GIVAT HAVIVA
Many interfaith groups from abroad visit Givat Haviva during their travels around the country but a recent such group was rather different from most.
The Los Angeles Interfaith Leadership Mission under the leadership of Rabbi Mark S. Diamond comprised representatives of very different and diverse faiths and backgrounds.
The mission came together under the auspices of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, The Board of Rabbis of Southern California and the Inter-religous Action Center with their itinerary in Israel organized by the Da'at Educational Foundation based in Jerusalem.
Mission members were as follows:
Roger Alford, Professor of Law, Pepperdine University
Rabbi Anne Brenner, Professor of Ritual and Human Development, Academy for Jewish Relgion, CA
Reverand, Dr. Bau Dang, Riverside District Office, United Methodist Church
Binh Dang, United Methodist Church
Rabbi Mark Diamond, Executive Vice President, Board of Rabbis of Southern California
George and Pam Douglas, Presbyterians Concerned for Christian Jewish Relations, Presbyterian Church, Pacific Palisades
Dr. Tamar Frankiel, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Comparative Religion, Academy for Jewish Religion, CA
Jonathan Freund, Director of Educational and Inter-religious program, Board of Rabbis of Southern California
Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, President and Dean of Rabbinical School and Chaplaincy Program, Academy for Jewish Religion, CA
Dr. Christopher Hays, Assistant Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, School of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
Dr. Joshua Holo, Director of Louchheim School of Judaic, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles
Timothy Powell, Director PACIS Project in Faith Based Diplomacy, Pepperdine University
Dr. Saba Soomekh, Adjunct Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
June, 2010
