Clergy Beyond Borders in the News
Frederick imam named among world's 500 most influential Muslims
Originally published (December 08, 2012)
Imam Yahya Hendi was in Tennessee last week speaking about the importance of public service with Muslim students who were helping rebuild an Evangelical Christian church when he noticed a text message light up on his mobile phone.A friend had sent news that Hendi had been named one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, a research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought based in Aman, Jordan. Hendi was nominated for his role as an interfaith dialogue activist who seeks to bring followers of the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) together by focusing commonalities over differences, according to a statement from the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. "It was quite amazing," Hendi said of the news. "I am grateful for the glory of God."
Originally published (December 08, 2012)
Imam Yahya Hendi was in Tennessee last week speaking about the importance of public service with Muslim students who were helping rebuild an Evangelical Christian church when he noticed a text message light up on his mobile phone.A friend had sent news that Hendi had been named one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, a research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought based in Aman, Jordan. Hendi was nominated for his role as an interfaith dialogue activist who seeks to bring followers of the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) together by focusing commonalities over differences, according to a statement from the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. "It was quite amazing," Hendi said of the news. "I am grateful for the glory of God."
Borders of Faith (May 11, 2012)
When Rabbi John Linder read from Kedoshim during Temple Solel’s erev Shabbat service on May 4, he ended with the injunction to love your neighbor as yourself.
“It was very fitting,” Linder said, because instead of giving his own sermon on the parashah, he gave over the bimah to Imam Yahya Hendi, founder and president of Clergy Beyond Borders (CBB), a Maryland-based nonprofit. “There couldn’t have been a better springboard for Imam Hendi to speak,” Linder said.
Hendi titled his presentation “Mishpacha Echad, Adonai Echad - One Family, One God” and spoke on the commonalities of the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While Hendi spoke at Temple Solel, Rabbi Gerry Serotta, executive director of Clergy Beyond Borders, spoke at the Islamic Cultural Center of Tempe.
When Rabbi John Linder read from Kedoshim during Temple Solel’s erev Shabbat service on May 4, he ended with the injunction to love your neighbor as yourself.
“It was very fitting,” Linder said, because instead of giving his own sermon on the parashah, he gave over the bimah to Imam Yahya Hendi, founder and president of Clergy Beyond Borders (CBB), a Maryland-based nonprofit. “There couldn’t have been a better springboard for Imam Hendi to speak,” Linder said.
Hendi titled his presentation “Mishpacha Echad, Adonai Echad - One Family, One God” and spoke on the commonalities of the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While Hendi spoke at Temple Solel, Rabbi Gerry Serotta, executive director of Clergy Beyond Borders, spoke at the Islamic Cultural Center of Tempe.
Read international, national and local media coverage about Clergy Beyond Borders’ Caravan of Reconciliation (September 11-25, 2011):
US commemorates 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (APP):
… Meanwhile, Muslim, Jewish and Christian clergy embarked on an 18-city tour of the United States to combat religious intolerance that has risen after 9/11.
They will be presenting messages about religious diversity and pluralism to thousands – from fellow clergy and legislators to ordinary citizens – engaging in interfaith dialogue and sharing their views of the most important lessons from 9/11, a news release said.
The tour is being led by Founder and President of Clergy Beyond Borders, Imam Yahya Hendi, who is also the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University and a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America; Rabbi Gerald Serotta, Executive Director of Clergy Beyond Borders and founding Chair of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America; Rev. Dr. Adam Bunnell, a Franciscan Friar and Roman Catholic priest who currently serves as Special Assistant for International and Interfaith Relations to the President of Bellarmine University; and Rev. Steve Martin, Executive Director of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good….
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (APP):
… Meanwhile, Muslim, Jewish and Christian clergy embarked on an 18-city tour of the United States to combat religious intolerance that has risen after 9/11.
They will be presenting messages about religious diversity and pluralism to thousands – from fellow clergy and legislators to ordinary citizens – engaging in interfaith dialogue and sharing their views of the most important lessons from 9/11, a news release said.
The tour is being led by Founder and President of Clergy Beyond Borders, Imam Yahya Hendi, who is also the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University and a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America; Rabbi Gerald Serotta, Executive Director of Clergy Beyond Borders and founding Chair of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America; Rev. Dr. Adam Bunnell, a Franciscan Friar and Roman Catholic priest who currently serves as Special Assistant for International and Interfaith Relations to the President of Bellarmine University; and Rev. Steve Martin, Executive Director of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good….
