On four Tuesday evenings of May and June of this year, around 30 people gathered at Christ Church Cathedral for a series of bi-weekly Listening Circles that brought together people from the Abrahamic faiths (Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Baha’i) to learn, listen and share about the heartrending conflict in Israel/Gaza. Presenters from the Jewish and Muslim communities presented their perspectives, followed by Q&A and mixed discussion groups of 6 to 8. Although questions and conversations were sometimes difficult, participants often expressed gratitude for the opportunity to contribute to the dialogue and to form personal bonds with one another. 

We’d like to warmly thank Christ Church Cathedral for providing an incredible venue to bring our communities together; Yasser Yousef of Fig Deli (pictured here with Grace Khalifa) for his support by more than once catering dinners for the entire group; Jennie Keeran of the Christian community for providing refreshments for each of the sessions; and to Hanan Abousaleh, Dahlia Beck, Rabbi Harry Brechner, and Mustafa Abousaleh for their informative and insightful presentations.