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SECOND MUSLIM-JEWISH / MOSQUE-SYNAGOGUE "TYINNING" WEEKEND (2009)

Temple Emanu-El and Noor Cultural Centre Weekend of Twinning
With Rabbi Debra Landsberg and Dr. Timothy Gianotti
Join us for the second annual Weekend of Twinning with Temple Emanu-El, part of a North America-wide initiative to bring Muslim and Jewish communities together. The theme of the Noor – Emanu-El twinning will be Face to Face: Discovering Our Selves in Our Others.
Program
Friday November 13, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Noor Cultural Centre

1:00-1:15 p.m. | Welcome to Noor
1:20 p.m. | Call to prayers
1:30-2.00 p.m. | Jum’ah prayers with presentation by Rabbi Debra Landsberg: The Command of the Other
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Refreshments and socialization

Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Temple Emanu-El
120 Old Colony Road East
(off Bayview, south of the 401)
www.templeemanuel.ca

6:00 p.m. | Shabbat services followed by dinner
8:00 p.m. |
Light Upon Light spirituality discussion session with Dr. Timothy Gianotti: Glimpses of the Religious Ideal: Saints, spiritual masters, and other friends of God from both the Jewish and Islamic traditionsNote: The dinner is compliments of Temple Emanu-El, but it is essential to reserve your space by Saturday November 7. Please RSVP to admin@noorculturalcentre.ca or 416.444.7148 ext.222, and indicate number of adults and children and any vegetarian meals.

Sunday November 15, 2009
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Noor Cultural Centre

9:30 a.m. | Welcome, breakfast and entertainment
10:15 - 11:30 a.m. | Lecture by
Dr. Adnan Husain (Queen’s University): The Judeo-Islamic Tradition: Perceptions of Religious Identity in Medieval History11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Response and discussion with Rabbi Debra Landsberg and Dr. Timothy Gianotti
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