On March 22 at East End Temple, Cordoba House organized a Qawwali event led by the Zaman Zaki Taji Qawwals from Pakistan. The program was part of Cordoba's overall mission of building a wider bridge of understanding across interfaith groups and creating the emerging Muslim American identity. Cordoba House Executive Director, Naz Ahmed Georgas, opened the performance with a verse from the holy Quran that emphasizes a commitment to realizing Abraham and Ishmael's prayers for establishing a ...
Join Cordoba House for a Night of Spiritual Music in NYC!
Cordoba House invites you to Mehfil-e-Sama spiritual concert with Mohammed Zaman Zaki Taji Qawwal Brothers from Pakistan on March 22, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. The event is hosted by and at The East End Temple Synagogue at 245 East 17 Street, New York, NY 10003. Click here to register. VIEW NEWSLETTER ...
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The First East End Temple Khutbah
On Friday, February 9, 2018, Imam Feisal delivered his first khutbah at the East End Temple (EET), which has begun hosting Cordoba House Jumu'ah prayers. Cordoba House is actively seeking new khatib participants for this weekly program. The February service followed a class the previous evening at the Temple, taught by Imam Feisal and EET’s spiritual leader Rabbi Josh Stanton, on Jewish-Muslim relations. The rabbi and other members of the synagogue community attended the Jumu'ah service. Imam ...
Cordoba House Members Meet the East End Temple Community
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 ...