A Night to Inspire

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                           Wednesday, May 30th 2012 7pm 
                                 King Fahad Mosque
                        10980 Washington Boulevard
                               Culver City, CA 90232

Join NewGround's fourth fellowship cohort to hear a night of inspiring stories and exciting Muslim-Jewish projects on the horizon.  

Over the last 4 months, the 18 fellows from Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and King Fahad Mosque of Culver City have developed the relationships, skills and ideas needed to strengthen Muslim-Jewish relations.  Over the next year, their projects will come to life and engage the city with a new vision of Muslim-Jewish partnership.  

Seating is limited.  Please RSVP before May 23rd to reserve your spot.   

Rebranding Interfaith

How do those in interfaith work speak to the skeptics?  NewGround's Executive Director was recently featured on the Council for the Parliament of the World's Religions website for her reflections on what it takes for interfaith to become mainstream.  

Inspired. Energized. Confused. Naïve.  I had asked a Jewish audience to share a single word to capture their thoughts of my presentation on Muslim-Jewish relations.  I had spent the last hour painting a picture of the broken communication between Jews and Muslims over the last 20 years - the public spats, the failed dialogues and the wounded relationships.  I devoted the last portion of the session to envisioning a more positive paradigm and cultivating the tools to get us there. Read on...

NewGround's Comprehensive Approach to Muslim-Jewish Relations

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In the last 9 months, NewGround has reached over 1500 people with our fellowships, public programs and private lectures and discussions.  As part of our comprehensive approach to strengthening Muslim-Jewish relations in Los Angeles, NewGround has partnered with more than 30 Muslim and Jewish organizations as part of our strategy to reach a broad cross-section of the two communities in Los Angeles and beyond.  Our programs break the mold of expected interfaith engagement.  Some recent highlights are below and a complete list of our programs can be found in our program archives.  

  • Sinai Akiba Academy- New Horizon School Middle School Exchange:  Sixty 7th and 8th graders attending Muslim and Jewish days schools learned about the other faith community through more than a text book this year.  With the help of NewGround, these schools integrated visits to each other's campuses to learn firsthand about the practices and practitioners of Islam and Judaism.       
  • Temple Emanuel-King Fahad Mosque Fellowship:  These two congregations have partnered together for occasional programs for more than three years and approached NewGround to help take that partnership to the next level.  This spring 10 Muslims and 10 Jews from the two communities have committed themselves to eight meetings over three months to strengthen the bond between these communities and develop a vision for moving forward.  Guided by NewGround's professional facilitators, these participants are learning key skills in communication, conflict resolution, and relationship building to help lead their faith communities toward greater partnership that will last for years beyond their intensive fellowship experience over the next few months.     
  • American Muslim and Jewish Identity in Art:  The Koplin del Rio Gallery in Culver City hosted a panel convened and moderated by NewGround's Executive Director Rabbi Sarah Bassin.  Sandow Birk, creator of the "American Qur'an" collection, Will Deutsch, creator of the "Notes from the Tribe" collection, and Ali Mir, Director of Muslim Student Life at USC engaged in a conversation about what the lens of religious minorities has to offer American culture at large.  This event was hosted in conjunction with the Six Points Fellowship for emerging Jewish artists.     
To learn more about NewGround's past programs and to find out how you or your organization can host a similar event, click here.  

Muslim-Jewish High School Leadership Council

NewGround is proud to be a part of a community-wide initiative for Muslim and Jewish high school students.  The Muslim-Jewish High School Leadership Council offers a select group of outstanding students the opportunity to, build their leadership skills, create lasting relationships across faith boundaries and have an impact on important social issues in Los Angeles.

An Advisory Board of Muslim and Jewish communal professionals under the leadership of Rabbi Sarah Bassin of NewGround and Soha Yassine of the Islamic Center of Southern California have built a partnership to provide this opportunity for a cadre of teen leaders in Los Angeles.  The City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission is proud to support the project.  For more information, see www.muslimjewishleadership.org.  

    • NewGround Fellowship Featured on Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett

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    NewGround featured on "Speaking of Faith" 

    NewGround Fellowship co-facilitators Malka Fenyvesi and Aziza Hasan were featured on the popular NPR program Speaking of Faith.   Krista Tippet explores what they are learning from their work in the microcosm of LA and the larger university of risky innovation of which they are a part.   






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