BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rumi Forum - ECPv6.3.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rumiforum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rumi Forum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20210314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20211107T050000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210929T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210929T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20210913T184055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T195305Z UID:17965-1632940200-1632944700@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Craft and Construction" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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. \n              Scriptural Reasoning – Introduction              Reading Material: Craft and Construction \n                      \nThis Month’s Study Leader \nRichard J. Jones taught Mission & World Religions at Virginia Theological Seminary from 1988 until 2009. As Al-Alwani Chair of Muslim-Christian Studies in the Washington Theological Consortium\, he taught at member theological schools in the Washington\, D.C. area. \nBorn in the District of Columbia in 1943\, he taught ESL classes in Vietnam and served as a parish priest in Ecuador\, Alabama\, and Virginia. He is past president of American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and officiates Spanish-language services in Northern Virginia Episcopal churches. \n  \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use their content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-craft-and-construction/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Scriptural-Reasoning-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210617T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210617T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20210519T201827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T163842Z UID:17558-1623954600-1623959100@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Covenant" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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 and the development of strong bonds across faith communities. \n               Scriptural Reasoning – Introduction                         Reading Material: Covenant \n                      \nThis Month’s Study Leader\n \nRev. Richard L. Tafel is a transformative leader in the areas of faith\, politics\, and social impact. Tafel is also pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC\, where he is launching one of the first spiritual entrepreneur hubs. He represents the Swedenborgian Church of North America on the governing board of the National Council of Churches where he leads the annual Christian Muslim dialogue. Rich is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and served as Assistant Minister at the Memorial Church at Harvard University. \nRich is also the Managing Director of Raffa Social Capital Advisors where he matches impact investors to vetted social ventures. Partnering with investors his team provides back-office support\, public policy\, and strategic coaching to social ventures. He launched the first state-wide social entrepreneur competition in the USA in Michigan in 2014. \nRich is also the Director of the American Project at Pepperdine School of Public Policy in Malibu CA. This project is sponsored by the Democracy Fund bringing together leading thinkers to imagine new\, center-right solutions to America’s broken political system. Tafel has a long history of fighting for civil rights. He has appeared on most major political programs. Before moving to Washington DC\, Tafel was Adolescent Health Director for the State of MA. \n  \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use their content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-covenant/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210527T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210527T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20210504T181522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240316T035716Z UID:17510-1622140200-1622144700@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Clothing and Modesty" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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 and the development of strong bonds across faith communities. \n              Scriptural Reasoning – Introduction               Reading Material: Clothing and Modesty \n                      \nThis Month’s Study Leader\n \nDr. Nisa Muhammad is Howard University’s Assistant Dean for Religious Life. She is responsible for religious programming\, advocates for the religious needs of Muslim students\, faculty\, and staff\, teach nonacademic classes on the Islamic tradition\, and works closely as part of the staff in the Office of the Dean of the Chapel to foster interfaith dialogue and cooperation. She organizes Muslim worship and devotion services\, counsels and advises students\, and answers questions from race to religion to relationships. She is the advisor to the Muslim Students Association\, the Juvenile Justice Advocates\, and the Chess Club. Dr. Muhammad is the president of the Association of Muslim Chaplains and on the board of the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education. \n  \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use their content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-clothing-and-modesty/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20210311T051318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T202207Z UID:17144-1617301800-1617306300@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Cain and Abel" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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. \n              Scriptural Reasoning – Introduction                      Reading Material: Cain and Abel \n                      \nThis Month’s Study Leader\n \nRabbi Abbi Sharofsky is the JCRC’s Director of Intergroup Relations/JCRC Rabbi in Residence. She studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and was ordained in 2012. She also holds a Master’s degree from the Davidson School of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Rabbi Sharofsky was the deputy director of the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council\, where she worked with Jewish military personnel and veterans. \nRabbi Sharofsky is the recipient of the 2016 JPRO Network Young Professional Award for her dedication to the Jewish community through her work in the Jewish nonprofit field. She is a Rabbis Without Borders fellow\, 2018 cohort. She currently serves on the Executive Council of the Rabbinical Assembly. \n  \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use their content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-cain-and-abel/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Scriptural-Reasoning.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T191500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20210304T175350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T194839Z UID:17112-1615487400-1615490100@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Beginnings-2: Humanity" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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. \n              Scriptural Reasoning – Introduction             Reading Material: Beginnings-2: Humanity \n                      \n  \nThis month’s study leader \n \nThe Rev. Dr. Larry Buxton has been a United Methodist pastor for 45 years and has just published his second book\, 30 Days With King David: On Leadership. He was a member of a Christian-Muslim breakfast group at Ezher Bloom Mosque for two years\, visited Turkey in 2015\, and participated in many interfaith conversations prior to his “first retirement” in 2016. \nHe and his wife Beverly\, a leadership development and communications coach\, enjoy two married sons and two grandchildren. Larry likes traveling\, reading about rock music history\, and rooting for the Washington Nationals. \n  \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use their content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-beginnings-2-humanity/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Scriptural-Reasoning-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20210201T194024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240316T035607Z UID:17004-1613068200-1613072700@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Beginnings-1" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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. \nYou can find this month’s themed text pack here. \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use www.scripturalreasoning.org content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-beginnings-1/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Scriptural-Reasoning.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210114T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210114T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20201225T011640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240316T035243Z UID:16659-1610649000-1610653500@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Abraham`s Journey" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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. \nYou can find this month’s themed text pack here. \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use www.scripturalreasoning.org content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-abrahams-journey/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Scriptural-Reasoning-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201203T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201203T194500 DTSTAMP:20260417T050006 CREATED:20201225T012047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240316T035422Z UID:16667-1607020200-1607024700@rumiforum.org SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Abraham’s Hospitality" DESCRIPTION:Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a practice where Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet once a month 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. \nYou can find this month’s themed text pack here. \nWe would like to thank Rose Castle Foundation for their permission to use www.scripturalreasoning.org content. URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-abrahams-hospitality/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rumiforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Scriptural-Reasoning-2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR