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SUMMARY:Weekly Ramadan Women's Dhikr Circle | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi every Sunday in Ramadan (except the last one) for weekly in-person women-only dhikr circles filled with recitation\, reflection\, and Salawat. \n\n\n\nThis Sisters Healing & Du’ah Circle supports sisters experiencing grief/loss\, marital challenges\, parenting challenges\, health challenges\, caring for elderly parents/loved ones\, isolation\, etc. \n\n\n\n 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Sundays\, 3/26\, 4/2\, 4/9 | Conference Room | Free; no registration needed \n\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Women): https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Adults): https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series (Teens): https://mcceastbay.org/purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Agenda to Change our Condition’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/agenda\n\n\n\n– ‘Modern Muslim Parenting’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/islamic-parenting\n\n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n\n– Welcome\n\n\n\n– Recitation of Ratib al-Shahr wird\n\n\n\n– Recitation of Surah Yasin\n\n\n\n– Dhikr \n\n\n\n– Salawat\n\n\n\n– Short reflection (khatira)\n\n\n\n\nAfter this monthly gathering\, MCC hosts a children’s story-time: https://mcceastbay.org/storytime \n\n\n\nAbout Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi:Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-Founder of mentalhealth4muslims.com where she advocates for and writes about various mental health-related topics tailored for Muslims. She has served the American-Muslim community for nearly 20 years as an activist\, writer/editor\, mediator\, interfaith organizer\, and public speaker\, covering a variety of topics including women’s issues\, marriage/family\, education\, and self-development\, interfaith bridge-building\, spirituality\, etc. \n\n\n\nIn her spare time she enjoys reading\, writing\, blogging via social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter)\, doing arts and crafts\, visiting gourmet coffee shops\, and exploring the countless beautiful parks\, beaches\, and nature preserves throughout Northern California where she lives with her husband\, two sons\, and fish named Max. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-ramadan-womens-dhikr/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Ramadan Weekly Storytime on Sundays | Khala Sahar
DESCRIPTION:Every Sunday in Ramadan\, Khala Sahar reads and entertains our young children in an engaging hour for ages 2 to 10 with a fun Islamic theme.12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Sundays\, 3/26\, 4/2\, 4/9\, & 4/16 | Conference Room | In-person only\, no live-stream option | Free; no registration needed \n\n\n\nRAMADAN WEEKLY STORYTIME ON SUNDAYS! \n\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 26\, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. \n\n\n\nSunday\, April 2\, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. \n\n\n\nSunday\, April 9\, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. \n\n\n\nSunday\, April 16\, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n*PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DAY IN RAMADAN*RAMADAN BOOK DRIVE \n\n\n\nPlease help us give back to children and families most in need in our community. We will collect new Islamic children’s books to give as Eid gifts. Drop off at MCC storytime. \n\n\n\n\n– More Sister Sahar: https://mcceastbay.org/sahar\n\n\n\n– More sessions for young Muslim children: https://mcceastbay.org/children\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Facilitator \n\n\n\nSister Sahar grew up in Southern California and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California – Irvine (UCI). She went on to work as a behavioral therapist for autistic children for many years. After having her own two boys\, she dedicated her time to raising and homeschooling them. Sahar enjoys working with children and is inspired by their love and curiosity for life and Allah’s creation. \n\n\n\nKhala Sahar’s Book Raffle: Win a free book! On a blank piece of paper\, write your name\, age\, and 10 books read between each story time (or print out the book log to fill out). Bring your book log to storytime and enter the raffle. For every 10 books read\, enter your name an additional time! The more you read\, the more chances you have to win! (Note: books can be read independently\, aloud by someone to the child\, or an audiobook). Print the log: https://mcceastbay.org/log \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/ramadan-weekly-storytime/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Young Children
