Dear Sabeel supporter,
Greetings from Sabeel. | | | Divine creator, we know that every human being is equal before your eyes. Lord, whilst we are grateful the four Israeli hostages were rescued, we are outraged that it took a massacre to do so. Lord, how long until Palestinian lives are seen by the world to be created in your image? How long can truth and goodness be twisted with deceit and hate? Lord, intervene by bringing your holy justice which values Palestinian lives equally to others, and uproots the source of injustice. Lord in your mercy... hear our prayer Visit our website to continue reading the Wave of Prayer. |
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 | Sabeel Thursday Service Thursday, June 14th 6 pm Jerusalem / 11 am ET / 8 am PT | Join for our weekly online service led by Rev. Naim Ateek and other friends. The service includes the Wave of Prayer, readings of the week, and a time of reflections and discussion. This week's reflections will be on the readings for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, which are available on the lectionary page: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,[11-13],14-17, Mark 4:26-34 | | |
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|  | Kumi Now Tuesday, June 11th 6pm Jerusalem / 11am ET / 8am PT | This week, we partner with Yousef Eideh from the Arab Tour Guide Union to discuss tourism and pilgrimage in Palestine. We will also engage in activism for Gaza. Full information is on our website, or register and join below. | | |
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November 2024 Conference | | | Sabeel invites you to our upcoming conference, “Challenging Religious Extremism”, to be held in-person November 17-21 in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The conference will challenge religious extremism and supremacism through a scriptural, liberationist approach to theology by ecumenical and interfaith collaboration. The plenaries, workshops and visits will promote faith based, non-violent, peace-making initiatives to assist in the achievement of liberation, justice and peace in Palestine-Israel. Additionally, register for a "pre-conference tour" held November 11-16. Full itinerary can be found here and on our website. | | |
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| | | | As Israel continues it's military operations in Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza, continue in contacting your representatives urging an immediate ceasefire and the end of Israeli military operations in Rafah. Helpful links: U.S. Canada UK |
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| | | | | Join Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and the Palestinian Christians Alliance for Peace (PCAP) in their email action to "Stop War Criminal Netanyahu from Addressing Congress." Read the full letter and email your representative here. | | |
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 | | | On Tuesday, we partnered with Suhail Khalilieh from the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem to discuss the environmental effects of Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestine. The replay is available on our website and on YouTube. |
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| | | | | Last week we were joined by Assis Naim Ateek and Ched and Elaine Myers for our weekly Thursday service with reflections on the readings for Trinity Sunday, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35. View the recording here. |
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| | In May we held our 5th pre-conference webinar "A Discussion on Antisemitism". We were joined by Rabbi Faryn Borella, Hadar Cohen, Sabeel's director Omar Haramy, and Father David Neuhaus for a rich discussion on the history of Antisemitism, the experiences of antisemitism by Jews who are vocal about advocating for Palestine, and strategies for combating antisemitism without our movements. In case you missed it, the recording of the webinar is now on our YouTube channel, and the transcript of Father David Neuhaus's contribution on "The history of antisemitism" is available on our website. And don't forget to register to attend our conference in-person this November! |
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| | From May 27th through June 5th Sabeel hosted a solidarity delegation entitled "Come and See, Go and Tell", from the Israel-Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The group visited organizations and partners in Jerusalem, Nablus, Ramallah and Bethlehem. Read more about the delegation's time in Palestine on the IPMN blog. |
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