PATHWAYS TO PEACE JUNE 2021

Alumni Program and Continuous Engagement Festive event held in person Sowing the Blessings of Peace Current In-School Programs Empower Record Number Closer to Home - Houston Updates Online School and Interfaith Programs JPB Board Member Leads Interfaith Statement Rabbi Steve works to keep the peace Industry Recognition for JPB! Guidestar and GreatNonprofits Awards Interview with Amb. Philip C. Wilcox Porter Fellow speaks with first supporter In Brief: Note our New Mailing Address: 6221 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030 Letter from the Executive Director Dear JPB Family and Friends,   May’s warfare in the Holy Lands left a deep wound. Fought on four fronts, the violence reached a scope not seen since 1948. Today trust between Arabs and Jews nears an all-time low, with majorities in both communities unsure of their future together... Read more

ALUMNI PROGRAM AND CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT

Festive, hopeful event held in person The inaugural year of our JPB Alumni Program wrapped up in April with a fun and friendly event in person. After months of online events featuring foreign policy experts, religious leaders, live cooking, and more... READ MORE

SOWING THE BLESSINGS OF PEACE

Current in-school programs empower record number of students Agricultural work is, of course, seasonal.  JPB’s passion for spreading the ‘blessings of peace,’ however, is not. Peacebuilding requires a comprehensive effort that can never rest... READ MORE

CLOSER TO HOME - HOUSTON UPDATES

Online School and Interfaith Programs Building upon the great success of our winter in-school programs at ILM Academy and The Emery/Weiner School (EWS), JPB led more impactful courses with Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart. In April, after months of planning and preparation, we led an online interfaith program called Building Bridges for 100+ ... READ MORE

JPB BOARD MEMBER LEADS INTERFAITH STATEMENT

Rabbi Steve works to keep the peace JPB’s faithful friend, Guest Jewish Educator, and current Board Member, Rabbi Steve Gross, recently worked with local rabbis and imams in Houston to publish a Community Statement on the recent violence in the Holy Lands... READ MORE

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION FOR JPB!

Guidestar and GreatNonprofits Awards JPB has once again achieved top industry recognition awards.  For a 5th consecutive year JPB has earned the prestigious Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar.  Similarly, JPB has earned its 3rd consecutive top award from GreatNonprofits... READ MORE

INTERVIEW WITH AMB. PHILIP C. WILCOX

Porter Fellow speaks with career diplomat about Middle East Peace Last month, our Porter Fellow, The Rev. John M. Hunt, met with Former US Ambassador (Ret) Philip C. Wilcox to hear about his thoughts on, and experiences with, peacebuilding in the Holy Lands. Ambassador Philip Wilcox is one of JPB's earliest friends and one of its most staunchly committed supporters... READ MORE

IN BRIEF:

New Mailing Address! As part of our transition from Kensinger Donnelly, JPB's mail will now be delivered at... Read more

Kensinger Fund - Philip Continues to Honor Parents' Vision Philip Kensinger, with the help of JPB, continues his work... Read more

JPB Bookkeeper Formally Joins the Team JPB welcomes its newest team member, Bonnie Rodriguez. Read more

Interfaith Panel hosted by Palmer Church In April, JPB was invited to moderate a special interfaith panel focused on the pandemic... Read more

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