Building Bridges:
An Evening of Conversation between Muslims and Jews about Ramadan and Passover

Building Bridges' is a collaborative project that brings Jews and Muslims together to learn about each other's traditions, culture and beliefs, and to build real relationships between individuals that can help heal divisions based on prejudice and ignorance. To launch the project, we are planning an Iftar dinner (the end-of-day meal to break the fast on each day of Ramadan) on Saturday, April 9. The dinner will be at the home of a Muslim family in East Greenwich. Our goal is to have fifteen Muslims and fifteen Jews around the same table to learn about the cultural and religious significance of Ramadan and Passover. We hope to have additional events with the same group of participants this fall and winter to  build relationships of trust, mutual respect, and understanding.