Abraham's Table Dialogue Luncheon I (NY)
First Abraham's Table Dialogue Luncheon in NY was held on Feb 5th at the Turkish Cultural Center. Speakers discussed "Martyrdom vs. Terrorism", which attracted a good number of audience.
After speakers made their presentations, Q&A session started where the audience asked many questions to understand especially Islam’s position about suicide attacks.
Turkish Cultural Center provided Turkish food before the program.
Date: Tuesday February 5, 2008, 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm
Place: Turkish Cultural Center - 560 Lexington Ave. 16th Fl. NY, NY 10022
IDC is organizing these luncheons in cooperation with
-Auburn Theological Seminary,
-Ecumenical/Interfaith Committee of United Church of Christ,
-Metropolitan New York Synod/ELCA,
-Presbytery of New York City
-Episcopal Diocese of New York,
-New York Board of Rabbis and
-Turkish Cultural Center.
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Weidmann, Director, Center for Church Life at Auburn Theological Seminary, NY
Dr. Motti Arad, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Jewish Theological Seminary
Dr. Levent Koc, Executive Director, Interfaith Dialog Center
Below are some pictures of the event.
