Building Bridges in Western New York
Jews, Muslims, and others working together for the common good
2009-02-12 00:00:00
Cantor Susan Wehle dies in crash of Continental Flight 3407
2009-02-12 00:00:00
Mrs. Aasiya Hassan murdered by husband
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2009-02-18 00:00:00
Rob Stall volunteers to teach Building Bridges class at the High School of Jewish Studies in Buffalo, NY
Evie, I just received your 2/16/09 letter to HSJS parents and students. I would love to speak with you about what teaching Cantor Wehle's "Building Bridges" class might entail. Susan and I are kindred spirits with regard to what I think the class stands for, though I never spoke with her at length about it. I recently finished working with the Parish Nurse Ministries of NY on a grant to help seniors move safely from hospital to home; we had started outreach to synagogues to see whether there might be interest there for a similar program. We also spoke with an education director at a local mosque about the Muslim community's interest in such a project. My fortunate opportunities to travel to the Soviet Union and England in 1974, spend 6 weeks working in a Thai refugee camp in the 1980's (including side trips to Nepal and Hong Kong), and trips to other places around the world and domestically have solidified my firm belief that we all belong, as Einstein envisioned, to the "United States of the World", and our commons needs and desires consist mainly of nourishing food, shelter, truthful education, music, laughter and each other. I might be able to make time in my schedule to help continue this aspect of Susan's ministry. Best, Rob
2009-03-04 00:00:00
Rob Stall teaches BB class 3/4/09-5/20/09
Dr. Stall teaches Cantor Susan Wehle's Building Bridges class at the High School of Jewish Studies, Buffalo, NY.
2009-07-03 00:00:00
Othman Shibly and Rob Stall attend 46th Annual ISNA Convention in Washington, DC 7/3/09-7/5/09
Drs. Shibly and Stall attend session on International Twinning Program of Mosques and Synagogues, volunteer Buffalo as a new site.
2009-10-08 00:00:00
Othman Shibly and Rob Stall speak at Syrian Dental Association conference 10/8-18/09
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2009-11-13 00:00:00
International Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues 11/13-15/2009
Agenda and round table discussion guidelines in "Find out more"
2010-01-19 00:00:00
Group meeting 1/19/10
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2010-02-08 00:00:00
"The Buffalo Interfaith Bluff" published
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2010-02-08 00:00:00
"The Folly of Interfaith Dialogue in Buffalo, NY" published
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2010-03-03 00:00:00
Response to "The Buffalo Interfaith Bluff" published
2010-03-23 00:00:00
BB participation in Interfaith Community Seder
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2010-04-01 00:00:00
Group meeting 4/1/10
2010-05-04 00:00:00
Group meeting 5/4/10
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2010-06-03 00:00:00
Group meeting 6/3/10
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2010-09-11 00:00:00
"Remembering September 11 – Responding to Islamophobia" published
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2010-09-23 00:00:00
Group meeting 9/23/10
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2010-11-03 00:00:00
Group meeting 11/3/10
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2010-11-05 00:00:00
International Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues 11/5-7/2010
Discussion handouts in "Find out more"
2010-12-15 00:00:00
"Let's set aside our fears and work together" published
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2011-01-12 22:16:53
Group meeting 1/12/11
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2011-02-09 22:16:53
Group meeting 2/9/11
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2011-03-15 22:16:53
Group meeting 3/15/11
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2011-04-03 00:00:00
Virtual Twinning event
BB represented by Rob Stall - notes in "Find out more"
2011-04-14 00:00:00
BB participation in Interfaith Community Seder
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2011-04-30 00:00:00
Talk by Tom Block - "Shalom-Salaam - A Story of A Mystical Fraternity"
Amazon link to Tom Block's book in "Find out more"
2011-05-26 22:16:53
Group meeting 5/26/11
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2011-06-28 22:16:53
Group meeting 6/28/11
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2011-07-01 00:00:00
A Conversation with Imam Feisal Rauf - "Moving the Mountain – Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America"
Time/location: 4p-6:30p at An-Noor mosque, 745 Heim Rd, Getzville, NY
2011-08-02 22:16:53
Group meeting 8/2/11
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2011-11-02 00:00:00
BB participants help with HEAL International fundraiser
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2011-11-20 00:00:00
International Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues 11/20/2011
Event announcement in "Find out more"
2012-01-03 22:16:53
Group meeting 1/3/12
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2012-02-07 22:16:53
Group meeting 2/7/12
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2012-03-29 22:16:53
BB participation in Interfaith Community Seder
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2012-04-10 22:16:53
Group meeting 4/10/12
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2012-04-30 00:00:00
BB participants honored at 2012 UJF Women of Distinction luncheon
Enid Bloch, Julia Cohan, Adrienne Crandall were recognized.
2012-05-08 22:16:53
Group meeting 5/8/12
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2012-06-21 00:00:00
BB sponsorship of film "Les Hommes Libre (Free Men)
Showings 6/21/12 & 6/28/12 - brief introduction by Rob Stall about why BB sponsored the movie.
2012-07-10 22:16:53
Group meeting 7/10/12
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2012-07-17 00:00:00
Talk by Gene Grabiner - Where Are Your Papers? Infamy, the NYPD, and the Muslim Community
Gathering at Kabab & Curry 7/17/12 7p-9p
2012-07-29 00:00:00
BB gathering at Chautauqua Institution
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2012-07-30 00:00:00
BB participants "Walk Off Hunger"
Held at Temple Beth Am, 4660 Sheridan Dr, Williamsville, NY 14221
2012-08-04 00:00:00
Ramadan iftar in NJ
2012-08-21 04:53:53
Panel discussion about Building Bridges to Buffalo Sunrise Rotary Club
Enid Bloch, Judy Fales, Lachin Hatemi, and Rob Stall describe the Building Bringes in WNY effort to members of the Buffalo Sunrise Rotary Club at the Saturn Club, Buffalo, NY
2012-09-23 00:00:00
Group meeting 9/23/12
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2012-10-09 00:00:00
Group meeting 10/9/12
Vision/mission statements adopted unanimously - click "Find out more" for text
2012-10-13 00:00:00
BB participation at "Abraham's Table"
Discussion at the Turkish Cultural Center on the names and attributes of God in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
2012-10-14 00:00:00
Sermon on "Building Bridges" by Lachin Hatemi MD at Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara
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2012-11-16 00:00:00
International Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues 11/16-18/2012 "Feeding the homeless and hungry"
BB participants volunteered at Love, Hearth and Soul soup kitchen, Niagara Falls and Friends of the Night People, Buffalo, NY.