Culture Is Not Religion

When applying for the MJC, male participants were highly encouraged to choose the ‘Women in Religion’ committee and, after attending the workshops throughout the week, I personally found the wisdom behind it. Continue reading →

Babi Yar: My Family, the Holocaust & the Specter of Denial

On September 29 and 30, 1941, more than 33,000 Jewish men, women and children were herded into a barbed-wire area at the top of the Babi Yar ravine in the Continue reading →

Official MJConference 2011 Video

On A Human Level

Sometimes, when I talk with some of the participants, we talk about things as trivial as the game Risk. On the other hand, the fact that in this talk we Continue reading →

Committing to a Common Goal

The 2011 Muslim Jewish Conference is an exciting experience for me where Muslims and Jews are exchanging their views and sharing their common values.  MJC is a young leaders’ forum Continue reading →