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Neighbourhood Interfaith Group
- Beth Sholom Synagogue - link »
- Beth Tzedec Synagogue - link »
- Church of St. Clement, Eglinton - link »
- Christ Church Deer Park - link »
- Grace Church on-the-Hill - link »
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church - link »
- St. Ansgar Lutheran Church - link »
- Temple Sinai - link »
- Timothy Eaton Memorial Church - link »
- Yorkminster Park Baptist Church - link »
22nd Annual Neighbourhood Interfaith Dinner
Wednesday, May 14, 6pm at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Special guest speaker, Imam Hamid Slimi, founder of the Faith of Life Network and Chairman of the Canadian Council of Imams. His topic is “working to enhance understanding of Islam among Muslims and non-Muslims”. Tickets are $40 each and are available from the Parish Office (416) 920-5211.
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Three Evenings in Lent 2008: On World Religions
Three Wednesdays in Lent from 7-9 pm
February 13: Rabbi Lori Cohen, Temple Sinai, Toronto - Judaism
February 20: Professor Reid Locklin - Roman Catholicism
February 27: Professor Walid Saleh - Islam
details here »
 Holocaust Education Week - November 1-11, 2007
To observe this week, CCDP welcomed guest speaker Dr. Felicia Carmelly on Sunday, October 28 at the 9:15 and 11 am services. Dr. Carmelly was born in 1931 in Romania. At age 10, she was deported to the camps in Transnistria. Not only did she experience the evil of the Nazis, but she encountered the brutalities of Communism. Eventually, she managed to immigrate from Communist Romania to Israel and later came to Canada. Dr. Carmelly is the award-winning author of, Shattered! 50 Years of Silence, History and Voices of the Tragedy in Romania and Transnistria.
- Popup of poster for this visit click here »
- View/download poster (1.3 MB pdf) here »
- Visit the website of the Holocaust Centre of Toronto here »
 Celebrating Our Differences: Forging bonds - and friendships - between faiths. Guest Speaker Raheel Raza, award-winning journalist, public speaker, poet, playwright and author of Their Jihad - Not my Jihad. November 2006, hosted by the Neighbourhood Interfaith Group of Churches and Synagogues and CCDP. For brochure download, [612k PDF] click here ».
An online article about the interfaith dinner at Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto on April 28, 2004: "Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl, in his welcoming speech, remarked that it is usually “the different pursuits to God that drive people apart; but that is not the case tonight." ...
Guest speaker Rabbi Erwin Schild told a story from the Talmud about a blind man who carries a lantern at night not to help him find his way, but to signal to others his need for help. This, he believes, is what religion should be doing today. "The lamp that we carry into the new century, into the new millennium should be the lamp that invites the help of others, that signifies our mutual readiness to accept assistance. We need theological modesty... and we must signify our willingness to accept partnership and companionship." - B'nai Brith Canada website: link » - also article at the Town Crier »
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