The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities invites you to our first joint virtual Lag B’Omer / Iftar celebration.
Rabbi David Rosen, international director of interreligious affairs at the American Jewish Committee, will moderate a panel discussion featuring Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United States Sh. Abdulla Rashed Al Khalifa, the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba and former Ambassador of the United States to the Sultanate of Oman Marc Sievers. Wake up to the Trusted Mideast News source Mideast Daily News Email By subscribing, you agree to The Media Line terms of use and privacy policy.
Dubai: In an historic first, Jewish communities in the Gulf will hold a joint virtual Lag B’Omer/Iftar celebration hosted by the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that are developing Jewish life in the region. The event will include a panel discussion with Jewish and Muslim ambassadors focusing on how interfaith and co-existence is propelling the GCC region forward.
On Thursday, April 29, at 7pm in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia and 8pm in UAE and Oman, the AGJC will host a webinar moderated by the American Jewish Committee’s International Director of Interreligious Affairs Rabbi David Rosen featuring Sheikh Abdulla Rashed Al Khalifa, Bahraini Ambassador to the United States; Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US; and Marc Sievers, Former Ambassador of the United States to Oman. Bahrain’s Ambassador Houda Nonoo will speak during the program as well.
Ambassadors from US, UAE, Bahrain to jointly celebrate Lag B’Omer/Iftar
Ambassadors from US, UAE, Bahrain to jointly celebrate Lag B’Omer/Iftar
The online event will include a panel discussion on how interfaith co-existence is propelling the GCC region forward.
Rabbi David Rosen, international director of interreligious affairs at the American Jewish Committee. Credit: Courtesy.
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(April 28, 2021 / JNS) Jewish communities in the Gulf will hold a joint virtual Lag B’Omer/Iftar celebration hosted by the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries that are developing Jewish life in the region.
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