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April 26, 2024 Passover 2024 – a cause for optimism

Opinion: By recalling our ancestors’ centuries of suffering on Passover, we not only remember their pain but cultivate a compassionate imagination; despite threats, Israel moves forward, reclaiming the Jewish people’s strength and dignity By Rabbi Marc Schneier April 26, 2024 Many of us – including myself – sat around this year’s Passover Seder with […]

April 19, 2024 Holy days during unholy wars

Inside Israel, both religious Muslims and Jews celebrate major religious holidays in ways that may bend the war in Gaza toward peace. By The Monitor’s Editorial Board April 19, 2024 Despite nearly seven months of war between Hamas and Israel, and lately attacks between Iran and Israel, both Jews and Muslims living in Israel […]

April 18, 2024 Ramadan and Passover: Amid the violence, a sign of hope

Even amid the war between Israel and Hamas the conflict has not morphed into a more calamitous religious war between Muslims and Jews. By Rabbi Marc Schneier April 18, 2024 The word “religion” in English comes from the Latin word “religare” which means to bind together. Indeed, we think of religion as a force […]

February 1, 2024 An American Rabbi Close to the Saudi Royal Family: Normalization? Only in exchange for a Palestinian state

Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, wrote in Arab News that any Saudi involvement in Gaza’s reconstruction and normalization of relations with Israel will only come with a promise of progress toward a two-state solution. In his article, the rabbi urged Netanyahu: “This historic opportunity must be embraced.” By Itamar Eichner […]

January 29, 2024 No surprises in Saudi desire for two-state solution

Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier January 26, 2024 On Sept. 22, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood triumphantly at the podium of the UN General Assembly and proclaimed to the world, including those so-called pundits who doubted his peacemaking ability and acumen, that the Abraham Accords, signed by Israel with the UAE, Bahrain, […]

January 15, 2024 On Martin Luther King Jr day: What is the response to antisemitism? – opinion

By Rabbi Marc Schneier January 14, 2024 The challenge remains as to whether Black activists today will emulate Dr. King in unequivocally denouncing the rise of antisemitism in America and calling it out within their community. The image is chilling in its overt and malevolent celebration of the brutal Hamas attack of last […]

December 17, 2023 Jews, Muslims coexist at kosher, halal bakery in Westhampton Beach

By Bart Jones Long Island / Suffolk – ONLY IN NEWSDAY December 17, 2023 War is raging in the Middle East, but in Westhampton Beach an example of peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Jews is thriving. About five years ago, Rashid Sulehri, a Muslim immigrant from Pakistan, bought the only kosher bakery on […]

November 10, 2023 Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali on MSNBC discussing their work to combat antisemitism and hatred on college campuses

Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, and Imam Shamsi Ali, spiritual leader of the Jamaica Muslim Center, talk about their work to combat antisemitism and hatred on college campuses.

November 6, 2023 Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali condemn hate speech and Islamophobia

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and Nusantara Foundation President Imam Shamsi Ali speak out against hate speech (FOX | Nov. 3, 2023).

January 12, 2023 Abraham Accords no escape from Palestinian question

Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier January 11, 2023 Israel’s new government is sparking unease about the future of the Abraham Accords, given its inclusion of ministers who have exhibited a history of hard-line nationalist positions and little inclination to soften their views. But all is not lost: There is ample time to reignite momentum […]

April 1, 2022 Ramadan has lessons for us all

Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier April 1, 2022 When I was growing up in New York’s Jewish community, Ramadan was far from my consciousness. I knew little of its meaning for billions of Muslims around the world, much less the spiritual significance of the rituals. Religious holidays in my youth were celebrated neighborhood by […]

March 23, 2022 A changed Turkey can be a benefit to all

Arab News By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 23, 2022 Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note. On the brink of international isolation not so long ago, we have seen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan usher in a far-reaching geopolitical recalibration in recent months, […]