Elijah convenes 600 leaders and pilgrims for a first-ever in Moscow Synagogue
“From Scholar to Street”, “From global leaders to local communities” are slogans that readers of Wisdom will have heard, as we express time after time our commitment to carry Elijah’s work from global leaders and scholars to communities. Elijah put this approach into action in Moscow, with the help of Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, a member of the Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders.
Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein was invited to join the interreligious pilgrimage arranged by True Life in God. In partnership with this organization, he convened a meeting for 600 religious leaders and pilgrims from all over the world. For most of them, this was the first time they had been welcomed into a synagogue. And for the Chabad Center Synagogue, this is the first time a meeting of this scope was arranged. To hear Buddhist, Muslim and Christian leaders affirming the importance of encounter, collaboration and peace in front of the synagogue ark of the Chabad Moscow Synagogue was an event that helped implement Elijah’s philosophy, opening up new partnerships and exposing Elijah’s message to broader audiences from dozens of countries.
Courtesy : The Elijah Interfaith Institute