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SUMMARY:Tafseer of Surah Yaseen
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 26 | 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nEvery Sunday afternoon\, Shaykh Talal will lead us through Surah Yaseen\, unfolding the lines\, stories\, and lessons we can benefit from. \n\n\n\n\n-Sunday\, March 26\n\n\n\n-Sunday\, April 2\n\n\n\n-Sunday\, April 9\n\n\n\n-Sunday\, April 16\n\n\n\n\n-More Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal \n\n\n\nShaykh Talal Ahdab serves on the MA faculty at Zaytuna College. He pursued a rigorous and structured classical curriculum with Islamic authorities\, focusing on Islamic theology\, epistemology\, ontology\, language\, jurisprudence\, and legal theory. Over the last twenty years\, he has taught the Islamic disciplines to senior students and professors of Islamic studies. His research interests include exploring how modern challenges can be addressed through Islam’s rich tradition of knowledge and scholarship. Shaykh Talal is fluent in Arabic. Shaykh Talal joined the Zaytuna College faculty in the Fall of 2017.  \n\n\n\nMore Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/tafseer-of-surah-yaseen/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities,Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Tafseer of Surah Yaseen
DESCRIPTION:Every Sunday | 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nEvery Sunday afternoon\, Shaykh Talal will lead us through Surah Yaseen\, unfolding the lines\, stories\, and lessons we can benefit from. \n\n\n\n-More Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal-Previous sessions: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/tafseer-yaseen \n\n\n\nShaykh Talal Ahdab serves on the MA faculty at Zaytuna College. He pursued a rigorous and structured classical curriculum with Islamic authorities\, focusing on Islamic theology\, epistemology\, ontology\, language\, jurisprudence\, and legal theory. Over the last twenty years\, he has taught the Islamic disciplines to senior students and professors of Islamic studies. His research interests include exploring how modern challenges can be addressed through Islam’s rich tradition of knowledge and scholarship. Shaykh Talal is fluent in Arabic. Shaykh Talal joined the Zaytuna College faculty in the Fall of 2017.  \n\n\n\nMore Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/tafseer-of-surah-yaseen-2/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities,Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Tafseer of Surah Yaseen
DESCRIPTION:Every Sunday | 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nEvery Sunday afternoon\, Shaykh Talal will lead us through Surah Yaseen\, unfolding the lines\, stories\, and lessons we can benefit from. \n\n\n\n-More Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal-Previous sessions: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/tafseer-yaseen \n\n\n\nShaykh Talal Ahdab serves on the MA faculty at Zaytuna College. He pursued a rigorous and structured classical curriculum with Islamic authorities\, focusing on Islamic theology\, epistemology\, ontology\, language\, jurisprudence\, and legal theory. Over the last twenty years\, he has taught the Islamic disciplines to senior students and professors of Islamic studies. His research interests include exploring how modern challenges can be addressed through Islam’s rich tradition of knowledge and scholarship. Shaykh Talal is fluent in Arabic. Shaykh Talal joined the Zaytuna College faculty in the Fall of 2017.  \n\n\n\nMore Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/tafseer-of-surah-yaseen-3/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities,Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Zakat & Fasting for Children
DESCRIPTION:Children’s Author Aisha Gray Henry\, the charismatic founder of the Ghazali’s Children Project\, talks to our children about the timeless teachings of Al Ghazali in this two-part pre-Ramadan workshop series: \n\nApril 2: the special things about fasting that you never knew\nApril 9: a surprise story about how children can participate in Zakat (charity)\n\nSundays | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Free | Register at mcceastbay.org/ghazali \nSponsored by Fons Vitae and MCC \nWatch: ‘Polishing the Heart’ – a major new documentary on the Ghazali Children’s Project documentary and Muslim children’s education. \n\nTrailer:  (2 mins) YouTube.com/watch?v=Czwvo-pERRk\nDocumentary:  (29 mins) https://conta.cc/3bHoUh2\nhttps://youtu.be/Sly38fCkeb0\nMore Sister Virginia Gray Henry: https://mcceastbay.org/aisha\n\nParents are encouraged to join with their children. Children of any age may join. The sessions are especially recommended for children 6 to 9. Sr. Aisha also highly encourages parents to have “The Book of Knowledge for Children” on hand during these sessions. Purchase the series here. \nShaykh Hamza Yusuf says about this book: “This work can help our Muslim children have a more humane and universal understanding of the ethics and teachings of Islam through Imam al-Ghazali. I believe the work is highly relevant and very likely life-altering for those who will be exposed to it early.” \n\nWatch Sister Aisha’s visit to the MCC Sunday School here.