Marking Ramadan at Emerson shul
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Marking Ramadan at Emerson shul

April 11, 2024, 11:55 am Edit
Rabbi Debra Orenstein of Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson, left, with Pastor Marc Stutzel of Christ Lutheran Church in Woodcliff Lake; Ellen Michelson, CBI’s interfaith coordinator; Hakan Yesilova of the Peace Islands Institute in Hasbrouck Heights; Pastor Mark Suriano of the First Congregational Church in Park Ridge; and Esra Tozan, Peace Islands Institute’s interfaith coordinator. (Courtesy CBI)
Rabbi Debra Orenstein of Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson, left, with Pastor Marc Stutzel of Christ Lutheran Church in Woodcliff Lake; Ellen Michelson, CBI’s interfaith coordinator; Hakan Yesilova of the Peace Islands Institute in Hasbrouck Heights; Pastor Mark Suriano of the First Congregational Church in Park Ridge; and Esra Tozan, Peace Islands Institute’s interfaith coordinator. (Courtesy CBI)

Recently, more than 80 people from several local faith groups gathered at Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson for a Ramadan Iftar dinner. Participants shared in the experience of breaking the fast for the evening meal during the Muslim holy month.

Speakers talked about the meaning of Ramadan and the meaning of fasting in various faith traditions, as well as ways to respond to challenges Jews and Muslims face in today’s environment.

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