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.

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Sunday, April 2 | MCC East Bay | Register at: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/interfaith-iftar

Space is limited at this interfaith Iftar. MCC congregation members: please attend ONLY if they accompany a friend, co-worker, or neighbor of another faith or nonfaith.

Iftar 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.”

Please RSVP your attendance so we can make sure to have adequate food.

Interfaith Iftar Event Schedule

- 6 p.m. - Arrival & Socializing and observing the 6 p.m. - Midday Prayer (Asr)

- 6:30 p.m. - The program begins with Rabbi Larry Milder & Imam Sundiata Rashid (Conference Room)

- 7:35 p.m. - Call to Prayer and Breaking of Fast (Banquet Fellowship Hall)

- 7:40 p.m. - Prayer at Sunset in Prayer Hall (Maghrib) followed by Iftar Dinner in Banquet Fellowship Hall

This is the fifth community Iftar in the Tri-Valley.

- Here was 2017: "What Ramadan Means to Me:" https://youtu.be/tiJgEJT-DM8

- Here was 2018 "Why Faith Matters:" https://youtu.be/5J8rL9Hepog

- Here was 2019 "Loving Across the Difference": https://youtu.be/JzK7JexOxLw

- Here was the 2022: "Loving Across the Difference": https://youtu.be/Hb8_0IUwCBU

The Holy month of Ramadan

"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.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org