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NEW YORK—Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back.
Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back. "He said to the man, 'Stop,' " Syeed recalled, " 'I'll lose my job.' " Times have changed for the Islamic Society of North America and for Syeed, who leads the group's interfaith outreach.
Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago at which a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, and suddenly pulled back. “He said to the man, ‘Stop – I’ll lose my job,’ ” Syeed recalled.
Fort Wayne resident Paul Schorey trained to be a teacher at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. But, he says, he got quite an education when he spent five weeks in New York in 1998 as a street missionary for Jews for Jesus.
In light of the recent attempted synagogue bombings in Riverdale, NY., five Queens synagogues that have a demonstrated vulnerability to terrorist attacks will be the recipients of roughly $300,000 in Homeland Security grants to their improve security.
Last Sunday Cantor Haim Levy of Fresh Meadows set off for the trip of a lifetime.
Today marks the 233 rd anniversary celebrating the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Founding Fathers knew that achieving independence would require winning a difficult war that risked bringing ruin on their fortunes, friends, and families if they did not succeed.
NEW YORK – Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back. He said to the man, Stop,’ Syeed recalled, I’ll lose my job.’
It seems 80 is the new 20 at the Lester Senior Housing Community Center in Whippany, thanks in large part to the contributions of 82-year-old Dolores 'Dolly' Moser.
A recent poll shows many gay Americans lead robust faith lives.
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