September 12, 2011
Aljazeera’s Mahmoud Hamalawy joins Clergy Beyond Borders on its first leg of the Caravan for Reconciliation to St. Stephen’s Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Aljazeera’s Mahmoud Hamalawy joins Clergy Beyond Borders on its first leg of the Caravan for Reconciliation to St. Stephen’s Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
CHARLOTTE, NC – Honoring diversity here in the Queen City is not just about breaking down walls of intolerance, but also about building bridges to the future.
FOX NEWS Rising Contributor Mary Curtis explains.
FOX NEWS Rising Contributor Mary Curtis explains.
Interfaith Group Visits Furman in Honor of Sept. 11
September 14, 2011
The interfaith group Clergy Beyond Borders visits Furman University’s Daniel Chapel Wednesday to share message of acceptance and no fear.
September 14, 2011
The interfaith group Clergy Beyond Borders visits Furman University’s Daniel Chapel Wednesday to share message of acceptance and no fear.
Clergy Beyond Borders ‘stand together’ at MTSU
11:21 PM, Sep. 19, 2011
MURFREESBORO — A panel of four men and one woman, including two ordained rabbis, two imams and an ordained Methodist minister, discussed the topic “From Fear to Faith: Advancing Religious Pluralism in America,” before a crowd of around 75 students, faculty and community members at MTSU Monday night.
“We are a group of clergy, rabbis, priests and imams traveling around the U.S. for almost 3,000 miles,” Imam Yahya Hendi, founder of Clergy Beyond Borders, told The Daily News Journal before the two-hour panel meeting and question-and-answer time began in the university’s James Union Building. “We want to protect America from all kinds of extremism. The way to do it is for all religions to stand together.”
11:21 PM, Sep. 19, 2011
MURFREESBORO — A panel of four men and one woman, including two ordained rabbis, two imams and an ordained Methodist minister, discussed the topic “From Fear to Faith: Advancing Religious Pluralism in America,” before a crowd of around 75 students, faculty and community members at MTSU Monday night.
“We are a group of clergy, rabbis, priests and imams traveling around the U.S. for almost 3,000 miles,” Imam Yahya Hendi, founder of Clergy Beyond Borders, told The Daily News Journal before the two-hour panel meeting and question-and-answer time began in the university’s James Union Building. “We want to protect America from all kinds of extremism. The way to do it is for all religions to stand together.”
More united, more secure
published Saturday, September 17th, 2011
The more diverse and the more pluralistic the United States is, the safer it is.
That’s the opinion of members of a traveling group of Christians, Jews and Muslims called Clergy Without Borders who will speak at two churches in Chattanooga on Sunday.
“Diversity and pluralism contribute to national security,” said Imam Yahya Hendi, founder and president of the nonprofit organization, Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University and member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. “The more united we are, the more secure we are.”
Three members of the traveling party will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, and at 5:30 p.m. at First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave. (Kate Lyle West Chapel).
The Chattanooga stop is part of a 15-day tour that will take the group across several thousand miles in 10 states.
published Saturday, September 17th, 2011
The more diverse and the more pluralistic the United States is, the safer it is.
That’s the opinion of members of a traveling group of Christians, Jews and Muslims called Clergy Without Borders who will speak at two churches in Chattanooga on Sunday.
“Diversity and pluralism contribute to national security,” said Imam Yahya Hendi, founder and president of the nonprofit organization, Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University and member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. “The more united we are, the more secure we are.”
Three members of the traveling party will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, and at 5:30 p.m. at First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave. (Kate Lyle West Chapel).
The Chattanooga stop is part of a 15-day tour that will take the group across several thousand miles in 10 states.
Interfaith Caravan Is Full of Female Rabbis
By Renee Ghert-Zand
As women the first woman to be ordained a Conservative rabbi, Amy Eilberg occupies a major place in the annals of Jewish women’s history. She has recently been squeezing her self into a very small space in the hopes of making another kind of history.
Since September 11, she and seven other interfaith clergy have been crammed into a specially decorated van traveling a large swatch of the eastern and central parts of the country. They are on the “Religious Leaders for Reconciliation Caravan,” a literal and figurative drive to “re-knit the torn fabric of American society,” as Eilberg put it in a phone interview with The Sisterhood.
By Renee Ghert-Zand
As women the first woman to be ordained a Conservative rabbi, Amy Eilberg occupies a major place in the annals of Jewish women’s history. She has recently been squeezing her self into a very small space in the hopes of making another kind of history.
Since September 11, she and seven other interfaith clergy have been crammed into a specially decorated van traveling a large swatch of the eastern and central parts of the country. They are on the “Religious Leaders for Reconciliation Caravan,” a literal and figurative drive to “re-knit the torn fabric of American society,” as Eilberg put it in a phone interview with The Sisterhood.
Published: 9/24/2011
Traveling clerics urge religious pluralism
by David Yonke
An interfaith clergy group that is bringing a message of religious diversity and acceptance to 10 states is to arrive in the Toledo area Saturday for a presentation at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.
Clergy Beyond Borders, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization founded by Imam Yahya Hendi, will present the program, “From Fear to Faith: Advancing American Voices of Religious Pluralism,” at 5 p.m. at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.
Traveling clerics urge religious pluralism
by David Yonke
An interfaith clergy group that is bringing a message of religious diversity and acceptance to 10 states is to arrive in the Toledo area Saturday for a presentation at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.
Clergy Beyond Borders, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization founded by Imam Yahya Hendi, will present the program, “From Fear to Faith: Advancing American Voices of Religious Pluralism,” at 5 p.m. at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.
Published: Monday, September 26, 2011
Interfaith effort with Frederick roots wraps up voyage to cities across nation
‘Caravan of Reconciliation’ promotes tolerance and pluralism
by Margarita Raycheva, Staff Writer - [email protected]
Despite their religious differences, imams, rabbis and Christian ministers can still share the same values, maintain an interfaith dialogue and oppose extremism.
That was the message that more than a dozen religious leaders involved with the Clergy Beyond Borders “Caravan of Reconciliation” brought with them as they travelled together visiting 18 cities in 11 states over the past two weeks.
The clergy members who represented Islam, Judaism and Christianity travelled together for 15 days in a van that bore the Clergy Beyond Borders logo — “One Ark — One Humanity.”
Interfaith effort with Frederick roots wraps up voyage to cities across nation
‘Caravan of Reconciliation’ promotes tolerance and pluralism
by Margarita Raycheva, Staff Writer - [email protected]
Despite their religious differences, imams, rabbis and Christian ministers can still share the same values, maintain an interfaith dialogue and oppose extremism.
That was the message that more than a dozen religious leaders involved with the Clergy Beyond Borders “Caravan of Reconciliation” brought with them as they travelled together visiting 18 cities in 11 states over the past two weeks.
The clergy members who represented Islam, Judaism and Christianity travelled together for 15 days in a van that bore the Clergy Beyond Borders logo — “One Ark — One Humanity.”
Interfaith group of religious leaders end nationwide reconciliation tour in Frederick
Originally published September 26, 2011, 9:02 PM
By Nicholas C. Stern
News-Post Staff
Not everyone who met a group of about a dozen imams, rabbis and reverends over the past two weeks on a tour of 18 American cities initially welcomed them with open arms, according to Imam Yahya Hendi.
Some people asked challenging questions and wondered why it seemed these religious leaders who were promoting interfaith dialogue and pluralism wanted to water down their respective faiths, Hendi said.
Yet establishing clearly defined figurative borders between faiths, acknowledging commonalties among all religious and non-religious people, and trying to move beyond those borders to achieve a greater harmony was the clear goal of the Clergy Beyond Border’s Religious Leaders’ Caravan for Reconciliation, he said.
“It (the tour) told me that America is in good shape, it really is,” Hendi said.
Originally published September 26, 2011, 9:02 PM
By Nicholas C. Stern
News-Post Staff
Not everyone who met a group of about a dozen imams, rabbis and reverends over the past two weeks on a tour of 18 American cities initially welcomed them with open arms, according to Imam Yahya Hendi.
Some people asked challenging questions and wondered why it seemed these religious leaders who were promoting interfaith dialogue and pluralism wanted to water down their respective faiths, Hendi said.
Yet establishing clearly defined figurative borders between faiths, acknowledging commonalties among all religious and non-religious people, and trying to move beyond those borders to achieve a greater harmony was the clear goal of the Clergy Beyond Border’s Religious Leaders’ Caravan for Reconciliation, he said.
“It (the tour) told me that America is in good shape, it really is,” Hendi said.
