Free Synagogue of Flushing
Pax Christi Metro New York
Honoring Rabbi Michael Weisser
Rabbi Michael Weisser


Rabbi Weisser has been our rabbi and spiritual leader since September 2008. His focus on the Jewish value of "welcoming the stranger" continues Free Synagogue's tradition of embracing freedom, diversity, and its surrounding community. Rabbi Weisser also has parti-cipated in the planning and execution of the Queens Unity Walk, which brings together people of various faiths for a day of learning. He is currently involved in the creation of an interfaith council that will serve the ethnically and religiously diverse borough of Queens.  Recently, Rabbi Weisser was among those chosen to deliver an invocation at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Interfaith Breakfast. To contact Rabbi Weisser, click here.

 


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Greetings!

We are proud to announce that Rabbi Michael Weisser will be honored by Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) as one of their 2012 Peacemakers on Sunday, June 3 at 3:00pm. Rabbi Weisser is being honored for his interfaith outreach and his loving response to a KKK Grand Dragon that led to transformation and conversion.  

 

Pax Christi will also be honoring Bud Courtney, Catholic Worker and member of the Kairos Community, Christian Peacemaker Teams, and "No More Deaths" on the Arizona/Mexico border and Carla DeYcaza, a young adult who founded Pax Christi at Vassar College, who now teaches at NYU's Center for Global Affairs and conducts research on human rights and peacebuilding in Africa.  

Please join us in congratulating Rabbi Weisser. To view invitation, click here.

 

Thank you.
Pax Christi Metro New York
Annual Peacemaker Awards Reception

Sunday, June 3, 2012 
3:00PM 

Enjoy Wonderful People, Delicious Refreshments, and Beautiful Music.  Take a Chance to Win a Basket of Great Gifts.  Help Pax Christi Metro New York Continue Its Work for Peace for Another Year.

 

 

Event Location:

St. Joseph's Greenwich Village Church - Casserly Hall
371 6th Ave  New York, 10014
(one block north of West 4th Street) 

Reservations: 
$40 each or $125 for four through May 15th 
$50 each or $165 for four through May 25th

Reservations required by May 25th. To view reception response form, click here. For more information, please call 212-420-0250 or email nypaxchristi@igc.org