\n\nAbout the Author\nAisha Gray-Henry is the Founder and Director of the charitable foundation and publishing company Fons Vitae. Fons Vitae is currently engaged in the monumental task of bringing out Ghazali’s Ihya in readable English for parents and teachers as well as adapting it to accommodate children’s workbooks\, school curricula\, and an instructional DVD. The Book of Knowledge and The Principles of the Creed educational sets are available and in use internationally with Purity and Prayer nearing completion. Included is a children’s interactive website www.GhazaliChildren.org\, a pilot school project and prison program. Translations into Urdu\, Arabic\, and Malay are underway. The Fons Vitae Ghazali Project has been launched with great acclaim in Morocco\, Canada\, Indonesia\, England\, and the USA so far. \nWho is Al Ghazali?\nAn alchemist is a person who can create gold from base metals. It is a quest as old as legend. The truth is that alchemy exists\, but not of base metals\, but of the human heart. \nImam al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is probably one of the greatest alchemists of all time. And in an epoch where the human condition is in its direst straits\, never more has there been a need for the chemistry of Imam al-Ghazali. \nA theologian\, jurist\, philosopher\, mystic and polymath\, Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali is not only ranked amongst Islam’s finest scholars\, but is one of mankind’s finest students of the human condition. Known as Algazel to the mediaeval world\, he was born in Tus\, the Khorasan province of ancient Persia. \nWhen he had the academic world at his feet in his early thirties\, he spurned fame and fortune to go into a mode of self-denial and spiritual seclusion that lasted for many years. \nAlready an acknowledged master of Holy Law\, he re-entered society a practiced Sufi – a true gnostic. A genius\, Imam al-Ghazali was fully proficient in Greek and Roman philosophy\, and he debunked its central tenets\, proving that Revelation was always going to be superior to human reason. Human thinking could never evolve\, he wrote\, in an existential vacuum. \nIt was all of this that prompted him to write his magnus-opus\, the Ihya ‘Ulumad-Din (the Revival of the Religious Sciences). It is today regarded as one of the classic works on the human psyche. In the Ihya the author explains step-by-step how to turn one’s base instincts and desires into the golden ideal. \nToday’s modern world – devolved of spirituality and fraught with destructive ills such as materialism\, multi-national greed and violence – is in need of people like Imam al-Ghazali. This is because Imam al-Ghazali teaches a way to balance the body and the soul\, thus allowing us to reconcile modernity with spirituality in its very broadest\, and most universal\, sense. (Source: Dome Publishers) \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/ghazali-for-children-3/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Fasting & Zakat for Children
DESCRIPTION:Children’s Author Aisha Gray Henry\, the charismatic founder of the Ghazali’s Children Project\, talks to our children about the timeless teachings of Al Ghazali in this two-part Ramadan workshop series: \n\nApril 2: the special things about fasting that you never knew\nApril 9: a surprising story about how children can participate in Zakat (charity)\n\nSundays | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST| Free | Register at mcceastbay.org/ghazali-workshop \nSponsored by Fons Vitae and MCC \nWatch: ‘Polishing the Heart’ – a major new documentary on the Ghazali Children’s Project documentary and Muslim children’s education. \n\nTrailer:  (2 mins) YouTube.com/watch?v=Czwvo-pERRk\nDocumentary:  (29 mins) https://conta.cc/3bHoUh2\nMore Sister Virginia Gray Henry: https://mcceastbay.org/aisha\n\nParents are encouraged to join their children. Children of any age may join. The sessions are especially recommended for children 6 to 9. Sr. Aisha also highly encourages parents to have “The Book of Knowledge for Children” on hand during these sessions. Purchase the series here. \nShaykh Hamza Yusuf says about this book: “This work can help our Muslim children have a more humane and universal understanding of the ethics and teachings of Islam through Imam al-Ghazali. I believe the work is highly relevant and very likely life-altering for those who will be exposed to it early.” \n\nWatch Sister Aisha’s visit to the MCC Sunday School here.