Temple Beth Shalom of Orange County, California teams up with Gulen Movement Pacifica Institute for Iftar dinner

June 16, 2017 – Shabbat and Iftar Dinner

by Jill Weinthal on May 30, 2017 in Community Updates, Services, Shabbat, Worship

We had such an amazing gathering last year,
so we are doing it again!

On June 16 at 6:00 pm we will welcome Pacifica Institute, the Orange County Turkish Muslim Community, to join us for Shabbat. We will be sharing our service and they will be sharing their *Iftar dinner with us.  We will be providing desserts, so we ask that you bring a dessert to share.

We look forward to coming together for an evening of sharing Shabbat, conversation and dinner.

*Iftar (or Fatoor) (Arabic: إفطار‎‎ ʾifṭār – ‘breakfast’) is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset.

As the Pacifica Institute will be providing dinner for the whole community, we CANNOT accept RSVPs later than Tuesday, June 14th, since we need to let them know how many people to expect.

In honor of Shabbat, Ramadan and our Guests, we ask that you observe these guidelines:

• Since it is Ramadan we will not be hosting our regular oneg. We will have a modest oneg of Lemonade and Water at 5:30 pm.
• This is NOT a BYOB event. Please do NOT bring any alcoholic  beverages.
• Please be respectful of everyone’s personal space.

June 16 Shabbat and Iftar Dinner RSVP Form

https://www.tbsoc.com/2017/05/shabbat-and-iftar-dinner/

Gulen group Dialogue Institute of the Southwest sucks up to University of Tulsa with educational award

TU honored for excellence in global education

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May 24, 2017

University News

The University of Tulsa has received the Global Education Award from the Dialogue Institute of Southwest, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes understanding, respect and cooperation among faiths and cultures. TU was recognized at the institute’s annual Friendship Dinner and Awards Ceremony May 2 in Tulsa.

Left to right: Andreya Williams, Jacqueline Caldwell, Jane Kucko and Earl Johnson.

TU is home to a thriving international student population that supports more than 1,000 students from more than 70 countries. Also, the Center for Global Education encourages students to participate in one of its 700 study abroad opportunities for unique and rich cultural experiences. Vice President for Diversity and Engagement Jaqueline Caldwell received the accolade on behalf of TU.

“This award recognizes the university’s commitment not only to engaging our students with the world, but also to promoting intercultural understanding, mutual respect and inclusion both at home and abroad,” Caldwell said.

Other TU representatives in attendance at the awards ceremony included Andreya Williams, assistant director of Residential Life; Jane Kucko, vice president for Global Education; and Earl Johnson, vice president for enrollment management and student services.

https://utulsa.edu/news/dialogue-institute/

Gulen Terrorist Organization Bribes Political and State officials DIALO...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings is the latest to receive an award from the Atlantic Institute.

The man behind the organization is Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of being behind a coup attempt in Turkey and hiding out in the United States.

The group has given awards to local mayors and officials, including the president of the University of Central Florida.

The Atlantic Institute’s website said Gulen has dedicated his life to “interfaith and intercultural dialogue.”

But sources contacted Channel 9 to look into the awards given out by the group.

They said that community leaders such as Demings should stay away from the group, especially after the Pulse massacre.

According to CNN reports, Gulen is accused of being the mastermind behind a failed coup in Turkey earlier this year.

He has been living in exile in Pennsylvania and denies that he had anything to do with trying to overthrow the Turkish government.

CNN reports that Gulen has a loyal following, who subscribe to the Hizmet, or “Gulen movement.”

Community leaders have accepted awards from the group for years.

Demings accepted the award for public and community service from its members Oct. 13.

People at odds with the group and its ideology told Channel 9 it was a lack of judgment for a sheriff on the campaign trail.

But Demings is just one of a long list of people who have accepted an award from the institute.

On the group’s website, the list of awardees includes Hitt, E. Ann McGee, who is head of Seminole State College, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.

Dyer’s office said the awards are meant to recognize leaders who promote diversity and intercultural exchange.

Channel 9 contacted the Istanbul Cultural Center and Atlantic Institute, but has not heard back.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has not said if it will comment on the award. 

http://www.wftv.com/news/local/sheriff-demings-receives-award-from-group-led-by-man-accused-in-turkey-coup-attempt-/460610039

Gulen Movement conference in University of Southern California