Interfaith Atlanta

Thank you to our GOLD sponsor The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for sponsoring our 4th annual Interfaith Festival!
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Thank you to our GOLD sponsor The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta for sponsoring our 4th annual Interfaith Festival!
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Thank you to our GOLD sponsor the Atlantic Institute for sponsoring our 4th annual Interfaith Festival!
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We are very excited and proud to have Samantha Berinsky join us as our Executive Director. Samantha joins us with a wealth of experience and a bundle of passion for organizing and leading in the non-profit world. We hope many on this list will have the opportunity to meet Samantha soon. Here’s a short bio to ‘meet’ Samantha online:

Samantha (she/her) joins the Interfaith Atlanta community as the Executive Director. With a deep-desire for bridge building and a better world, she felt that representing a more cohesive Atlanta was the clear next step. Samantha is the recent recipient of a Master’s degree in Jewish Professional Studies. For much of her career, she has served as a professional in the synagogue and social justice world. When she isn’t working, you can find her out exploring with her husband, Tyler, and two goldendoodles, Izzy and Max!

Members of the Board of Interfaith Atlanta thank our friends from the Atlantic Institute for the wonderful Table of Abraham event this evening! We enjoyed a delicious dinner, delightful conversation, and wonderful reflections about Abraham from the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish traditions.

Just a little under 3 months until our fourth ! Be on the lookout over the next few weeks as we start featuring our wonderful sponsors for this year’s event.
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POSTPONED! We wanted to let everyone know that we are postponing this training due to a family emergency in the primary trainer's family. More details soon. Sign up on the link below to receive details once we have rescheduled.

Interfaith Atlanta is looking for people willing to be trained as speakers for the Interfaith Speakers Network. No experience is necessary. We would LOVE for you to join us! The link to sign up is below. Let us know if you have any questions.

Interfaith Speakers Network Training Registration Please fill out the form below to register to be trained for Interfaith Atlanta's Interfaith Speakers Network. Our next training will be announced soon. We had to postpone the training scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2024.

POSTPONED! We wanted to let everyone know that we are postponing this training due to a family emergency in the primary trainer's family. More details soon. Sign up on the link below to receive details once we have rescheduled.

Interfaith Atlanta is looking for people willing to be trained as speakers for the Interfaith Speakers Network. No experience is necessary. We would LOVE for you to join us! The link to sign up is below. Let us know if you have any questions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiytMpcDm3h8LGO7YHOL0mleICkMa39PoqYrpQd3mAbf_cng/viewform?usp=sf_link

SAVE THE DATE for Interfaith Atlanta’s 4th annual Interfaith Festival! We’ll be back at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur on September 22nd, 2024.

To those who are celebrating this week... Chag Pesach sameach!

Interfaith Atlanta board members Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser and Parminder Singh recently presented at Interfaith Children’s Movement’s 4th Annual Blessings for Beloved Community! This event brought Georgians together as child advocates and people of faith to pray for legislators as they make decisions that affect children and families in Georgia. ICM invites all people of faith to join their choir of justice seekers as they seek a Georgia where all children can truly thrive. Broadcast live on 3/27 as a vigil for Sine Die, the program continues to be available as a reminder and inspiration for the work we must all continue to build a better world for ALL children in Georgia! See the link for a video of the event below!

4th Annual Blessings for Beloved Community: A Virtual Vigil for Peace & Justice for Children Join children, youth, legislators, and faith leaders as we pray, meditate, reflect, and hope for Georgia's children, families, and the General Assembly. This...

Members of Interfaith Atlanta Board attended Iftar at Carter Center, generously sponsored by !
L – R back row: Umit Gunebir, Rev Gregory McGonigle, David Schoenberg L – R front row: Sumeyra Cokavci, Dr. Sharon Shatil, Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser, Rena Marroquin

At Midday Respite this week, we gathered to learn and reflect with Ambreen Sohani (pictured here) as she shared and led a discussion on The Guest House written by Jalaluddin Rumi and translated by Coleman Barks. Read the poem below!

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta will be hosting an Interfaith Service for Peace this evening, Wednesday, 12/13, at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 2855 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, GA, 30329. You are cordially invited to attend!

Interfaith Atlanta is shocked and horrified by the heinous attack in Israel over this past weekend and which continues today. We pray for a swift return of hostages to their loved ones. We send prayers of healing and hope to all the innocents in the region who are caught in the crossfire of this war. We stand as one humanity sending blessings of strength to families who grieve the death of loved ones. May the words of our prophets ring true in the days to come: ‘Nation shall not raise a sword against a nation. And neither shall they engage in any more war.’

Less than 3 weeks away! We are so excited to present our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating 20 years of Interfaith Atlanta with the Atlanta community.

Thank you to our Gold level sponsor The Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints for sponsoring our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating with the Atlanta community!
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Thank you to our Gold level sponsor The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta for sponsoring our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating with the Atlanta community!
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SAVE THE DATE! We are so excited to present our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating 20 years of Interfaith Atlanta with the Atlanta community.
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Thank you to our Gold level sponsor Ignatius House for sponsoring our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating with the Atlanta community!
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Thank you to our Gold level sponsor Georgia Interfaith Power and Light for sponsoring our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating with the Atlanta community!
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Eid al-Adha Mubarek (Blessed Festival) to our partners in faith at Ismaili Civic and the entire Muslim community. This is the Festival of Sacrifice, commemorating the trial of faith of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and also affirms monotheism, which is a core belief of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Thank you to our GOLD sponsor the Atlantic Institute for sponsoring our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating 20 years of Interfaith Atlanta with the Atlanta community!
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SAVE THE DATE! We are so excited to present our 3rd annual Interfaith Festival! We look forward to celebrating 20 years of Interfaith Atlanta with the Atlanta community.
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This past weekend, Interfaith Atlanta Youth with Candler’s IDEAS organization visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.
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Imam Azhar Sheraze gathers with a small group of the many attendees at yesterday’s Camp Noor Ramadan Moon Sighting event. Several families and youth kicked off the event with an outreach program making around 100 lunchtime meals for The Sandwich Project.
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Join GIPL tomorrow with the Green Team Summit!
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Have youth interested in Interfaith work? Join Interfaith Atlanta for the Story Exchange. For more information, DM us!
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