\n\nAbout the Author\nAisha Gray-Henry is the Founder and Director of the charitable foundation and publishing company Fons Vitae. Fons Vitae is currently engaged in the monumental task of bringing out Ghazali’s Ihya in readable English for parents and teachers and adapting it to accommodate children’s workbooks\, school curricula\, and an instructional DVD. The Book of Knowledge and The Principles of the Creed educational sets are available and used internationally\, with Purity and Prayer nearing completion. Included is a children’s interactive website\, HTTP://GhazaliChildren.org\, a pilot school project\, and a prison program. Translations into Urdu\, Arabic\, and Malay are underway. The Fons Vitae Ghazali Project has been launched with great acclaim in Morocco\, Canada\, Indonesia\, England\, and the USA. \nWho is Al Ghazali?\nAn alchemist is a person who can create gold from base metals. It is a quest as old as legend. The truth is that alchemy exists\, but not of base metals\, but of the human heart. \nImam al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is probably one of the greatest alchemists ever. And in an epoch where the human condition is in its direst straits\, never more has there been a need for the chemistry of Imam al-Ghazali. \nA theologian\, jurist\, philosopher\, mystic\, and polymath\, Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali is not only ranked amongst Islam’s finest scholars but is one of mankind’s finest students of the human condition. Known as Algazel to the medieval world\, he was born in Tus\, the Khorasan province of ancient Persia. \nWhen he had the academic world at his feet in his early thirties\, he spurned fame and fortune to go into a mode of self-denial and spiritual seclusion that lasted for many years. \nAlready an acknowledged master of Holy Law\, he re-entered society as a practiced Sufi – a true gnostic. A genius\, Imam al-Ghazali was fully proficient in Greek and Roman philosophy\, and he debunked its central tenets\, proving that Revelation was always going to be superior to human reason. Human thinking could never evolve\, he wrote\, in an existential vacuum. \nAll this prompted him to write his magnum opus\, the Ihya ‘Ulumad-Din (the Revival of the Religious Sciences). Today\, it is regarded as one of the classic works on the human psyche. In the Ihya the author explains how to turn one’s base instincts and desires into the golden ideal. \nToday’s modern world – devolved of spirituality and fraught with destructive ills such as materialism\, multi-national greed\, and violence – needs people like Imam al-Ghazali. This is because Imam al-Ghazali teaches a way to balance the body and soul\, thus allowing us to reconcile modernity with spirituality in its broadest and most universal sense. (Source: Dome Publishers) \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/fasting-zakat-for-children/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Fasting & Zakat for Children
DESCRIPTION:Children’s Author Aisha Gray Henry\, the charismatic founder of the Ghazali’s Children Project\, talks to our children about the timeless teachings of Al Ghazali in this two-part Ramadan workshop series: \n\nApril 2: the special things about fasting that you never knew\nApril 9: a surprising story about how children can participate in Zakat (charity)\n\nSundays | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. PSgt| Free | Register at mcceastbay.org/ghazali-workshop \nSponsored by Fons Vitae and MCC \nWatch: ‘Polishing the Heart’ – a major new documentary on the Ghazali Children’s Project documentary and Muslim children’s education. \n\nTrailer:  (2 mins) YouTube.com/watch?v=Czwvo-pERRk\nDocumentary:  (29 mins) https://conta.cc/3bHoUh2\nMore Sister Virginia Gray Henry: https://mcceastbay.org/aisha\n\nParents are encouraged to join their children. Children of any age may join. The sessions are especially recommended for children 6 to 9. Sr. Aisha also highly encourages parents to have “The Book of Knowledge for Children” on hand during these sessions. Purchase the series here. \nShaykh Hamza Yusuf says about this book: “This work can help our Muslim children have a more humane and universal understanding of the ethics and teachings of Islam through Imam al-Ghazali. I believe the work is highly relevant and very likely life-altering for those who will be exposed to it early.” \n\nWatch Sister Aisha’s visit to the MCC Sunday School here.\n\nAbout the Author\nAisha Gray-Henry is the Founder and Director of the charitable foundation and publishing company Fons Vitae. Fons Vitae is currently engaged in the monumental task of bringing out Ghazali’s Ihya in readable English for parents and teachers and adapting it to accommodate children’s workbooks\, school curricula\, and an instructional DVD. The Book of Knowledge and The Principles of the Creed educational sets are available and used internationally\, with Purity and Prayer nearing completion. Included is a children’s interactive website\, HTTP://GhazaliChildren.org\, a pilot school project\, and a prison program. Translations into Urdu\, Arabic\, and Malay are underway. The Fons Vitae Ghazali Project has been launched with great acclaim in Morocco\, Canada\, Indonesia\, England\, and the USA. \nWho is Al Ghazali?\nAn alchemist is a person who can create gold from base metals. It is a quest as old as legend. The truth is that alchemy exists\, but not of base metals\, but of the human heart. \nImam al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is probably one of the greatest alchemists ever. And in an epoch where the human condition is in its direst straits\, never more has there been a need for the chemistry of Imam al-Ghazali. \nA theologian\, jurist\, philosopher\, mystic\, and polymath\, Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali is not only ranked amongst Islam’s finest scholars but is one of mankind’s finest students of the human condition. Known as Algazel to the medieval world\, he was born in Tus\, the Khorasan province of ancient Persia. \nWhen he had the academic world at his feet in his early thirties\, he spurned fame and fortune to go into a mode of self-denial and spiritual seclusion that lasted for many years. \nAlready an acknowledged master of Holy Law\, he re-entered society as a practiced Sufi – a true gnostic. A genius\, Imam al-Ghazali was fully proficient in Greek and Roman philosophy\, and he debunked its central tenets\, proving that Revelation was always going to be superior to human reason. Human thinking could never evolve\, he wrote\, in an existential vacuum. \nAll this prompted him to write his magnum opus\, the Ihya ‘Ulumad-Din (the Revival of the Religious Sciences). Today\, it is regarded as one of the classic works on the human psyche. In the Ihya the author explains how to turn one’s base instincts and desires into the golden ideal. \nToday’s modern world – devolved of spirituality and fraught with destructive ills such as materialism\, multi-national greed\, and violence – needs people like Imam al-Ghazali. This is because Imam al-Ghazali teaches a way to balance the body and soul\, thus allowing us to reconcile modernity with spirituality in its broadest and most universal sense. (Source: Dome Publishers) \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/fasting-zakat-for-children-2/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Interfaith Iftar: Stories of Moses in the Islamic and Jewish Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Please join us this Sunday evening for an Iftar dinner experience as we observe the holy month of Ramadan and help create a better society by learning about the theme “Stories of Moses in the Islamic and Jewish Tradition” with parables and prayers from Imam Sundiata Rashid\, who is the leader of a Lighthouse community mosque in Oakland\, and Rabbi Larry Milder\, who is Rabbi of Congregation Beth Emek in Pleasanton. \n\n\n\n6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Sunday\, April 2 | MCC East Bay | Register at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/interfaith-iftar \n\n\n\nSpace is limited at this multifaith Iftar. MCC congregation members: please attend ONLY if they accompany a friend\, co-worker\, or neighbor of another faith or nonfaith. \n\n\n\nIftar means ‘fast-breaking\,’ and it is an integral part of the Muslim community’s life during the sacred month of Ramadan. Muslims break their daily Ramadan fast with a community dinner called an “iftar.” \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP your attendance so we can make sure to have adequate food. \n\n\n\nInterfaith Iftar Event Schedule \n\n\n\n\n6 p.m. – Arrival & Socializing and observing the 6 p.m. – Midday Prayer (Asr)\n\n\n\n6:30 p.m. – The program begins with Rabbi Larry Milder & Imam Sundiata Rashid (Conference Room)\n\n\n\n7:35 p.m. – Call to Prayer and Breaking of Fast (Banquet Fellowship Hall)\n\n\n\n7:40 p.m. – Prayer at Sunset in Prayer Hall (Maghrib) followed by Iftar Dinner in Banquet Fellowship Hall\n\n\n\n\nThis is the fifth community Iftar in the Tri-Valley. \n\n\n\n\nHere was 2017: “What Ramadan Means to Me:” https://youtu.be/tiJgEJT-DM8\n\n\n\nHere was 2018 “Why Faith Matters:” https://youtu.be/5J8rL9Hepog\n\n\n\nHere was 2019 “Loving Across the Difference”: https://youtu.be/JzK7JexOxLw\n\n\n\nHere was the 2022: “Loving Across the Difference”: https://youtu.be/Hb8_0IUwCBU\n\n\n\n\nThe Holy month of Ramadan \n\n\n\n“Iftar” is the fast-breaking meal observed each evening at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. The Interfaith Iftar Dinner allows the whole community to join our Muslim friends for an evening meal as they break their Ramadan fast. \n\n\n\nThis year\, in 2023\, the month of Ramadan is even more special because\, for the second year\, it overlaps with several religious holy days and traditions\, including the celebrations of Passover\, Easter\, Vaisakhi\, Mahavir Jayanti\, and Theravada New Year. Muslims\, Jews\, Christians\, Baha’is\, Sikhs\, Hindus\, Buddhists\, and others will all be practicing their significant religious and cultural traditions around the same time. This overlapping of spring holy days will not happen again until 2054. This convergence is a significant opportunity to remind us of the interconnectedness of our communities\, and it’s a chance to recommit to our highest ideals and our goals to build communities where everyone is treated with dignity\, respect\, and fairness. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nFrom Islamic Networks Group (ING):Ramadan Mubarak- Blessed Ramadan! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRamadan Mubarak or “blessed Ramadan” to all observing the Islamic lunar month of fasting\, which begins on March 23rd and lasts until April 20th. Muslims in the US and worldwide commemorate the month–in which Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad–through fasting\, prayer\, and charity\, as well as communal gatherings with family\, friends\, and neighbors. \n\n\n\nING has a number of free resources on Ramadan for all types of educators\, which are being downloaded across the United States\, and in Europe and Asia. \n\n\n\nEducator and Workplace Resources for Ramadan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMuslims in the US and worldwide will be observing Ramadan\, the Islamic lunar month of fasting\, from March 23rd to April 20th. ING has a number of free resources for all types of educators about the month and its significance to Muslim Americans: \n\n\n\n–Online presentation on “An Overview of Ramadan and Fasting\,” which includes a PowerPoint presentation and scripts. \n\n\n\n–Ramadan Information Sheet on the purpose of fasting\, special activities\, and more. \n\n\n\n–Seven Steps for Supporting Muslim Employees During Ramadan article by Charterworks.com. \n\n\n\n–Religious Practices of Muslim Students in Public Schools webpage\, which includes information on prayer\, fasting\, dietary restrictions\, attire\, and more. \n\n\n\n–Calendar of Important Islamic Dates\, including Ramadan\, Eid ul-Fitr\, and other Muslim holidays. \n\n\n\n-ING also offers in-person or virtual presentations and diversity trainings for educators\, corporate managers and staff\, and healthcare providers.  \n\n\n\nFor Muslim Teens \n\n\n\nOnline presentation on Ramadan for use by Muslim teens in classroom presentations. 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/interfaith-iftar-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Daily Singles Iftar
DESCRIPTION:MCC is honored to host a nightly dinner for all our single brothers & sisters. The Iftar space is gender segregated. \n\n\n\nOnly on Saturdays\, the singles Iftar is suspended and joins the community-wide Iftar. \n\n\n\nThe singles Iftar space is in the room next to the kitchen. Map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nSingles Iftar registration for the new week opens at noon on Saturdays: \n\n\n\n\n– Starting Wednesday\, March 22: RSVP for Thursday\, March 23 to Friday\, March 31 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-1\n\n\n\n– Starting Saturday\, April 1: RSVP for Sunday\, April 2 to Friday\, April 7 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-2\n\n\n\n– Starting Saturday\, April 8: RSVP for Sunday\, April 9 to Friday\, April 14 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-3\n\n\n\n– Starting Saturday\, April 15: RSVP for Sunday\, April 16 to Thursday\, April 20 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-4\n\n\n\n\nFood is served in takeout boxes to make it easier to take leftovers home. \n\n\n\nFree. Optional donation. \n\n\n\n\n– Ramadan timetable: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable\n\n\n\n– More about events and activities in Ramadan 2023 at mcceastbay.org/ramadan
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/daily-singles-iftar-2/2023-04-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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