PROJECT

The Abrahamic Family Reunion (AFR) is a network of organizations bound together by the notion that all peoples seek and deserve dignity. The project offers ways to use psychological and spiritual approaches in reconciling conflicts among Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the United States. The overarching goal of this work is to foster reconciliation and healing. AFR emphasizes our shared values of compassion and justice, explores positive historical precedents, and acknowledges collective traumas. By providing resources for organizations in its network, AFR seeks to enhance the possibility of contrition and reconciliation among civil and religious representatives of the three Abrahamic traditions.

Upcoming Event

November 3–15, 2009—Interfaith Pilgrimage: The Holy Land and Istanbul – Join the Wilshire Center Interfaith Council for a unique trip to the worlds of the three Abrahamic faiths. The trip is conceived as pilgrimage and offers an opportunity to meet the contemporary people of these lands in their homes. The trip will have professional guides and four clergy leaders:

• Rabbi Haim Beliak, Leo Beck Temple, Los Angeles, and www.jewsonfirst.org, HaMifgash
• Father Rick Yervant Byrum, Chaplain, The Covington: An Episcopal Home Community
• Deacon Eric Stoltz, St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles
• Jihad Turk, Director of Religious Affairs, Islamic Center of Southern California, Los Angeles