TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—You’re invited to the 33rd Annual Welcoming Your Neighbor brunch on Monday, Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Seasons, 644 Pascack Road, in the Township of Washington.
Presented by the Interfaith Brotherhood/Sisterhood Committee of Bergen County, the event is a great chance to learn about and experience our nine Bergen County faith communities: Baha’i, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sikh, and Unitarian Universalist.
It includes the Interfaith Youth Singers featuring children and youth of our faith communities, an interfaith fair, and an Islamic performance.
Each year a different community hosts the brunch, giving insight into its beliefs and practices.
This year, keynote speaker is Imam Sohaib Sultan, the first full-time Muslim life coordinator and chaplain at Princeton University in the Office of Religious Life. Imam Sultan is a public lecturer on Islam, Muslim culture, and Muslim-Western relations in the United States and abroad.
He is the author of “The Koran for Dummies” (Wiley, 2004) and “The Qur’an and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated & Explained” (Skylight Paths, 2007), as well as numerous published articles on the Islamic faith and tradition.
Enjoy food and conversations with neighbors. Admission is $30 for kids 12 and under, $40 for all others. Parking is free and Seasons is wheelchair-accessible. Kosher, halal, and vegetarian meals are available.
Advance tickets are sold until Feb. 14. Call your religious community for sales. Make checks payable to Aya Samaj of NJ. Thanks for bringing food donations for the Center for Food Action.