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Abraham's Table Luncheons
Abraham's Table Dialogue Luncheons are continuing in different parts of New Jersey. Check back this page frequently for newly scheduled luncheons.
IDC is organizing these luncheons in cooperation with
The Greater New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church,
The Presbytery of the Palisades,
Interweave and
Fellowship in Prayer, Inc.
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 7
Theme: Jesus In The Qur'an
Place: Crosswicks United Methodist Church,
Church St. and Ward Ave., Crosswicks, N.J. 08515
Date: Thursday May 22nd, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm
Speaker: Dr. Levent Koc, IDC
Respondents:
Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein, Temple B’nai Abraham, Bordentown, NJ
Rev. John Wesley Morrison, United Methodist Church, Crosswicks-Ellisdale, NJ
Contact person: Rev. John Wesley Morrison at (609)324-9800 or by email johnwesleymorrison@yahoo.com
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 8
Theme: Does the faith define culture or does culture define the faith?
Place: Congregation Beth Hatikvah at 36 Chatham Road Summit, NJ 07901
Date: Tuesday June 17th, 2008
Time: 12.00 pm
Speakers: will be announced soon..
Contact person: Helena Axelrod at 908-277-0200 or by email cbh@arixgroup.com
Abraham's Table Dialogue Luncheons 2007-2008
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 1
Theme: Martyrdom and Terrorism
Place: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 451 Van Houten Street, Paterson NJ 07501
Date: Thursday October 18th, 2007
Time: 12.00 pm
Speakers:
Rev. Robert Morrison, Executive Director, Interweave, Summit
Rabbi Amy J. Small, Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit
Levent Koc, Executive Director, IDC
Contact person: Mr. Rod Perez-Vega, Director of Communications 973-278-7900, admin@stpaulspaterson.org
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 2
Theme: "Skeletons in the Closet: Religious
History We'd Rather Forget but Need to Remember."
Place: Interweave Center at Calvary Episcopal Church at 31 Woodland Ave. Summit, NJ 07901
Date: Wednesday February 27th, 2008
Time: 12.00 pm
Speakers:
Rabbi Avi Friedman of the Jewish Community Center in Summit
Dr. Morris L. Davis, Assistant Professor of Christianity at Drew Theological School
Ferhan Tunagur, PhD student at Rutgers University
Contact person: Suzanne Morris at 908-277-2120 or by email: information@interweave.org
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 3
Theme: Compassionate Pastoral Ministry
Place: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 113 Engle Street, Englewood, New Jersey 07631
Date: Wednesday March 5th, 2008
Time: 12.00 pm
Speakers:
Rabbi Shimon Hirschhorn
Director of Religious Affairs
The Hebrew Home for the Aged, Riverdale, The Bronx
Dr. Cesar Espineda
Director of Pastoral Care
Continuum Hospice Care Centers of New York City
Mohamed El Filai
Outreach Coordinator, Islamic Center of Passaic County
Contact person: Please contact Kenny Burr at 201-568-3276 to register and let us know your dietary requirements.
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 4
Theme: Spirituality and Popular Culture
Place: Redeemer Lutheran Church 3531 State Route 33 Neptune, NJ 07753
Date: Tuesday March 11th, 2008
Time: 12.00 pm
Speakers:
Rabbi Ephraim Karp, Jewish Federation of Monmouth Cty
Ferhan Tunagur, IDC Central Jersey Representative
Rev'd Dean Brown, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bank NJ
Contact person: Pr. Randy Steinman, Phone: 732-922-2757, email: randyneptune@aol.com
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 5
Theme: Jihaad for Peace
Place: Centenary College 400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840
Date: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008
Time: 12.30 pm
Speakers:
Dr. Levent Koc, IDC
Rev. Dr. Ruth Hennessey, Pastoral Counselor, Mansfield Township
Rabbi Yaacov Shusterman, Chabad Jewish Center
Contact person: will be announced soon...
Abraham’s Table Dialogue Luncheon 6
Theme: The Artistic Expression of Prayer
Place: Princeton Theological Seminary, Main Lounge at Mackay Campus Center
Date: Thursday May 8th, 2008
Time: 1.00 pm - 3:00 pm.
Speakers:
Robert Freedman, Rabbi and Cantor
Charles McCollough, Theologian and Sculpture Artist
Ferhan Tunagur, Scholar and Professor
Moderator: Bob Makin, Feature Editor and Faith Reporter for The Courier Times
Contact person:
Linda Baumann, 609-924-6863, lbaumann@sacredjourney.org
Dialogue Luncheons 2006-2007
Sixth luncheon
Theme: What Is Prayer
Place: The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton at 50 Cherry Hill Road Princeton, NJ 08540
Date: Thursday May 10th, 2007
Time: 1.00 pm
Speakers:
Rabbi Anne Tucker, The Jewish Center of Princeton
Fr. Sam Sirianni, Office of Worship, Diocese of Trenton
Ferhan Tunagur, Interfaith Dialog Center Central Jersey Representative
Contact person: Linda Baumann, 609-921-6863, lbaumann@sacredjourney.org
Fifth luncheon
Theme: Rumi
Place: Calvary Episcopal Church at 31 Woodland Ave. Summit,NJ 07901
Date: Tuesday February 27th, 2007
Time: 12.30 pm
Speaker: Dr. Levent Koc, Interfaith Dialog Center
Contact person: The Rev. Christopher M.F. Brdlik, 908-277-1814, ChrisBrdlik@calvary-summit.org
Fourth luncheon
Theme: Respecting the Sacred
Place: Temple B'nai Abraham at 58 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown, N.J. 08505
Date: Sunday February 25th, 2007
Time: 2.00 pm
Speakers:
Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein, M.A.
Rev. John Morrison, M.A.
Dr. Levent Koc, Interfaith Dialog Center
Contact person: Dr. Richard M. Shain (email: shainr30@hotmail.com; phone: 609.324.0571)
Third luncheon
Theme: Freedom of Religion
Place: Old Orchards United Methodist Church at 1995 Marlton Pike East (Rt. 70) Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Date: Wednesday February 7th, 2007
Time: 12.30 pm
Speakers:
Mr. Alan Raspler, Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Southern NJ, Cherry Hill
Rev. Dr. Nehemiah Thompson, Wesley United Methodist Church, S. Plainfield
Dr. Levent Koc, Interfaith Dialog Center
Contact person: Rev. Dr. Richard G. Leaver, 856-424-1859, revdrrgl@verizon.net
Second luncheon
Theme: Jesus and Mary in the Qur’an
Place: United Methodist Church, 96 3rd Ave. Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
Date: Tuesday December 19th, 2006
Time: 12.30 pm
Speaker: Osman Oztoprak, MA, Interfaith Dialog Center
Contact person: Rev. Jacqueline Burgess, 732-291-0485, atlantichighlands.navesink.umc@verizon.net
First luncheon
Theme: Mercy and Forgiveness
Place: Church of St. John on the Mountain at 379 Mount Harmony Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924.
Date: Monday December 4th, 2006
Time: 12.30 pm
Speakers:
Rabbi Alan Silverstein, Ph.D., Congregation Agudath Israel of West Essex
The Rev. Richard W. Townley, Jr., Ecumenical Officer, the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
Levent Koc, Ph.D., Director, Interfaith Dialog Center
Contact person: Rev. Jane T. Brady, 908-766-2282, jane@stjohnonthemountain.org
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