Jewish Leaders Tour Church Welfare Operations and Jordan River Utah Temple
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มี.ค. 2018
- For Saba Soomekh, a Jewish leader from California, seeing firsthand The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ welfare and temple operations is a way of practicing what she preaches to her university religious studies students.
To help them deepen their understanding of other faiths, she asks students to visit mosques, synagogues and other worship spaces.
“People just want to be understood,” said Soomekh, who teaches religious studies, women’s studies and Middle Eastern history at the University of California, Los Angeles. Soomekh, who is assistant director of interreligious and intercommunity affairs for the American Jewish Committee, was one of 11 Jewish leaders from Los Angeles and New York who visited with Latter-day Saint leaders Tuesday and Wednesday, touring the Church’s vast welfare facilities and the newly renovated Jordan River Utah Temple.
“It is so important to learn about other faiths, especially in the time that we're living in today where there is so much misunderstanding and so much animosity,” she continued. “It is so important to really truly understand what people believe, how it's not a threat to you and how you could work to better [the] community.”
This week’s visit is part of an ongoing series of relationship-building experiences between Latter-day Saints and Jews. In May 2017, Jewish leaders hosted Mormon leaders in New York City, and in October 2016, some members of this same Jewish delegation gathered in Jerusalem with Mormon leaders to commemorate the 175th anniversary of an early Mormon apostle’s journey to Jerusalem.
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I’ve gained so much knowledge, appreciation, and sense of the significance of the Jews since joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hello I'm a convert to the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints, from the Catholic church Pope Francis said we most learn of are friends? Thomas S. Monson said we most help those in need family an friend's..... amen
This is amazing , I love seeing friendships between different faiths, countries and communities develop for the better of every one specially in these very last of last days!
Church Newsroom, Jewish leaders & the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, good job. Together with our Heavenly Father we are strong.
Wonderful to see this connection happening and the mutual respect for the two religions.
Wonderful!!❤❤❤ We should be United & look for our similarities in our Faith in God.
I'm so happy for the gospel. It's bless my life.
They do indeed share SO MUCH in common! And the misunderstandings are sad: we must all increase our work for public information and transparency!
Like members from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jews remember their ancient covenants with God.
It is very important that we learn of other's faith and beliefs. Keeping in mind that they're just as passionate about their religion as we are about our's.
Ands thats why they have always rejected even the idea of jesus been the son of man or of God. At least Mohammed reconised Jesus as a great prophet and teacher.
Thank you
Thank you.
Very cool.
Great! The church ALWAYS reaches out to others.
This is amazing. I love this Church
Love this
Made me teary eyed
I love how we as God's children can work together to bless mankind, despite differences in religion, political affiliation, cultural background, etc!
Like Paul talked about, we are like the body of Christ, and we can be like his hands in bringing joy into the hearts of our spiritual brothers and sisters around the world! United we stand divided we fall and fail. Contention breaks up the body of God's children.
I think we can potentially strengthen each other. It's also good to keep the channels of understanding open.
nice
I really wish we could do more with the laminitis the Native American, who are supposed to blossom like a rose.
It makes me feel very anxious for them and us. Things could’ve been a lot different.
Beautiful
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Interesting to see a woman wearing a Kippah. Must be from a reformed synagogue.
Happy are they whose hope is in the Lord-The Lord frees the prisoners, loves the righteous, and reigns forever.
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm 146
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I do hope they did not enter an actual church at any point during their visit, as that is not allowed for Jews. It has to do with the fact that the church is a place of worship and Jews are only allowed to worship God and no one/nothing else. Jews are allowed to enter mosques though.
Is there a difference between a church, a temple, or a synagogue? Anyway, I'm sure they know what they can and cannot do.