Crossing the Street: 2
The continuation of a joint program by Temple Shir Tikva and the Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland.
We explore the heritage common to Jews and Muslims.
The four sessions in this series were led by Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni and Rabbi Neal Gold, and were hosted by both houses of worship on alternate weeks. As with Part 1 of this program inaugurated two years ago, this year’s lectures helped us understand our neighbors and we explored possibilities of a future shared vision.
The following topics were discussed:
Lessons learned from the life of Abraham.
The end of the world.
How American Muslims & Jews confront assimilation and the challenges of American Culture?
What are the most important things I want my neighbors to know about Judaism/Islam?
POETRY INITIATIVE
The booklet with poems contributed by the particpants is now available
HERE
Through art, we plan to capture the precious memories of "Crossing the
Street: 2". The first part, which took place in the winter of 2011, led to the
birth of new relationships, a deeper understanding between Jewish and
Muslim neighbors. More importantly it encouraged both communities to
seek a sequel to the 2011 program to further cement this special
relationship and explore new possibilities together.
A community-wide activity to celebrate this interfaith engagement
is dubbed the "poetry initiative".
The "poetry initiative" is a shared activity open to all participants in
the "Crossing the Street: 2" organized by Temple Shir Tikva and the Islamic
Center of Boston in Wayland.
All participants are invited to contribute by writing one or as many
poems as they like to express their feelings and views about the theme
of the overall program, that is to say: Crossing the Street, or about
the specific themes we will explore together throughout the series. They
include, but they they are not limited to, the life of Abraham,
Interfaith relations, stories Jews and Muslims have in common, Isaac and
Ishmael, how American Jews and American Muslims manage the majority
culture, what would we like our neighbors to know about Judaism and
Islam, and can we envision the future of Jewish-Muslim conversations.
Poems may be submitted in English or any other language, provided an
accurate English translation accompanies the original text.
There are no restrictions on the length or the number of words.
All poems must be originals.
All submitted poems will be carefully screened to ensure that they stay
on topic and that they honor the general guidelines of respect and
reverence.
An editorial board with Jewish and Muslim representation will review all
submission.
A final collection will be organized and made available online after
permissions are obtained from Shir Tikva and the Islamic Center of Boston.
Every author will own the copyright of the poem(s) and will be solely
responsible for its content.
Any author who wishes to submit art work to accompany a poem, he or she
can do so. The author will own the copyright to the art work.
The art work must be original.
Submissions will be accepted starting from the opening session on
January 9th, 2013. We will accept submissions until two weeks after
the final session. The editorial review board will start its work then
and might take between two to four weeks depending on the volume of work
and number of submissions.
All submissions must be done electronically by sending a WORD or PDF file by email
to CTSPoetry@icbwayland.org
Once the material is ready for dissemination, the information about the
collection of poems will be available through Temple Shir Tikva and the Islamic
Center of Boston.
We encourage all of you to participate.
Happy Writing!
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