Something new is afoot at Union Square in New York City. Union Square is the home of East End Temple (EET), a Reform synagogue that has begun hosting Cordoba House Jumu'ah prayer every Friday. EET has already been renting space to the Cordoba House Sunday School, but the relation between the two communities—one Muslim, the other Jewish—is evolving into much more than a landlord/tenant agreement. We have embarked on a journey of mutual discovery, towards a future together that is ...
Imam Feisal and Cordoba House at the L’Chaim Prize
Imam Feisal and Cordoba House took part in the annual L'Chaim Prize presentation in January. Rabbi Erica Gerson and her husband, Mark Gerson, a businessman and entrepreneur, founded the prize and give $500,000 each year to different Christian medical missions selected by a panel of local and American medical professionals, who assess where the money is most badly needed. A group of imams, Protestant ministers, rabbis, Catholic priests, and other people of faith gathered at a restaurant that is ...
Celebrating the Prophet’s Birthday and Hanukkah
On December 10, 2017, the Cordoba House Sunday School, under the direction of Naz Ahmed Georgas, mounted what was very likely the first celebration of its kind ever: a joint tribute of appreciation for the Prophet's birthday and the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Partly motivating the event was the warm relation between Cordoba House and the East End Temple, a Jewish synagogue in Union Square, which has opened up its space for Cordoba House to conduct its Sunday School. Speaking on a stage ...
Cordoba House Sunday School Potluck Iftar
On Sunday, June 11, Cordoba House hosted a potluck Iftar for its Sunday School community of students and parents. The event featured presentations on Ramadan around the world, a melodious salawat with parents and children, a beautiful group dhiker, and delicious food provided by community families. We extend our warmest thanks to the volunteers that helped me the event a great success! Learn more about our education program for children here. ...
Making Urban Sacred: Imam Feisal at UPenn
Imam Feisal took part in an interreligious panel as part of the Boardman Public Symposium at the University of Pennsylvania on April 20, 2017. The panel also included Venerable Rath Muni, Buddhist monk, Wat Preah Rangsey; A. Robert Jaegar, President of Partners for Sacred Places; and Sophia Rabliauskas, indigenous cultural sovereignty activist. The theme of the conversation was "Making Urban Sacred: Religion, Migration, and Contested spaces in the City." Event Media Press In advance of ...
