On Wednesday, December 21, from 8:30 PM EST to 12:00 AM EST the fellows and their guests gathered to celebrate the longest night of the Persian calendar. Shabe Yalda, or Yalda night is an evening of festivities and merriment that…
Eid Mubarak! The Abrahamic House Fellows welcomed guests to an event celebrating Eid al-Adha. Guests learned about the story behind a major Islamic Holiday—a story of Abraham and Isaac known in other Abrahamic faiths as well. The event started at…
At their core, religious traditions throughout history have been a path to bring people closer to the divine. In the search for oneness with God, beliefs and practices within the three Abrahamic traditions have converged and diverged over time. In…
Guests came to celebrate Havdalah with Abrahamic House and enjoyed a warm summer night on our deck with drinks! Havdallah is the closing ritual for Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. It is celebrated through a richly sensory experience, symbolizing…
Guests joined the Abrahamic House Fellows for a talk at 5:30PM with Dr. Zaid Brifkani on World Refugee Day (June 20th). Dr. Brifkani hails from Iraqi Kurdistan and is the author of the novel “The Mountains We Carry.” In his…
Since the 1970’s, Africans have been dreaming and working towards the goal of a Great Green Wall, an effort to reverse the desertification trend across the Sahel region that borders the Sahara Desert by planting a “wall” of trees across…
Abrahamic House Fellows joined Abrahamic. House in celebrating Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the Israelites receiving the Torah at Sinai and the wheat harvest. It’s traditional in many communities to celebrate Shavuot by eating dairy, so cheesecake and blintzes…
Abrahamic House hosted a talk by Dr. Peter Herman to explore the role of religion in modern media and popular culture. Dr. Peter Herman is a former lecturer of theology and religious studies at Marymount University and a scholar of religious and…
People from different faiths coming together to simply have fun is an act of interfaith in and of itself. This event included snacks, games, and sweet connections. Thank you to those who joined us!