Muslim-Jewish Youth Interfaith Dinner
Muslim students from Turkish community meets Jewish youth from Rochelle Zell Jewish High School. This April was special for three religions of the...
|Muslim students from Turkish community meets Jewish youth from Rochelle Zell Jewish High School. This April was special for three religions of the...
| Tagged chicago, Interfaith, islam, Judaism, Niagara Foundation, religion, student, youthNiagara Foundation partners with Rochelle Zelle Jewish High School for a series of cultural exchanges. In this first event, they will host us...
| Tagged chicago, Hanukkah, Interfaith, islam, Judaism, Niagara Foundation, youth“Once Yiddish has taken hold of you...then you will no longer recognize your earlier tranquility. Then you will feel the true unity of...
| Tagged culture, Dr. Elizabeth Loentz, identity, Judaism, language, Niagara Foundation, University of Illinois at Chicago, YiddishOn February 18, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of hosting Sallie Latkovich to discuss the benefits of religious studies abroad. Latkovich, C.S.J.,...
| Tagged Biblical study, Catholic Theological Union, Christianity, CTU, Egypt, Greece, Interfaith, islam, Israel, Jordan, Judaism, Middle East, Palestine, Sallie Latkovich, Study abroad, travel, travel programs, turkeyHere at the Niagara Foundation we are delighted to acknowledge the Jewish holiday Tu BiShvat on January 25th, 2016.
| Tagged Judaism, religious holiday, Tu BiShvatThis year, Sukkot began in the evening of Sunday 27 and ends in the evening of Sunday, October 4. Sukkot is an agricultural...
| Tagged Judaism, SukkotYom Kippur, the Jewish day of Atonement, starts at sundown on Tuesday, 22 of September and lasts until Wednesday evening. This day is...
| Tagged Judaism, Yom KippurThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
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| Tagged Friends in Faith, Judaism, Michael R. Zedek, RabbiThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
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| Tagged Judaism, Martin Buber, PhilosophyBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern We encounter the intersection of religion and environmental responsibility throughout history. On April 27th, we had a Friends...
| Tagged Earth, Earth Day, ecology, environment, Judaism, religion, Scripture, sustainabilityBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern From 1933 to 1945, an estimated 11 million people – six million of whom were Jewish men, women...
| Tagged Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel, JudaismBy Joshua Heine, Public & Global Affairs Intern On March 25, Niagara Foundation was pleased to welcome Jacqueline Saper, a noted speaker on Iran,...
| Tagged civil unrest, heritage, Iran, Iraq, Jacqueline Saper, Judaism, Revolution, SaperThis seven-day celebration, Pesach in Hebrew, begins today and commences with the traditional Seder dinner. The Passover Seder is a time for families...
| Tagged Exodus, festival, Haggadah, Judaism, matzah, Niagara Foundation, Passover, Pesach, religion, religious holiday, seder, TorahBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday March 12th, we had the honor of hosting a Friends In Faith event with Cantor Julie...
| Tagged cantor, Judaism, male-dominated religious roles, religionToday is the Jewish celebration of Purim. This holiday celebrates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who planned to kill all...
| Tagged Judaism, PurimBy: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Today marks the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat. Although Tu B’Shevat is not a major Jewish holiday...
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