Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Alan Sillitoe, UPF-Luxembourg
Luxembourg - Mr. Thomas Schellen, visiting journalist and author in the fields of religion and economics living in Lebanon, gave an update in Luxembourg on Nov. 5, 2013, about the situation in Syria and the Middle East.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Israel
Arugot, Israel - Religious leaders, scholars, peace and social activists gathered on Oct. 21, 2013 at Achva College for a forum on “Parity and Equality in the Family and Society.”
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Norway
Oslo, Norway - An interfaith forums in the beautiful Wat Thai Buddhist temple near Oslo on Oct. 2, 2013 addressed the topic "God and Peace."
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Nurit Hirschfeld, Director, Jerusalem Office for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions
Mevaseret-Zion, Israel - On Sept. 24, 2013, during the Jewish holy day of Sukkot, Rabbi Yaakov Luft invited the Jerusalem Interfaith Forum to take place in his Sukkah, or tabernacle. .
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Rabbi Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar, Manhig of Shéggel, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia - Leaders of diverse churches, faiths, and spiritual traditions met at the Auditorium of the American School of Bogota on September 4 to establish the Colombian Assembly of Religions and Spiritual Traditions.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Steinar Murud, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway - The largest mosque in Oslo hosted a forum on Aug. 29, 2013, in which five speakers presented their thoughts about God from their religious conviction.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Southern Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa - An interfaith seminar was organized in Johannesburg by the International Sufi School Aug. 17-18, 2013 on the theme: “Non-Violence Across the World: Africa’s Contribution to the Dawn of a New Consciousness for Humanity.”
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Nurit Hirschfeld, Director, Jerusalem Office for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions
Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, Israel - A forum at the Yaacov Herzog Center for Jewish Studies on Aug. 14, 2013 addressed the theme “The role of the Messiah – what is the purpose of his coming, and why does the human heart yearn for him?”
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Wang Zhijun, UPF-Macao
Macau, China - UPF's first interfaith forum in Macau, China on July 20, 2013 assembled 60 people representing a diversity of faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Qamrul Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
Toronto, Canada – UPF organized a talk on Human History and Contemporary Challenges by Dr. Gerald Filson, Director of Public Affairs of the Baha’i community in Canada, on July 6.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Elisabeth Cook and Peter Haider, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria - An interreligious Sunday Service was conducted in Vienna on May 26 to commemorate the signing of the Jerusalem Declaration 10 years ago by religious leaders during the first “Middle East Peace Initiative” conference in Jerusalem.111
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Israel
Jerusalem, Israel - Academics, religious leaders and peace activists participated in an interfaith forum on the topic of prayer at the Synagogue of the Har-El Jewish Reform Community on April 28, 2013.