Hello, friends!
In addition to studying interfaith (all the time), living interfaith (all the time), and talking about interfaith (more than all the time), I also work for a multifaith coalition of organizations helping Syrians who are suffering so much as a result of the crisis over there.
I was pleased to organize a volunteer event yesterday just north of New York City through work to bring folks together from different religious and non-religious groups to pack medical supplies for Syrians. We will be sending a huge container of these supplies into southern Syria (through Israel, with the help of the IDF) the first week of January. Participants in yesterday's event came from Catholic, Jewish, Jewish-Muslim, Protestant, Quaker, and Sikh organizations, a high school program in the Bronx seeking to break the cycle of poverty in their neighborhood through charitable service and learning, and more.
A great summary of the event was posted by local news media (...I even get to talk in the video): http://westchester.news12.com/
Let's all go out and love one another.
<3,
Allyson
1 comment:
wonderful outreach, thank you for sharing. it is shocking that there is such a need, hopefully it will be resolved so that people can resume happier lives. wishing you a Happy Chanukkah.
Meredith
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