INTERFAITH Today - Special October Issue

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INTERFAITH Today - Special October Issue
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October 2010
Table of Contents
Rabbi Gelberman's Legacy
Father of Interfaith
Movement Dies at 98
Memorial Reflections
AWA Annual Conference
Update
Reader Survey
Book Excerpt: Hope: A
Guide to Sacred Activism
Ministry in Prisons
INTERFAITH Today
Interview
Spotlight on Price Edward
Island
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Volume 2 - Issue 3
Rabbi Gelberman's Legacy and Sacred Activism
By Rev. R.M.Peluso
Life happens; plans change. The current issue of
Interfaith Today was scheduled to cover the many
faces of Sacred Activism. But the passing of a
spiritual giant like Rabbi Joseph H. Gelberman forces
us to pause and reflect.
Let me start with profound gratitude. Were it not
for Rabbi's foundational work, I would not be editing
an Interfaith journal or serving on the staff of The
Interfaith Temple or performing sacred ceremonies.
Because someone had to hatch the idea of Interfaith.
World history was ripe. A survivor of a calamity healed himself then
turned to heal the world. Tikkun olam. Repairing the world. A
Kabbalistic concept the Rabbi was to take from the small canvas of
everyday acts to be painted large through the lives of the thousands he
would touch.
One-on-one, Rabbi was a quiet, cheerful, centered presence. In front of
a group, he moved people to tears, laughter, to sing, to dance. Above all,
he urged us to live fearlessly, to love unconditionally, to always be
joyous, to greet each day with enthusiasm, to be inspired and inspire
others. His insistence on these principles led him to reach out, to join
with people of all faiths, all races, all nationalities, unconditionally,
because, he would remind us, if you believe we have one God, one
father, then we are all sisters and brothers. Such simple words shatter
the illusion of duality and "other." Once we take this concept to heart,
we are moved to compassion and to work for justice and human
dignity.
So the examples of Sacred Activism that we introduce in this issue are
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offspring of great spiritual teachers. Because of Rabbi Gelberman, Jon
Mundy, Fr. Giles Spoonhour, Swami Satchadananda and other leaders,
YOUR life has changed. And we, in the many ways spirit moves us to
minister, will change the lives of millions.
Rabbi Joseph H. Gelberman,
Father of the Interfaith Movement, Dies at 98
Rabbi Joseph Hayyim Gelberman, the "New
Yorker Rebbe," a Modern Hasidic Rabbi, " in the
way of Martin Buber", and Father of the Interfaith
movement, died on September 9, 2010 in New York
City. He was 98.
Born on April 27, 1912 in Nagyecsed, Hungary
to parents, David and Esther, Joseph was the ninth
of seventeen children. His . . . MORE ->
Memorial Reflections of Rabbi Gelberman
Thank you, Rabbi!
When we were on our first year retreat . . . MORE ->
With Love
When I found the New Seminary and . . . MORE ->
The Rabbi's Pants
The Rabbi's sweat pants are blue and have. . . MORE ->
Rabbi Gelberman and AWA
The editor of INTERFAITH Today wrote that she wouldn't . . . MORE ->
AWA Annual Conference
A World Alliance of Interfaith Clergy (AWA) is
excited to announce many of our new programs at
our Annual Conference, November 1214 at Wisdom House in Litchfield,
Connecticut.Rekindle that energy and excitement
by coming to the conference Stay for the weekend
or just for the day.Rekindle that energy and excitement by coming to
the conference Stay for the weekend or just for the day.. . . MORE ->
INTERFAITH Today Reader Survey
Our last issue of INTERFAITH Today was designed to involve YOU. We
want to hear from you. We want to know what YOU might want to
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write, or, more importantly, what you might want to read. To that end
we had constructed a few questions and . . . MORE ->
Ten Things You Can Do Right Now
to Become a Sacred Activist
By Andrew Harvey , excerpt
Let me offer you ten things you can do right now, or within the next
twenty-four hours, to start to align yourself with the power and hope
of sacred activism. The first six will invite you into deep, nourishing,
connection with your spirit; the last four will help you express the
compassion and joy this connection awakens in you in . . . MORE ->
Unlocking the Hearts of the Prisoners:
Ministry in Prisons
Anyone in pastoral work will agree that one of the
greatest rewards is to witness the light of hope ignite in
the heart of an individual who might have remained
lost without lovingly supportive words chosen
specifically for them. Witnessing this rare moment of
epiphany, when the light of the Divine . . . MORE ->
Interview with Perri Birney, Author of Pure Vision: The
Magdalene Revelation
IT: Let me tell you, from the outset, that I loved your
book and couldn't put it down. UnlikeThe Da Vinci Code,
which is in a similar genre, your novel was a spiritual
page-turner, that truly had me "lusting after" -- if that
makes sense -- the next spiritual thrill. The effect was
striking.
Angelina: Thank you. That's what we . . . MORE ->
Spotlight on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Support, warmth, and acceptance are the
hallmarks of the Open International Interfaith
Ministry (OIIM) with headquarters based in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI).
OIIM is led by the husband and wife team of
Rev. Barry and Rev. Sandi King, who have been working in the field of
interfaith ministry for over twenty-five years. . . . MORE ->
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