Thirteen students—nine Christian, two Jewish and two Muslim—will travel to Jerusalem on Sunday, March 8, as part of Syracuse University’s Three Faiths, One Humanity: Interfaith Travel Study Experience. The experience is intended to put a human face on the issues of how diverse faith communities have historically shared and continue to share life together, and in turn foster a greater awareness of the contemporary issues within the three faith traditions and to renew dialogue towards understanding and cooperation.
The itinerary includes visits to mosques, churches, synagogues and other sites which have special significance within the faith traditions.
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Monday, March 16, 2009
"We finished the day sitting in a semi-circle just a few meters from the cave where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found years ago. The sun’s light rode slowly away on the faint songs of birds, and we debriefed as a group for the last time in Israel. We were still for a while in God’s presence, and then our voices spoke once more of faith and friendship, past and future, fear and hope, striving and waiting--all of it settling like dust at our feet."
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