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May 14th - World Day of Prayer, Fasting and Giving Alms

May 14th, 2020 - Faith Leaders call upon their believers of all religions from across the world for a day of prayer, fasting and alms giving.  Unite together spiritually to ask for God's help in overcoming the coronavirus pandemic. They ask for cooperation with one another, respect and love for our neighbor, friends and family.

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Turning to Faith: A Interfaith Discussion Series - Part 2 Finding Peace in Times of Anxiety

During this historic time of overwhelming uncertainty and worldwide crisis, we will continue the momentum of our community's interfaith collaboration through a series of short webinars, called "Turning to Faith."  At a time when we cannot be together physically, each half-hour "zoomette" will feature faith leaders' spiritual sharing, prayer and interactive conversation while answering "chat" questions from the Zoom audience. The second in our series will be held this Sunday, April 26, beginning at 4:00 pm.  To join our community's faith leaders for spiritual sharing, prayer and interactive conversation, please register HERE to receive your passcode to participate. Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal,  Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio Deborah Vance, Ph.D., Member, Baha'i Community of Cincinnati Rev. Jim Newby, Pastor, Cincinnati Friends Meeting Aruni Marapane, Member, Cincinnati Buddhist Community Rev. Connie Simon, Pastor, First Unitarian Church James P. Buchanan, Ph.D., Executive Director, XU Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, Moderato

Part 2 - Sunday, April 26 - Finding Peace in a time of Anxiety

Part 3 - Sunday, May 3 - Finding Courage in a time of Overwhelming Fear

Part 4 - Sunday, May 10 - Finding Community in a time of Social Isolation

All programs will air from 4:00 - 4:30 pm and require separate registrations.  Please register HERE to receive your passcode to participate. The four-part series will include the participation of faith leaders representing Judaism, Islam, Baha’i, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Unitarian Universalism, Paganism and Indigenous, and these Christian communities:   Roman Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal/Anglican, Lutheran, CME, AME, National Baptist Convention, United Church of Christ, Quaker, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Non-Denominational. EquaSion and the Cincinnati Festival of Faiths, in partnership with Xavier University’s Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue and The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, extend our sincere gratitude to the faith leaders contributing to our program. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Turning to Faith. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Webinar Sponsored by the EquaSion/Festival of Faiths, in conjunction with The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, and the Brueggeman Center, Xavier University.

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Get to Know Your Neighbor: Kroger's Impact on Local and Global Markets Amid COVID-19

 

In an effort to bring our audiences quality programming despite the coronavirus outbreak, we are thrilled to announce our first live webinar, Get to Know Your Neighbor: Kroger's Impact on Local and Global Markets Amid COVID-19 on Thursday, April 16th, at 3pm.

In this half hour lecture, we will be covering several topics as they relate to the business environment at Kroger and within the food industry during the COVID-19 crisis.

Topics will include:

• Overall company response to the crisis in how we approach store operations
• Short-term impacts to product availability as COVID-19 expands
• Supply chain pressures both domestically and internationally
• Shifting trends from food service and their long-term impacts
• Global food supply and macroeconomic conditions
• Overview and breadth of the Kroger family of brands
• Scaling a personal and local touch across 2,700+ stores
• Enabling category optimization through data analytics

Registration is free, but space is limited! Register here!

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#BeAMensch

As the novel coronavirus tears through the world causing chaos and uncertainty, the AJC #BeAMensch campaign is designed to recognize and encourage acts of kindness around the world. We will shine a light on good deeds at a time where we must draw more than ever on our Jewish and universal values and the relationships we have cultivated in our communities. Mensch is Yiddish for “a person of integrity and honor,” or, put simply, a good person.

Share tales of goodness, even greatness, here or post on social media using the hashtag #BeAMensch. Inspire us as we rise up to recognize those who have stepped up, the bystanders who have become upstanders.

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Welcome to my table - Ramadan 2020

Dear Friends,

For the past several years, Shoulder to Shoulder has helped facilitate and uplift multi-faith connections during Ramadan through our United States of Love Over Hate campaign. Usually this has happened around real dinner tables sharing real food, face to face. For many of our Muslim neighbors, Ramadan is a time when they are often gathering, with their families, friends, and the wider community, to break the fast each evening and to connect with one another.

This year looks quite different. While concern for public health will prevent us from gathering in person this year, we are still here to help you find ways to connect meaningfully during this time. We strongly believe physical distancing should not mean social isolation or an end to interfaith engagement. However, it does take extra intention, effort, and creativity to connect with one another in these times, and connection remains vitally important for our own well being and the well being of our communities. We will get through these times together.

For Ramadan 2020, we’re launching an initiative we’re calling Welcome to My Table.

This initiative connects households to households, one-on-one or in small groupings to virtually share an Iftar meal (what’s an iftar?).

We have developed a system for pairing households to one another (click here to sign up!). Sign Up Today We created a downloadable 2020 Ramadan Guidebook to help you connect with new and old friends and with neighbors, and colleagues you already know or with whom you want to connect.

We’ve also included tips for those looking to move their larger community Iftars into a virtual space.

We don’t have all the answers on how to make meaningful connections in a time of physical distancing, uncertainty, and fear, but we are learning from others navigating these same waters, and are offering our resources to help make it a little easier to connect across faith lines this Ramadan.

Please reach out if we can support you in other ways this season, or if you have creative ways you’re connecting throughout Ramadan that you’d like to share with us! Wishing you strength, love and light in these uncertain times,

Nina, Catherine, and Cassandra

P.S. If you haven't already, check out & share our new Ramadan Road Trip Video Series and Discussion Guides.  Four of the six videos have been launched thus far. We'll be releasing two more videos, discussion guides, and more Ramadan resources in the coming weeks!

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