Rumi Forum had its monthly circle on May 18, 2023, to study Abrahamic scriptures on the topic of “Noah” with our study leader, Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer, from Temple Brith Achim (King of Prussia, PA).

Scriptural Reasoning (SR) allows Christians, Jews, and Muslims to study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet monthly to read short passages from their respective scriptures on a certain topic. Facilitated by a study leader, each session is an opportunity to listen and share various perspectives. SR sessions help participants reflect on a curious list of topics within the Abrahamic tradition. The result is often a deeper understanding of others and one’s own scriptures, as well as the development of strong bonds across faith communities.

                  Scriptural Reasoning: Introduction                  Christian Scripture: New Testament

                         Islamic Scripture: Quran                                 Jewish Scripture: Hebrew Bible

This Month`s Study Leader

Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer is the Interim Rabbi of Temple Brith Achim (King of Prussia, PA) and is a pluralistic Jewish spiritual leader and educator of all ages. Rabbi Glazer was raised in the Reform and Conservative movements and was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) in 2013. She has led Reconstructionist, Conservative, Traditional and pluralistic, non-denominational congregations, including serving as a college-campus rabbi with Hillel. She has also spent significant time studying with the Jewish Renewal movement – over more than ten years. She brings wisdom from all these communities into her rabbinic work. Most recently, before TBA, Rabbi Glazer served as spiritual leader of Congregation Adat Reyim of Springfield, VA.

Rabbi Glazer served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Am Haskalah of the Lehigh Valley, PA (Reconstructionist); Beth Sholom Synagogue of Memphis, TN (Conservative); and Beth Israel Synagogue of Roanoke, VA (Traditional). She was the Chaplain for the Jewish Community at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, serving as the campus rabbi, Hillel director, and director of Jewish Life. She also spent a year as a student chaplain at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life of North Wales, PA, a senior living residence – an invaluable experience working with Jewish elders. 

Before that, Rabbi Glazer spent more than a decade working as a journalist, foreign correspondent, and editorial manager, most of which was served covering Latin America and the Caribbean. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University with an interdisciplinary degree in Government, International Relations, and Latin American Studies.