Community Building for 1000 Jews & Muslims 2023-25

January 25, 2022

 The start of the Encounter didn't look promising as only 3 members had attended. Yet while we waited for the rest of the group to arrive, an amazing conversation naturally developed that jumped from topic to topic without pause until I had to leave after 2 hours of riveting conversation.

 We spoke about the Seven Noahide Laws, the commandment to love and not to be judgmental, about Lot and Sodom, and the Levite's concubine and many other subjects.

March 1, 2022

 Newcomers came to the encounter, so we started with an introductory round. The self-introductions were relatively in-depth and drew many follow-up questions that sparked small conversations on issues that came up as well as lots of laughs.

 The newcomers then sought to familiarize themselves with the association better and this conversation expanded into sharing thoughts about the character of the group, especially in Jaffa.

 By the time we were done with getting to know each other, there was no time left for the topic, so we moved it on to the next encounter.

April 5^th, 2022

 When we scheduled the encounter, we did not take note that Ramadan was already beginning. Despite this, the Muslim members also supported to follow through with the scheduled time. Nevertheless, despite good intentions, various constraints caused most of the group participants to cancel. At the beginning of the encounter, only two members arrived on time. Fortunately, the conversations flowed excellently and were conducted in a warm and engaging atmosphere. There was a natural flow in the discussion, and by the time we ended our session two hours later, there were 10 members in the group.

 We talked, among other things, about Kashrut, slander, supervision, and choice. We also spoke about publicizing our next encounter and discussed inviting additional participants. For the next encounter, we chose the theme of a house and home.

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