Seventeen Muslim, Christian, and Jewish women visited Northwest Indiana due to the efforts of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana.
The “Cooking a Dialogue” program was started to encourage a dialogue between Arab and Jewish women in the Western Galilee region of Israel. They have gotten to know each other on a personal level as well as learn about each other’s culture, customs, and food.
Some of the group’s goals are to strengthen connections, encourage a dialogue, form personal relationships between Muslims, Christians, and Jews, and strengthen ties between neighboring communities. They are one of the first groups of women to be formed in Israel for this purpose and hope to be an inspiration to others there as well as in the U.S. communities that they have visited.
Before visiting Northwest Indiana, the women visited Indianapolis. While in Northwest Indiana, the women attended services and visited with the congregation at Temple Israel in Miller, toured Chicago, did a presentation at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana, and wrapped up their visit with a well-received presentation at the Art in Focus program at South Shore Arts before heading to Louisville, Kentucky for more presentations.
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All of their visits were coordinated by the Partnership2gether Western Galilee. The Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana as well as 12 other Jewish communities in the central states, as well as Budapest, Hungary, are all part of this organization.