Isr’a and Mi’raj

The Isra and Mi'raj (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج‎, al-’Isrā’wal-Mi‘rāj) are the two parts of a Night Journey that, according to Islam, the Islamic prophet Muhammad took during a single night around the year 621. Within Islam […]

Tu B’Shevat begins at sundown

The Jewish “New Year of the Trees” is celebrated with observances that connect humankind to the natural world.T his holiday has special significance because "Man is the tree of the […]

“Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others.”
–Henri Nouwen