It all started with one man's journey to the south. He left his home, his extended family and his local culture in search of a better and more fulfilling life. Little did he know that his personal wanderings would give rise to a religious civilization responsible for a morality based upon monotheism and two daughter faith traditions.
Abram communicated with God and at the young age of 75 chose to strike out in new direction, literally and spiritually. Moving from Syria, he and his wife Sarai, travelled to Canaan and sought a new approach to their daily life by internalizing a close relationship with God.
We Jews owe our identity to this trailblazer. A senior citizen who was not willing to live the same lifestyle as his parents and neighborhood, he chose to prioritize outreach to the needy, the disenfranchised and the vulnerable. Because of his devotion to humanity in Canaan, God renamed him Abraham and Sarai became Sarah.
We Mobilian Jews are able to continue Avraham's work by standing up for ethical treatment shaped by monotheism. On Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m., a Trialogue event will convene in the Gautrelet Room at Spring Hill College. The topic is Abrahamic Faiths; Fostering ties of Acceptance.
Professor Demetrius Semien, the evening’s featured speaker, holds an MDiv. from Yale Divinity School as well as a PhD in sociology from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Table discussion will follow his opening remarks. Refreshments will be served. (The event is free and open to the public.)
Please join us and promote the Jewish value of sanctity of all life.
As we continue along our life journeys may we remember that Avram started Jewish life by embracing a voluntary move to the South. Those of us living in the South can follow in his footsteps by modeling ethical behavior for neighbors and by opening the tent door to all who need shelter.
As we continue along our life journeys may we remember that Avram started Jewish life by embracing a voluntary move to the South. Those of us living in the South can follow in his footsteps by modeling ethical behavior for neighbors and by opening the tent door to all who need shelter.
I look forward to seeing you at Spring Hill College on Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m in the Gautrelet room.
Shalom,
Rabbi Steve Silberman
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