Abrahamic Family House opens in Abu Dhabi

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Ed. notes: In honor of Presidents’ Day, the next daily kick-off meeting will be held on Tuesday morning. Enjoy the long weekend!

In today’s daily kickoff, we speak with members of Congress. Adam Schiff Bringing you on-the-ground coverage of the opening ceremony following his campaign for the California Senate Abraham Family Home A meeting in Abu Dhabi and a preview of the Munich Security Forum, which opened this morning.Also in today’s daily kickoff: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Susan Wojcicki and michael latney.

Abraham Family Home — United Arab Emirates’ new multifaith center includes mosques, churches and synagogues — Officially opened yesterday A moving ceremony was held in Abu Dhabi, attended by leaders and children of the three Abrahamic faiths.

Mohammad Khalifa MubarakThe Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism and Chairman of the Abraham Family House opened the ceremony with a moment of silence for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, before welcoming hundreds of guests who gathered for the historic occasion. “We hope that the Abrahamic Family House will inspire young people around the world as we highlight our common humanity and commit to creating a more peaceful world for future generations,” shared Al Mubarak.

Participants from the UAE Royal Family These include Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. The event was also attended by UAE Minister of State Noura Kaabi.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvischief rabbi of british Visited the UAE for the first time last November, speaking on behalf of the Jewish community at the Abraham Family House.Mirvis noted the verse Olam Chesed Yibaneh And how this house symbolizes how God will build the world with His goodness. earlier in the day, Mirvis attaches goal post To the door of the Synagogue of Moses ben Maimon with synagogue leaders Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, Rabbi Ben of Toledo and Yael of Toledo.

emirates news agency posted a Opening video, available here.

on the forumCelebrating the Abraham Family Home earlier today, Rabbi Sarna said he believed it was the first synagogue to open in the Gulf since the Bahrain Synagogue was built in Manama in 1931.

Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan, Speaking at the forum today, the UAE Minister of Tolerance said: “We want to work with our brothers and sisters across the globe… Together we want to help our communities move away from suspicion and fear towards mutual trust and acceptance…Our aim is to encourage, empower and enable People from different religious backgrounds are able to work together for the good of all of us.”

Our team will be on the ground in Abu Dhabi this weekend and we’ll have more interviews and photos of the festivities in the coming days.

Munich Security Conference kicks off in Germany this morningIsraeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke at the conference earlier today, followed by a speech at a panel organized by the Abraham Accord Institute and the European Rabbinical Conference. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chris Coons (D-DE) spoke this afternoon, while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY) will take part in a Ukraine-focused panel later today. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is also scheduled to speak today.

Israeli Labor Party MK Merav Michaeli Tonight will be speaking on a panel entitled “Protecting the Core: Fueling Democratic Resilience.”

later tonightVice President Kamala Harris will host a reception for Secretary of State Tony Blinken and the congressional delegation in attendance.

tomorrow morningSenator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will speak on a panel titled “Women, Life, Freedom: A Vision for Iran.” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCall (R-TX) will speak tomorrow morning before Harris takes the stage. Later in the day, Blinken will speak on a panel on the future of Ukraine. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will speak on a panel later in the day before U.S. climate envoy John Kerry takes the stage.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), He, who was speaker of the House of Representatives until last month, will speak at a conference with Ukrainian parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk focusing on the role of parliament in wartime. Also in Munich is New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who will speak on the final morning of the conference.

also on sunday morningFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will join the foreign ministers of Jordan and Norway, as well as Bahrain’s deputy minister for political affairs, Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, in a speech titled ” Israel, Palestine and the Middle East”.