabling Opportunity" Helping Needy New Yorkers Build Dignified Futures via Affordable Credit Options By Rabbi David Rosenn Executive Director Hebrew Free Loan Society It seems clear that the Bible's ban on charging interest is a question about whom we serve. The … [Read more...] about Dec. 6 Retreat Speaker Rabbi David Rosenn on Faith-Based Lending and Economic Empowerment
From Foster Care to Activism: Onleilove Alston on Improving Life in “The Most Spiritual City in America”
Host Maggi Van Dorn (left) with Onleilove Alston Our Guest: This time on "Interfaith Matters," host Maggi Van Dorn talks with Onleilove Alston, executive director of Faith in New York, an affiliate of the PICO National Network, committed to the work of justice and faith-rooted … [Read more...] about From Foster Care to Activism: Onleilove Alston on Improving Life in “The Most Spiritual City in America”
Annual Peace Lanterns Festival on September 16 in Queens
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2017 Time: 2:00 - 8:30 pm Location: Gantry Plaza State Park (Center Blvd and 49th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11109 - the first subway stop of #7 in Queens) All are welcome to the Annual Peace Lanterns Festival sponsored by Buddhist Council of … [Read more...] about Annual Peace Lanterns Festival on September 16 in Queens
The Importance of Grassroots Peacebuilding: Civic & Religious Leaders of Marginalized NYC Communities Encouraged to Join ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy
By Naheed Samadi Bahram* and Said Sabir Ibrahimi** Peacebuilding experts say that societies usually achieve two kinds of peace—negative and positive peace. Negative peace is the absence of physical violence. Positive peace is the absence of both physical and … [Read more...] about The Importance of Grassroots Peacebuilding: Civic & Religious Leaders of Marginalized NYC Communities Encouraged to Join ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy




