Thursday, November 06, 2008
Dr. Thomas Pike to speak at Rabbi Irving Block Memorial
The rev. Dr. Thomas F. Pike will speak of the Future of Jewish-Christian Relations at the Sixth Annual Rabbi Irving J. Block Memorial Lecture at the Brotherhood Synagogue on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 PM.
The late Rabbi Block founded the synagogue after WWII in Greenwich Village as a memorial of peace between religions and nations, sharing the sanctuary with a Presbyterian Church, whose minister , Dr. Jesse Stitt, traveled with Dr Block to Germany and Israel and appeared on television, preaching brotherhood of all men.
Dr. Pike had a similar strong bond with Rabbi Block.When the synagogue moved to Gramercy Park, a sdimilar alliance formed between the Rabbi and Dr. Ptke, Rector of the Episcopal Partish of Calvary/St. George's, now retired, and Msgt Harry Byrne of the Roman Catholic Church of Epiphany, also retired. The men of cloth spoke on each other's relkigious events and the congregations joined in observing Thanksgiving and visited on other major holy days.
In these days of militant religious groups attacking each other's beliefs and ruining lives, there may be doubts about the future of unity between major faiths. Dr Block attacked the problem directly by inviting the late Moslem Imam Seif Ashmawi to participate, speak at the Synagogue and having his congregation visit the mosque, a tradition at Brotherhood that has continued to this day. Dr. Pike's look into the future is sure to be both enlightening and inspiring.
The Synagogue is at 28 Gramercy park South, west of 3rd Avenue (212/674-5750) A reception to follow . All are invited.
The late Rabbi Block founded the synagogue after WWII in Greenwich Village as a memorial of peace between religions and nations, sharing the sanctuary with a Presbyterian Church, whose minister , Dr. Jesse Stitt, traveled with Dr Block to Germany and Israel and appeared on television, preaching brotherhood of all men.
Dr. Pike had a similar strong bond with Rabbi Block.When the synagogue moved to Gramercy Park, a sdimilar alliance formed between the Rabbi and Dr. Ptke, Rector of the Episcopal Partish of Calvary/St. George's, now retired, and Msgt Harry Byrne of the Roman Catholic Church of Epiphany, also retired. The men of cloth spoke on each other's relkigious events and the congregations joined in observing Thanksgiving and visited on other major holy days.
In these days of militant religious groups attacking each other's beliefs and ruining lives, there may be doubts about the future of unity between major faiths. Dr Block attacked the problem directly by inviting the late Moslem Imam Seif Ashmawi to participate, speak at the Synagogue and having his congregation visit the mosque, a tradition at Brotherhood that has continued to this day. Dr. Pike's look into the future is sure to be both enlightening and inspiring.
The Synagogue is at 28 Gramercy park South, west of 3rd Avenue (212/674-5750) A reception to follow . All are invited.
# posted by Wally Dobelis @ 9:17 PM 
