The Abrahamic House, in coordination with the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., hosted a virtual short film screening and discussion with Ms. Anke Popper on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Over 75 years after the end of the Second World War,…
Abrahamic House held a virtual gathering to explore what various faith traditions teach about humanity’s responsibility to care for creation. Inspired by Scriptural Reasoning, a method of comparing texts on a common theme found within different Holy Books, we compared…
Around Christmas, the time of Jesus’ birth, Abrahamic House hosted a gathering to explore the story of the birth and teachings of Jesus from both Muslim and Christian perspectives. We heard from Dr. Zeki Saritoprak, author of “Islam’s Jesus”, and Fr. Thomas Bonacci from the Interfaith Peace…
Thank you for joining us on Kurdish Flag Day as we celebrated the cultural heritage of our fellow, Haima. This event was hosted in partnership with the American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN) and included informational sessions followed by Kurdish music, dancing, and food.
We hosted a low-key Channukah party in celebration of the 7th night of Channukah! We lit candles, did a quick Havdallah (celebration of the ending of Shabbat), and ate sufganiyot.
We had Native Americans, Franciscans, Catholic Workers, Muslims, Jews, and others join both in person as well as virtually. Rose Powhatan from the Pamunkey Tribe and the Powhatan Museum attended in person and gave a land acknowledgement. Sara Wolcott discussed…
We hosted our first Shabbat dinner! Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest, but it is also a day to sing, gather with friends and family, and eat good food. We invited guests to wear what they would to visit…
For our first event of the 2021-2022 fellowship, we invited Dr. Jonathan Ebel to give us a virtual talk on Veterans Day to discuss the role of religion and the memory of American soldiers. Dr. Ebel is a Guggenheim Fellow…
Almost one year ago, four strangers from different faith traditions moved into a house in Los Angeles as part of the inaugural Abrahamic House fellowship. Since then, they have learned about each others’ connections to their faiths, celebrated holidays, planned…
For many Christian communities the four weeks leading up to Christmas, known as Advent, is a time of expectation and preparation. In observance of this holy time, the Fellows will release a video meditation each Monday of this four week…