ICCJ International Conference in Jerusalem 22-25 June  2008

"The Contribution of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue to Peace-Building in the Middle East."

ICCJ International Conference in Jerusalem

22-25 June 2008

The Contribution of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue to Peace-Building in the Middle East

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Jerusalem


Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Greetings from the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, hosts of the

2008 ICCJ Conference in Jerusalem.

on the theme:

The Contribution of

Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue

to Peace-Building in the Middle East.

The program of our conference will highlight institutions and organizations that promote dialogue for peaceful co-existence in the region, especially those that operate out of religious or spiritual frameworks. The planning committee has tried to balance workshops and plenary sessions at our conference venue with field trips and outings to sites in Jerusalem and to other parts of the country. ICCJ has a sincere interest in attracting as many local participants as possible, Palestinians and Israelis, Arabs and Jews-- especially women and young people who will interact with the international participants. We will also be reaching out to students and young people from around the world in the hope that they will attend the conference as well.

It is our fervent hope that this will be one of the largest and most successful ICCJ conferences. As people involved in interreligious relations and concerned with the situation in the Holy Land we urge you to attend the conference and to call upon others to attend as well.

Please distribute this invitation widely and quickly – to local chapters, individuals and groups as well as on the national level – to help us to spread the word.

At last year's conference, delegates sang "Next year in Jerusalem," and here we are, just in time to mark Israel's 60th birthday, and to express our support for the peace process that will, hopefully, lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel. Jerusalem, a city of 2 peoples and 3 faiths, is proud and happy to host Jews, Christians and Muslims from throughout the world, who have gathered, as the prophet Malachi tells us (3:12): "Then they that feared the Lord, spoke with one another."

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

For more information and to register for the conference please see: icci.org.il/iccj2008.

Please note that registration must be done on-line and that

the early registration discount has been extended to April 11th, 2008!

Dr. Deborah Weissman

Sr. Trudy Nabuurs, nds

Co-chairs, ICCJ 2008


The Contribution of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue

to Peace-Building in the Middle East

Conference Program at a Glance

June 22-25

 Sunday 22.6Monday 23.6Tuesday 24.6Wednesday 25.6Thursday 26.6
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Women’s
Pre-Conference
Seminar
Plenum
M.K. Rabbi
Michael Melchior
My Community
and the Land
Ms. Hanan Abu-Dalu
Ms. Suad Younan
Dr. Deborah Weissman

Study outings to
sites/projects
on conference theme
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Annual General Meeting
Sessions on
conference
theme
Sessions on
conference
theme
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T
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N
O
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N

Study outings to
theme-related
sites/projects
on conference theme

Other Sessions on
Jewish – Christian
Relations
Other Sessions on
Jewish – Christian
Relations
16:00
Closing Event

The wolf shall dwell
with the lamb,
The leopard lie down
with the kid
Program at Biblical Zoo
Including dinner
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Opening Event:
* Dinner *

Plenum
The Contribution of
J-C-M Dialogue
to Peace-Building
in the Middle East
Rabbi David Rosen
H.B. Patriarch Michel Sabbah
Qadi Muhammad Zibdi

Receptions:
Christian
Jewish

Free
Evening
( s u b j e c t   t o   c h a n g e )